Tag: Chile

I woke up in a beautiful scenery. I ate a breakfast and asked some local mountain guides for hiking recomendations and I walked to the Mirador de las Torres. It is a great walk and with a little effort (around 6 hours both ways) you will get one of the best views in your life. And the…

Here is a little story I promised. I was lucky enough to catch a late ride to Torres Del Paine, around 7 PM. The guy who picked me up, Caesar, was so kind that he drove me off his route. As I found the next day in the morning he drove me to the park…

Just got back from the mountains yesterday and I am going to El Calafate in an hour so here is a quick picture from Paine Grande camping, Torres Del Paine National Park.

Just a few facts about wind (and tents): Patagonian winds exists Tents can fly Tents first dance, then fly Tents cannot swim, they sink When pitching a tent you need to align its front to face the wind Even if you align the tent appropriately it does not matter, the wind from left and right…

I realized yesterday that I wrote I am in Tierra del Fuego NP which is a mistake. So I climbed up the hill to get the only 3G access in the whole park. I am in Torres Del Paine National Park, it is really beautiful. Unfortunately there is no way I could upload some pictures,…

I arrived to Punta Arenas yesterday, I was lucky enough to catch a ride straight from Ushuaia. As I found later, the German couple that picked me up at the city borders were also staying at the same hostel. Passing through Tierra del Fuego was really interesting. The landscape varies from mountains to flats with…