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Eighteen four-member teams from 12 different countries including Canada combine trekking, kayaking and mountain biking to race hundreds of kilometers with only a map and compass for direction. The 2016 Patagonian Expedition traverses mountains, fjords, and glaciers for 13 days towards an an inhospitable territory never explored. The adventure at the end of the world aims to publicize the need for conservation in southern Patagonia.

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The Japanese team climbs near Peninsula Antonio Varas in southern Chile's Patagonia.Martin Bernetti/AFP / Getty Images

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US members and a Canadian run near Punta Dungenes.Martin Bernetti/AFP / Getty Images

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Team Mila Finland treks along beach near Punta Dungenes.Martin Bernetti/AFP / Getty Images

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Japan's Machiko Nishil’s face is covered in mud.Martin Bernetti/AFP / Getty Images

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The US team prepares its kayaks near Peninsula Antonio Varas.Martin Bernetti/AFP / Getty Images

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Canada's Mind Over Body team cycles through fields near Villa Punta Delgada.Martin Bernetti/AFP / Getty Images

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A Canadian and American check maps near Punta Dungenes.Martin Bernetti/AFP / Getty Images

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France's Patagonia 4 Barth Team cycles along a remote road at sunset.Martin Bernetti/AFP / Getty Images

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A member of France's team cools his feet in a stream.Martin Bernetti/AFP / Getty Images

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An exhausted member of the Finland team stops on the road to rest.Martin Bernetti/AFP / Getty Images

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