Torres del Paine National Park

On Feb 27 we hopped a bus to Puerto Natales to prepare for our 8 to 10-day trek in Torres del Paine National Park. The ¨circuit¨, which circumnavigates most of the park, is considered one of the premier treks in the MUNDO. The entire park was declared a UNESCO biosphere reserve and is home to guanaco, rhea, huemul (endangered Patagonian deer), puma, and condors. The landscape varies from Patagonian steppe, mature beech forest, hanging glaciers, the massive 17-km long Glaciar Grey, and several milky-blue lakes and rivers, as well as the three famed 3000 m high towers of granite that give the park it´s name

This 150-km long trek was the longest that we had ever attempted so we had to ration our food carefully. On a typical day we each ate 40g of oatmeal with jam for breakfast, 50g of raisins, 100g of peanuts, 2 granola bars, 40g of cheese, and 45g of chocolate for lunch and snacks, and 100g of pasta for dinner.

Hoping to include a few long side trips with the circuit, and thanks to long daylight hours, we decided to hike further each day so we wouldn´t run out of food. We left the park on the 7th day, tired and stinky.