Getting near bottom
Torres del Paine
Hike the “W”
Survive the winds
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It was an easy bus ride with another boarder crossing back into Chile.
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After a few days of planning, renting of packs and poles we struck out to hike the Torres del Paine. There are two routes, the full circuit, or the W. we chose to do the W. we planned on staying in the park 6 nights because we had the time.
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We chose to hike 18 Km’s in from the administration building, and then hike the W from west to east.
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While campsites were busy, most of the time hiking was not too busy.
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After hiking in, we pitched our tent at Paine Grande. The winds were so strong that we huddled our tent in with others in a little corner, protected by a berm.
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Click here for camping at Paine Grande
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It rained day two so we spent what ...
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