The 'Big W' Trek, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

[@freddyaguerorubio]

I am from Chile! This is a beautiful place! I am grateful to live in such a beautiful place

[@EtherealLightPhotography]

Freddy Aguero thank you so much. This is one of our favourite treks of all the treks we have done. Martin and sharron

[@luchobike5716]

Muy bueno el Video!!! Hermoso mi Chile Querido, Desconexion total con el diario vivir ,,,puedo decir que igual lo Vivi y volveria ir una y mil veces,,,,VIVA LA PATAGONIA,CHILENA!

[@chuax77]

Que buen video....conozco este paraiso y es totalmente recomendable,Es bellisimo vale la pena el esfuerzo!!!Trekking 2014

[@d.v.9679]

Great video, I had the privilege of doing the "W" Trek twice and the "O" ones. It was allways an escape from the world where you find yourself with the nature and at the same time you find peace, also you face different types of challenges, with your physical capacity, with different landscapes, routes, climbs and of course with the weather, i mean you can have the five seasons in A single day a radiant sun or a wind over 100 km per hour. I also lost count of how many people I said hello and how many they greeted me simply by bumping into each other walking. It is an experience that cleanses your mind, probably many of you felt the same way when you made the circuit. I was born in Patagonia and i love it.

[@EtherealLightPhotography]

Diego Vega thanks for your comments. We hope to go back and maybe do the O next time...

[@parawhorenescence]

Que hermoso,tuve el placer de ir por mi gira de estudio el año pasado,la sufri al caminar pero vale la pena los paisajes TOTALMENTE BELLO!

[@Kernowclimber]

Thank you for your kind comments, Jocelyne. The first soundtrack is called 'Wind' by Brian Crain. Hope you get to hike the 'W'. It's a fabulous part of the world.

[@michaellee5142]

Excellent video! My wife and I leave to trek the W in patagonia Jan 15th 2015. We are so excited and you video is the best I have seen on you tube.

[@EtherealLightPhotography]

Michael, thank you for your kind comments. Hope you enjoy the trek and you have a good a time as we did. Martin

[@khawmpiang1956]

+martin critchley NJyI

[@trekkinglover]

Que hermoso video, gracias por compartir y felicidades!!!

[@Al207Weisshaar]

Hi Martin! Great video! My girlfriend and I want to go to TDP in January 2015. Your video left us eager to see this beauties. Thank you!

[@eugeniovilches3314]

Hermoso video , Hermosa melodia , Hermosos paisajes , Hermosa experiencia .

[@EtherealLightPhotography]

Thank you so much

[@eugeniovilches3314]

@@EtherealLightPhotography gracias a ustedes por mostrar lo hermoso que es nuestra tierra nuestro planeta nuestro hogar ,de donde son ? , quisiera preguntarles como se llama la segunda melodia del video por favor .

[@hazael_d]

Beautiful video Martin! Thank you for sharing!

[@canosadaniel7605]

Excelente video, este año conocí Torres del Paine.

[@EtherealLightPhotography]

Gracias. Queremos volver a Torres del Paine!

[@EtherealLightPhotography]

Younes, in reply to your query. we visited the Torres in early November (early Spring in the southern hemisphere). I would say that the route wasn't too busy when we did it (maybe less than 50% full in huts and campsites). Martin

[@Lisa-jt6pn]

Great video. I am planning the 'W' trek for this November..It is very helpful.

[@paulkroell7592]

Love your close views of Los Cuernos--The Horns---good job!

[@EtherealLightPhotography]

Thanks for your kind comment. This is one of our favourite treks

[@georgialima9285]

Hi, I´m from Brazil and I will make this trek next year. I loved your video and especially the first song. I cried when I was listening and I want so much the name of this instrumental!!!

[@4133EWvianen]

Next time, do not listen then

[@Faraonebollente]

Que tierra Hermosa el Chile, los amantes de la naturaleza solo puede amar ese Pais

[@stephaniebustamante891]

You have an amazing video! I'm enchanted with your journey. :)

[@hansbosch3378]

What a wonderful place. Very nice video.

[@carlosalvarado8144]

precioso el video bellos paisajes,,felicitaciones!!

[@EtherealLightPhotography]

Muchas Gracias, Carlos! :-)

[@carlosalvarado8144]

de nada, gracias a ustedes por visitar nuestro pais

[@shreddiestreams]

Nothing but beauty all around.

[@airidrisk]

I would like to travel to Patagonia, powerfull expierence it would be! Thank you for sharing the video, it is awesome! :)

[@felipepalacios3500]

bautifull and wanderfull video, congrats from Chile

[@jorgemauriciovasqueztalive67]

Hermosos lugares. Lindo video, excelentes tomas, la música preciosa .

[@aidy437]

Brilliant stuff. Directed here by MountainViews.

