Torres Del Paine Trek: Team Climbs over John Gardner Pass
Posted by: Casey Grom
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Torres del Paine
What a day we had here in Chile!
While technically there isn’t a “summit” day on this trek, today was officially our big day.
The forecast had us slightly concerned we were going to be hiking all day in rain, but the weather gods were very good to us. We left camp in the dark at 5:40am and made relatively good time up to John Gardner Pass, our high point. Then descend slowly and steeply back down to the elevation of the surrounding lakes. All in all it took the team just under 11hr with breaks to finally arrive in camp for the night.
To say the views were amazing would be an understatement, and it’s difficult to put into words how truly beautiful this part of the world is with all the mountains, huge glaciers, turquoise lakes, and peaceful forest that we’ve experienced thus far.
We have just wrapped up another delicious meal and I’m happy to say the whole team is freshly showered too!
RMI Guide Casey and Team
