This tells one part of the multidimensional route’s story. The Ride with GPS file displays the 1,000-kilometer route with 12,736 meters of elevation, of which 54 percent is paved and 46 percent is unpaved. While staying at base camp, Frazier committed to exploring the town and route. I needed to sleep a good bit because I didn’t prepare well, so I wanted to do better at sleep deprivation.” Coming from the U.S., where daylight is shortened and temperatures are falling as winter approaches, she needed to acclimate quickly to the rising spring temperatures and longer daylight against the backdrop of lava quietly percolating below the crater of the Villarrica volcano. When I raced in Spain, I didn’t know enough about the locals and what they like to eat, how they order, and resupply locations.

Frazier said, “This race was really about learning from my mistakes. In preparation for Across Andes, Frazier arrived in La Araucanía a week early for an immersion course on Chilean weather, culture, and food. Chilean time, Frazier set a new fastest-known women’s time of 68 hours and 39 minutes, averaging 18 kilometers per hour throughout the race. American Cynthia Frazier, 30, took eighth overall and the solo female win. The third edition of Across Andes, held from 27 November to 3 December, was as full of excitement as ever. Words by Taneika Duhaney, photos by Nils Laengner, Claudio Olguín-Parra, and

Night Becomes Day by Cynthia Argentine