February 6, 2018 From: Dustin Balderach Sent: Tuesday, February 6, 2018 11:55 AM To: Tye Chapman Subject: Ready to hike tomorrow Hey Tye. Great day down here in Puerto Natales. After breakfast, half the group rented bikes and road along the waterfront out to the old slaughterhouse turned museum/swanky hotel for a light lunch and […]
February 5, 2018 IMG Senior Guide Dustin Balderach checked in this afternoon reporting that he and his entire team all arrived in Puerto Natales on time, and with their luggage. Nice. After checking into their hotel they ventured out for a quick bite to eat at the local watering hole/brewpub, Baguales. After lunch, Dustin and […]
January 8, 2018 Over the weekend the first Patagonia Trek of the season wrapped up. From Refugio Grey, Luke and the team boarded the Grey III boat for the 2 hour ride… it’s a big lake. The boat takes them right up next to the the face of the glacier and even stops to […]
January 5, 2018 Well, Luke checked in today reporting that he and the team had a great day today. They spent the morning at the viewpoint just soaking things in as best they could. After lunch they headed out on a zodiac boat to Islatak. Islatak is a nunatak, which is an island/rock ridge/peak that […]
January 4, 2018 After the long day on the trail yesterday the team enjoyed a shorter day today. At just 4 hours, the trek from Refugio Paine Grande to Refugio Grey is quite enjoyable. The trek starts out winding through a canyon of sorts before cresting onto a high trail above Lago Grey. From […]
January 3, 2018 IMG Guide Luke Reilly and his team of Patagonia Trekkers enjoyed another great day on the trail. Today they explored the French Valley. The day starts off pretty easy, trekking along Lago Nordenskjold. After a couple hours the trail takes a right turn at the French River, heading up into the […]
January 2, 2018 Earlier this evening, IMG Guide Luke Reilly called in from Torres del Paine National Park in Southern Chilean Patagonia. He reports that the weather was absolutely perfect today, and that the team took full advantage of it with their trek up into the Bader Valley. Today was an out and back day […]
January 1, 2018 Our Patagonia team in Torres del Paine National Park rang in the New Year in good style last night at Torre Central. Luckily the trek to Los Cuernos is generally hangover friendly. This afternoon will be spent relaxing on the deck or down on the rocky beach of Lago Nordenskjold. Tomorrow they’ll […]
December 29, 2017 It’s time to update you on our current Patagonia Trek. Some of the team arrived into Punta Arenas on Tuesday, others on Wednesday, most importantly, everybody arrived with their duffel bags, the first big hump of any trip like this! Yesterday they took a short walking tour of Punta Arenas before […]
February 26, 2017 A perfect day to wrap up an amazing trek! We absolutely crushed it on this trek, and I’m happy to say that it was a team effort! Everyone brought great attitudes and their A-game which made for just a heck of a time on the trail. The photos never do it justice, […]
