Hike a day in my boots

Hiking Stats 6 hours 14km distance 200m elevation change Last night the wind was crazy. The trees kept groaning and the tent walls were caving in. As the last day of any camping trip, I was ready to head back to town to relax, sleep in an actual bed, and have a real meal with … Continue reading Chile – Torres Del Paine Day 7

Hiking Stats 5 hours 12.5km distance 400m elevation change I’m glad we rented the tent again from Vertice because the rain was nonstop last night. The day started off good again with some eggs from the tienda and indoor cooking. This morning was even shorter day, but a wet one. I haven’t seen many Chinese … Continue reading Chile – Torres Del Paine Day 6

Hiking Stats 9 hours 18km distance 200m elevation change With the toughest day behind us, we can now take it a bit more easy. It made me feel even better that we crossed the pass yesterday because it was a wet and windy day. I do feel bad for campers behind us who now have … Continue reading Chile – Torres Del Paine Day 5

Hiking Stats 11 hours 20km distance 1900m elevation change This is the big day I have been dreading. Double the distance, 50% more altitude to climb than Torres plus with a pack, and the stories of crazy weather at Paso John Gardner. The hard boiled eggs set a good mood for the beginning of the … Continue reading Chile – Torres Del Paine Day 4

Hiking Stats 6 hours 18km distance 200m elevation change No sleeping in this morning. We will need to hike progressively longer, farther, and cover more elevation gain over the next few days. I am not looking forward to Day 4 when we have our longest hike and largest elevation gain. The nice thing about leaving … Continue reading Chile – Torres Del Paine Day 3

Hiking Stats 5 hours 13km distance 200m elevation change I was briefly debating whether to wake up at 2am for sunrise at the Torres, but the thought of an 8 hour hike plus a 4 hour hike with a heavypack did not sound fun. Part of me was wishing there would be no sunrise so … Continue reading Chile – Torres Del Paine Day 2

Hiking Stats 9 hours 14km distance 800m elevation change Enough fooling around, its finally time to get to Torres Del Paine! I’ve been waiting to visit this trip for years, always trying to target winter break time but finding it increasingly difficult (practically impossible) to book even when availability opens up 6 months in advance. … Continue reading Chile – Torres Del Paine Day 1

We enjoyed breakfast from same balcony while watching the city workers clean up the square after the hobos and what I think are prostitutes. A little fight broke out among two hobos hitting each other with sticks. It wasn’t even 9am yet. We went to the local market buy some cheese and supplies. I noticed … Continue reading Chile – Puerto Natales