[@Ronnieballard]

just watching this now....better be good...or,else...

[@maryschmitz8165]

Fabulous footage - very helpful in visualizing what I'm reading in my Lonely Planet book. Were the trails well enough marked that you wouldn't need a guide?

[@Kernowclimber]

You shouldn't need a guide, Mary, as the trails are well marked. We bought a map of the park which shows all the trails in Cotswolds before we left. It was very useful because it gave the approximate distances and time taken to hike the various sections.

[@muriloclimb]

Great video! Wonderfull trek!

[@biancapessoafernandes3159]

Belo lugar

[@muriloclimb]

Como vai vc?

[@biancapessoafernandes3159]

Não acredito é vc msm

[@biancapessoafernandes3159]

Senhor Murilo

[@alejandrov1103]

Beautiful Chile.

[@EtherealLightPhotography]

Ale VC thank you. This trek is one of our most favorites across the World

[@oliviamagaa7021]

@@EtherealLightPhotography cometario esun delite para mis ojos para mi alma estos paisajes grasias

[@briantam4386]

Very good video.

[@EtherealLightPhotography]

Brian Tam Thank you.

[@Ben--Samsara]

Fantastic video. Really well put together too. It looks like you didn't use a guid service? I am hoping to do the W trek in March (solo) and wondered if you were glad you didn't use a guide?

[@EtherealLightPhotography]

+Ben Ward Apologies for late reply. There is no need for a guide as the routes are well signed and good information is available on the park website. Good luck with the trek

[@davidcamaro82]

Mr. Martin take better quality video...so which camara was you using

[@younesboulares3308]

hi my dad and I are planning a 12 day stay in Patagonia, with 4 days in Torres Del Paine in February. I heard thats the high season, did you guys travel during the winter or?

[@dansantiago]

Hi! What camera did you use to shoot this video?? Great job btw!

[@EtherealLightPhotography]

Thanks, Daniel! We used a Pentax K-01 dslr and a Panasonic FZ200. Both hand held.

[@HardyBucker]

Brilliant! And by the way: the park's splendor was recently confirmed when it was named the 8th Wonder of the world by the TripAdvisor-owned travel website, virtualtourist.com. According to the Wall Street Journal, the contest featured 300 nominations from more than 50 countries and opened the vote up to visitors on VirtualTourist.com, a travel review site that has around 1.3 million members. Torres del Paine National Park took the majority of the 5 million votes and an event was hosted in the park by the Chilean Ministry of Economy to celebrate the designation.

[@Kernowclimber]

Thanks for your kind comments. It's certainly a spectacular place and a trek I'd recommend to anyone.

[@viniciusolavio]

Que incrível, estou querendo fazer esse trekking, e não sei nem por onde começar a coletar informações, como me programar, se você tiver um roteiro para me passar, eu ficaria muito grato.. Att. From Brazil.

[@EtherealLightPhotography]

Thanks for your comments. For more details see kernowclimber.blogspot.ie/2013/12/paine-is-pure-pleasure-w-trek-torres.html and mountainviews.ie/track/report/2344/ . Martin

[@msolmiranda]

Hermoso lugar, precioso todo el recorrido.

[@tinylittlenative]

love this video! can you please tell me what time of the year you did this trek? thanks!

[@EtherealLightPhotography]

Alexis, thanks for liking our video. We did the trek in November (southern hemisphere spring). For more details see Sharron's blog on kernowclimber.blogspot.ie/2013/12/paine-is-pure-pleasure-w-trek-torres.html

[@alexsosic]

Amazing!

[@francontrip]

HI Martin nice video you did! Can you tell me please why did you decide to go from west to east?

[@brycemironuck]

Frank, This is done because of the way the wind typically travels I believe. If heading east to west, you get a headwind - west to east and you get the wind at your back helping you along.

[@EtherealLightPhotography]

Thanks to Bryce for his comment. We also reckoned that the timings were better for us for the boat to Refugio Paine Grande plus you are building up to the finale at the Mirador Torres

[@lukaszk3805]

Hello, Could you write me the name of last 'opera' song please. Great video!!! Thanks

[@Kernowclimber]

B Tribe, Angelic Voices.

[@lukaszk3805]

Cheers!

[@radmilakrejci8581]

probably the best video on W trek, thanks. We are doing it in January 2017 and I am so excited. I know the bus to Puerto Natales leaves 14.30 from park entrance and you mentioned shuttle bus back to the entrance. What times is it? is there shuttle bus info somewhere on the website, thanks for posting this

[@Kernowclimber]

+Radmila Krejci Hi there, we caught the 2.00 pm shuttle bus from the Hotel de las Torres to the Guardería Laguna Amarga (the park entrance), but can't see this advertised on the park website. Best check before you leave. Thanks for your kind comments; good luck and we hope you enjoy your trek. We certainly did and consider it the best we've done anywhere in the world :-)

[@sabrinaj.6631]

+Radmila Krejci We're planning to do it in January 2017 too! Are you going west to east or east to west?

