Glacier Grey Puerto Natales

I woke up today really excited to begin the famous W circuit of the Torres del Paine. It takes 5 days to trek to see all the sights, and I was dying to get going. Not off to a great start, we left half hour later than anticipated to walk along the road to the catamaran, which left at 9:30am. The bags were heavy and the road was long and undulating …

Why is Larin smiling?










We'd guess it is out of sheer pride in accomplishment tinged with awe of the morning sunlight illuminating the peaks behind him. Larin came to South America from Israel with a friend for a few months of traveling, and happened upon "The W" trek in Torres del Paine National …

... towers and snap a few obligatory photos, before returning to camp in time for the bus back to Puerto Natales. But there's a tiny problem, it's all fog and grey clouds that morning. So I am kicking myself because I didn't start the "W-hike" with the ...

... 00 AM bus following a full night at an Ushuaia nightclub, 15 hours later we arrived in the quiet little port town of Puerto Natales.  I don't think much really goes on in this town but the locals were friendly and the food was good.  ...

From Chalten I caught the bus back to Calafate, then across the border to Puerto Natales in Chile. I hired some trekking gear and set off for 4 days ašlong the W track (half of the Torres circuit). I had been a bit apprehensive about trekking on my own, ...

... the bleak Patagonian landscape - kilometre after kilometre of nothing - pretty landscape, but monotonous, and no signs of life. Reach Puerto Natales, which kind of reminds me of Port Stanley (not that IŽve ever been there!) - bleak low rise ...

So while Nik and I were waiting around Puerto Natales and collecting our camping equipment for the W hike through Torres del Paine, we got word from Bret and Oksana that they were going to do the W as well!  So we waited another day to meet up with ...

... world was dealing with the aftermath of the tsunami, I left for a 4 day trek through Torres del Paine. At the hostel in Puerto Natales, I met up with Donald from Rockville, MD and we decided to hike together. The park is beautiful and offers hikes from ...

... nonetheless). Drinking 2 of Pete's 'celebration cokes' on the first day with millenium (glacier) ice. Sitting above Glacier Grey and listening to the water flowing, creaks and cracks. The Valley of the French - surrounded on all sides by peaks ...

... the way meant we didn't look too shabby coming out after 10 days on the hoof. From there it was a bus ride back to Puerto Natales, which is a pretty shabby but in  many ways charming town with horrendous weather. We were glad not to be in a tent ...

... is a must for anybody visiting Patagonia. It is well known for hiking trails, in particular the famous "W" walk made up of Glacier Grey, Frances valley, and the Torres del Paine. On the first day we caught the catamaran across Lago Pehoe and set up ...

... been an interesting couple days.  I have just returned back from Torture and Pain, I mean Torres del Paine near Puerto Natales, Chile, in Patagonia.  Torres del Paine is the national park down here and its famous for its glacier and three huge ...