We are unsure of the date but think it is correct!
We arrived at the Torres del Paine National Park and took a catamaran over the lake to the Park Refugio. We set up our tent, had a shower (welcome after bushcamping) and went for dinner in the Refugio. >Dinner was a 3 course meal which cost 10,000 Pesos (US$25) each. Prices are very expensive here as everything has to be brought in.
After dinner we went to our tent and had a good night´s sleep. There was a bit of rain in the night. In the morning it was cold and wet, at about 9.15 we set off with Lisa and John to walk to Glacier Grey. The walk right up to the Glacier was about 4 hours each way... We climbed up about for about 2 hours through bush and then over rockier terrain. We could see the Glacier, and the icebergs in the lake which had broken off it. However it was very cold, wet, sleety and about a 50kph head wind, so we decided to return to base.
Spent the afternoon in the Refugio reading and having a drink with our friends. The day actually cleared and it was quite pleasant outside.
This morning we set off in fine, overcast conditions for the French Valley. This was a hike of about 4 hours each way. The first two hours was through scrubby forest and around a lake edge, and was quite easy going. Then we went up the valley. We climbed about 2000 feet up the side of a lateral moraine, and there was some scrambling over large rocks and boulders. The view was stunnings, 2600m mountains up close, with huge glaciers all over them. There were frequently bits of the ends of the glaciers falling off, with loud banging to be heard, all quite spectacular!
John took hundreds of photos of the landscape - kept holding us up!
We had lunch and then descended back to camp. All showered and clean and ready to relax for the evening.
We are staying tonight, then going back on the catamaran to camp for two nights at another spot in the National Park. The following day we intend to walk up to see the Torres del Paine, three granite peaks each of about 2800m.
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