Part 2 of Patagonia Trekking with Intrepid Travel
continues as we head into the French Valley
Alright, we have reached the top or I guess the end point
well not technically it is not the end point, but it's the
summit of where we are going today. This is the
Frances Glacier. Pretty incredible. Little bits of glacier
keep falling off it. It's really, really cook. Sounds like
thunder when it does fall.
Although it's just glacier falling which is crazy if you
think about it. Anyway, we are all as you can see having
a bit of lunch break, well its like a snack break I think
I don't really know when lunch was, I think we had it
earlier break that was lunch. Anyway here is the
mountain we climbed today.
I mean, this is the mountain we climbed today, this is
where we came from
So yes, I climbed a mountain today
It was a lot of work, and I am very sweaty. But it's
really cool cause we got to see that, and we got to see
that and that. So you know, worth it.
And now we go back down
It is raining today, which is okay because today is
actually transport day so there isn't actually any hiking
aside from a one hour quick hike up to a viewpoint
Basically, we are switching camps. Right now we are
just at a café near the catamaran waiting for the bus
to depart. Waiting for the bus to depart.
Catamaran is here. Alright, we can go to our bus.
It is still raining less windy then our last campsite
We have arrived here at Torres del Paine campsite
This is our campsite for the next 2 days. You can see
its slightly smaller then before
What are you doing? What do you think I am doing?
The difference is that before we had a cafeteria where
we got meals prepared for us. This time we are
preparing them ourselves. So we got this 2 tents
with domes. So they are all private domes for our group
and let me show you. This dome we got kitchen
and then we got this dome which is chill out dome.
For tomorrow, from here Refugio cuermos las torres ,
we are going to walk towards the hotel and over a ridge
and then we are going to start hiking uphill to Refugio
Chileno. It is uphill the whole time but when you got a
good pace is kind of easy. When we get to
Refugio Chileno we will stop there for about 15 min, 20
minutes. This next part you go though like a legro
forest. It's really , really pretty. This last hour is 1km, but
it's very, very steep. You are going up a ravine. It is my
favorite part because its different then just walking
uphill. Its like scrambling. It is between hiking and
scrambling. So usually to get up it takes 4, 4 1/2 hr
and then we will turn around and come back down
Sleep well and be prepared
Alright, here we go. My little slice of paradise. Look at
my cute little cozy tent. This is serious luxury
Take a look at this, my sleeping bag, we got an air
mattress. What is this? An air mattress?! And oh m gosh
an is this a real pillow? This is supper, super luxurious
Tonight I feel like its going to be an awesome sleep
because do you hear that?
Do you hear it?
That's right. No wind. No wind.
It was so cold last night. So cold. I am literally wearing
look at this, all of my layers, that I possible own
This is not a horrible thing, this is a good thing, because
it was cold because of the clear sky. And a clear sky
means an amazing day today for our last day of hiking.
It is a pretty decent trade off because I would rather be
hiking in beautiful weather, then hiking in cloud and rain
Today is our fourth da of hiking and our final large hike
is the hike to the Torres del Paine, the towers
It is the most popular hike here in Torres del Paine
National Park. It is also one of the most difficult
It is all uphill. But it is one of the most famous. It is what
most people do. Buying an empanada? On the trek?
Here on the trek. We are in Chile now.
And they sell empanadas. Two empanadas.
They were 3 thousand each which is....6 bucks...4.50 US
Snacks for later.
The tree Torres. Incredible. North, South, Central.
Now it's lunch time and photo taking time.