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Sunday, March 10, 2024

Chilean glacier popular with adventure travellers closed to hikers after huge ice chunk falls off

 

Hikers have been permanently banned from a popular Patagonian glacier that has become unstable due to ice melt. The decision by Chile's National Forestry Corporation has incensed adventure travellers and local guides alike. What officials see as a question of safety - citing rapid, destabilising melting - has sparked a debate over the risks of ice-climbing in a rapidly changing climate.

https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/11/08/chilean-glacier-popular-with-adventure-travellers-closed-to-hikers-after-huge-ice-chunk-fa

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