This view over Lake Grey with Grey Glacier in the distance! Pretty stunning and very Patagonia! I’ve got to say even better in person, I felt so small. I remember reaching the top of the rock and being immediately greeted by buffeting winds. It was a struggle to stand still for the photo and not be pushed back. Look at my trousers flapping!
I’m also enjoying the moodiness of the photo made by the clouds, shadows and the sun’s rays.
On Day Two of the W trek, we returned the way we’d came, hiking back from Grey Glacier to Paine Grande.
We also chose to add more distance to our hike. Before returning to Paine Grande, we continued on to the hanging bridges for closer views of Grey Glacier (which is pretty vast!).
I was a little nervy walking across the bridges – phones and cameras were all safely zipped away in pockets! I could just see myself dropping something.
More Day Two memories…
- Tripping over a long uncovered tree root and it ripping a hole in my walking shoe. Sincerely hoping it wouldn’t rain much.
- With a ripped shoe, then remembering how, on my first trip to South America in 2017, I ripped a hole in my trousers when flying off the board sand boarding in Huacachina. I have a history of ripping some item of clothing near the beginning of a trip!
- Setting up the tent at Paine Grande in strong winds and debating the best wind protected place to peg it. Then, lying awake at night believing the wind was going to blow the tent away with us in it (unlikely I know, but if you’d heard the wind!), whilst repeatedly convincing myself I’d hammered the pegs in deep enough and at the right angle!
If you’d like to read more, I’ve written two blog posts about Torres del Paine and the W trek. One is about my W trek experience and the second is more a breakdown of costs and tips.
