''.The borders of Patagonia are difficult to define, but the name generally refers to the glacier-studded, cone-shaped land mass that straddles Chile and Argentina at the tip of South America and tapers down to Cape Horn. For three days, we had been walking counterclockwise around the Paine Massif, circling around the rear of the imposing towers of granite at the center of Chile's premier national park, 30-pound packs on our backs.
We had planned to spend nine days trekking the entire circuit last winter — the Southern Hemisphere summer — with side trips up the Valle Frances and Valle Ascencio, two valleys with some of the best views on the route. It all added up to more than 60 miles.
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