Leaving for Torres del Paine

During the last week I have trained very hard to prepare my knee for what is to come: 16 days of exploration and absorption of Torres del Paine National Park.

Tuesday I picked up my expedition partner Dennis Bondig arriving from Denmark to share the experience of the first expedition. And the last couple of days we have prepared and rethought over and over our provisions and logistic.

The itinerary is a bit alternated to apply better to the actual physical state of the 2 participants. Instead we have added a couple of days at the end to be able to really explore and get lost in this marvelous place. En route we are able to store our provisions so as not to carry food for all 16 days and that way minimize the backpack weight. It has been complicated but finally with a little luck and goodwill it all worked out.

Permission has been granted from the administration of the park so the only thing missing now is to finally complete the backpack.

We expect it to be very cold as the temperature has dropped drastically and as it appears it will continue for a while.

First stop is the Pingo Valley where the main object is to find the Ictiosaurus vertebra carved in the sedimentary rock. If succeeding we will join a very small club of people who have actually seen this true wonder.

See you in 2 weeks