[@rodrigosaucedo9460]

We are also doing the W trek in January 2017 and have the same dilema west to east or east to west. But I think we are doing going east to west, we want to finish with a 5 hour glacier trek.

[@alanbarak7722]

Hi Martin. My wife and I just decided to trek your trek (albeit with less gear on our backs) November 2014. You and Sharon put a lot of work into that video. And your technique was excellent. Did you mix your own music? Or compose it? Some of it sounded a little like Moby. Some sounded like you were sampling from parts of some classical pieces. Anyway, enjoyed your trek from the comfort of my living room!

[@Kernowclimber]

Thanks, Alan, and glad that you enjoyed our video. We don't mix our own music, we just use tracks that we like, in this case, music from Aphix Twin and The Gotan Project are two of those featured.

[@iespinosacontreras]

wow...vi el video completo, muchos recuerdos y el 2015 lo repetire pero por el circuito "O" asi que el que tiene ganas de ir...que no lo piense mas de una vez y vaya a comprar los pasajes =D exelente video, paisajes realmente hermosos se ven en esas Torres del Paine

[@sutash9043]

Hi! I'm doing the W trail the first week of November (in a few weeks :-D ). I see you very confortable wearing a T shirt :-p What was the temperature there? I know the weather is very changeable but what temeperatures did you experience in your trek?

[@EtherealLightPhotography]

Hi Su, yes the weather is very changeable in Patagonia, and we had a range of temperatures from warm and sunny to very cold (up at the Torres del Paine viewpoint at dawn). Long sleeved wool base layers worked best for us, as these could be paired with a fleece or waterproof jacket for extra warmth. Have a great trip!

[@juanveraortega997]

Hermoso video. Felicidades por su viaje . Un abrazo desde Chile

[@paulaarlou5809]

Hi! What month you went there?

[@EtherealLightPhotography]

Paula, we did the Big W in late November.

[@paulaarlou5809]

Thanks!

[@andrewsantana4474]

Thanks for sharing, I'm an Argentinian born living in Australia and dreaming about visiting this beautiful part of the world.

[@ricardoaravena4976]

Que bello lugar, si persona de esa edad pudieron realizar el trekking W sin problema como no lo podré hacer yo, decidido este año ahí estaré.

[@EtherealLightPhotography]

Ricardo, ¡Nunca eres demasiado viejo! :-)

[@clo10junio86]

Pues yo me voy con dos amigas, en enero del próximo año. Ya me quedan solo semanas. No haremos la W desafortunadamente. Vamos solo por una semana. Pero tomaremos el tour a las bases de ocho horas caminando. Entonces se cumplirá mi sueño...

[@davidcamaro82]

waaao it is like other planet...mistic

[@Kernowclimber]

Ben Ward, we would always self guide given the choice, as we are fiercely independent as well as competent wilderness trekkers. Having a guide in many places is really not that necessary. We have had some real duff ones who knew next to nothing about the local flora and fauna despite their claims, and their mountain skills left a lot to be desired too. However, in many places we have trekked (India, Tanzania, Peru), they are mandatory. In Torres del Paine fortunately they are not!

[@Markmywigs]

Second song in the video?

[@Kernowclimber]

+Mark Wiggins It's a version of Heliospan by Aphex Twin

[@Markmywigs]

Kernowclimber Thanks so much! Good stuff

[@marioarchipretre4098]

Todo hermoso! Mágico pero no mostraron las torres !! Que lástima!! Vi tan solo unos segundos!! Igual lindo el sendero de ida!!

[@anfearmorbeag]

Magic (as predicted on MountainViews)

[@nanoventura8212]

Extraña forma de conocer lugares de ensueño,cada turista caminaba con algo de prisa mirando el suelo y sin detenerse a observar,raro por decir lo menos.

[@fatimac3887]

Bueno, la verdad es que tienes que estar atento al camino por eso estás con la cabeza baja. Cuando haces la W tienes un tiempo determinado para caminar (antes que oscurezca)por eso aunque te quieras quedar mucho tiempo contemplando el paisaje no puedes ya que necesitas llegar al siguiente campamento para pasar la noche.

[@EtherealLightPhotography]

Yes, Fatima, you are correct that hikers have to concentrate on the paths but there is lots of chances to stop and admire the scenery.

[@anfearmorbeag]

Magic

[@beatabasiak3212]

Piękne góry i turkusowe jeziora.

[@EtherealLightPhotography]

Dziękuję

[@mauriciowolf4846]

Nasi en torre del Paine chile soy un patagon

[@renemedina8026]

😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@4133EWvianen]

Tribal!!!! No spears and no bones in your nose. Prefer the Matterhorn.