Patagonia W-Circuit | Torres del Paine, Chile | 4-day backpacking | Part 2 of 2

The Patagonia W-Circuit is located in Torres del Paine, a national park in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica region of Chile. It offers majestic views of the Glacier Grey, the Patagonian icefields, the Torres (towers), Cuernos (horns), the Andes mountains, Lago Skottsberg, Lago Nordenskjöld, and Lago Pehoe among others. Lago Pehoe is in the list of twenty most beautiful lakes in the world by Huffington Post. Lago Nordensjöld is considered the jewel of the W Circuit due to its crystal blue color and it being visible on most part of the hike.
We flew to Punta Arenas (the nearest airport) two days before the start of our trek, took a bus to Puerto Natales (the closest town to Torres del Paine).
The trail for the W-circuit is well marked and straight-forward, nothing technical. One thing that I would advise to be prepared is the ever-changing weather in the area. During our hike, we had everything... sun, rain, hail, snow and strong gusts of wind.
This hike happened before I had my KZbin channel, so please excuse the quality :-) My videos and photos don't do justice to the beauty of the place.
THE FOUR-DAY TREK:
Day One and Day Two are detailed in Part 1 of this video:
• Patagonia W-Circuit | ...
Day Three:
- Hike out from Campamento Italiano to Camp Frances to Camp Los Cuernos to Camp Torre Central where we stayed for the night.
Total distance: 17 km
Scenes along the way: Lago Nordenskjold, Los Cuernos, Grand Paine mountain, the Torres, Domos (geodesic domes), Patagonian landscape and scenic suspension bridges
Day Four:
- Camp Torre Central to Camp Chileno and Chileno Valley, then to Campamento Torres and Base las Torres then hike back to Camp Torre Central
Distance: 20 km round trip
- Hike out from Camp Torre Central to the Welcome Centre, take shuttle bus to Laguna Amarga and take bus to Puerto Natales
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Photo Credits to J.Chan
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Disclaimer:
I am not a hiking advisor / professional. Please always do your due diligence in planning and research of the weather, avalanche warnings, trail risks, knowledge and preparedness in doing any hike.
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