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Torres del Paine

Sixteen of us ventured for a multi-day hike in the Torres del Paine national park in southern Chile. Olly, Hugh, Carla and I trekked the seven kilometre route into the park whilst others took a transfer. We all then hiked up to the Refugio Chileno for the night. At four the next morning we awoke and were soon tramping en masse to the Mirador Los Torres to watch the sunrise on Easter day.

 
The Torres from the distance

 

 Kumuka crew taking photos of the Torres

 

 Closer to the Torres

 

 The trekking gang

 
The walk in

 

 It's just the sun rising

 

 Cold and windy before the sun appeared

 

 As I said, cold and windy

 
The Torres in all their glory

 

 On the way to Los Cuernos

 

 Sean having a breather

 

 Somewhere up the middle of the 'W'

 
View from somewhere near Campo Britannico

 

 View from the middle of the 'W'

 

 View up the middle of the 'W'

 

 Glacier Grey from the Mirador

 
Glacier Grey from the Mirador

 

 Glacier Grey from Refugio Grey

 

 

After handing out some Easter eggs on the Mirador, Sean and I hightailed it round to the Refugio Los Cuernos for midday. To kill time in the afternoon I ventured up the middle section of the 'W' route, having a dip in Lake Nordenskjold on the way back. After camping at Los Cuernos, Sean and I sped up to the Grey Glacier and back to meet everyone else at Refugio Lago Pehoe, completing a near 80km route round the park. We felt it!