Hotel Torres to Campamento Torres

Our plan for the next 8 days was to complete the “O” Circuit in Torres del Paine National Park. The “O’ Circuit is a famous trek in Patagonia.

Trekking Day 1: The day started with a 7:45 bus from Puerto Natales to Torres del Paine, registration, a short fire prevention video and then we hopped onto a smaller micro bus for a drop off at the Trailhead located next to Hotel Torres. Today was a short hiking day of 4 hours but consisted of all uphill climbing. It was quite strenuous considering we had 8 days of supplies! Luckily, clean water is plentiful in the park and we only carried a single water bottle each which we could refill. Our trail followed a river up into the mountains and we arrived exhausted at our first camp, Campamento Torres. We set up our tents and took a little siesta before having a delicious pasta with cheese dinner compliments of the chef Sean. No fires are allowed on the camp sites and all cooking must be done in a designated area. At first this seemed like a hassle but turned out to be a great way to talk to other trekkers as you cook and eat. The day finished off with a fun card game of Wizard, in the tent.Читать далее