Sunrise Rio Serrano Torres del Paine

Originally uploaded by Sergio R. Nuñez C.

As part of the experiences that I want to lead, is this upper Valley that is between the Cuernos and Almirante Nieto. Just visited by rock climbers and fewer trekkers that normally are people that work in the park  looking for places out of the boundaries that they normally hike every day. And is not easy to get there.

I organize the trip for 5 days, I just needed 3 but some extra food is such a mental bank deposit. I start walking around 14:30 from Hotel Las Torres and get to the Hut around 18:15. I take the old route that I knew from 2000 that was used by climbers of the German Alpine Club from Santiago (DAV), it’s more diagonal and not straight up like the “normal” route. That night I just recover, eat plenty and drink some spirits to fight the coldness.

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If you’re down in Patagonia this summer, don’t miss the Festival de Montaña Patagonia tour, with the best of The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour; and the best climbing films on the planet, in the Reel Rock Film Tour. This year we’ve added Coyhaique to the Chilean tour, along with the Festivals in Puerto Natales, now in its 6th year, and the 2nd year in Torres del Paine.

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Sunrise Torres del Paine

Cargado originalmente por Sergio R. Nuñez C.

The office in the morning…

According to observations and records of the weather station Jorge C. Schythe the  Patagonian Institute of the University of Magallanes, representing atmospheric conditions in the area of the city of Punta Arenas, in 2009 just ended, rainfall reached 498 mm, 23.5 mm which precipitatedas water, snow and 19.7 mm (19.7 inch equivalent) did as snow, and the remaining 481.4 mm precipitated in the form of water. The vast majority of these rain showers fell in many low intensity and occurred in 172 days a year. The most important was the precipitation that occurred on 2 April, peaking at 31.8 mm in 24 hours. Nivosa precipitation occurred during the months of May, June and July.

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