Torres del Paine National Park

After seeing 5 different penguin species i was now ready to see some more amazing nature at Torres del Paine National Park which is known for its 8th world wonder „las tres torres“. So i left Punta Arenas (knowing that i would be back anyways at some point after trying the calafate sour) and took the short bus ride to Puerto Natales the gateway to the Torres del Paine National Park. Puerto Natales is a small but also very touristic town where most people start their „W“ or „O“ Trekking Journey. I decided to not do the full trek, especially because of the lack of time and money. So i started my own shorter trekking journey with the famous „las torres“. Of course i always like a good challenge so i started with the supposedly most difficult hike first. Great! After around 3,5 hours, lots of sweating and cursing i made it to the 8th world wonder and the weather was even on my side! The last km I definitely struggled but was so happy when I finally made it to the top!
The next day i did a hike to Glacier Grey. It was not as challenging but i was still exhausted from the day before so i was very happy to get to my refugio at the end of the day and reward myself with a beer :) On the final day i was able to do the Valle de frances. Again i was blessed with wonderful weather even though the weather forcast showed a 70% chance of rain. Sooo lucky! Loved the hike because it sometimes reminded me of Switzerland! For me it was definitely the nicest hike so far.
In the end i was impressed by the beautiful nature at Torres del Paine National Park, was surprised by the really expensive prices, found new friends and learned more about myself and the challenges you can overcome if you believe in yourself and have mental strength. I‘m grateful of this experience and so happy that I managed to hike 50 km in 3 days which was almost the „W“ trek. Couldn’t be more proud of myself after one year of sitting constantly at my desk :) now off to more trekking with my big sister! Can‘t wait!Read more