February 12, 2015 IMG Guide Chris Meder sent a nice wrap-up email and a few photos after the team’s farewell dinner last night. ——————– From: Chris Meder Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 To: Tye Chapman Subject: “W” = Wild Wind Wine Tye, We’re just back from our farewell dinner in Puerto Natales at a place […]
February 11, 2015 Well that’s a wrap for our second Patagonia trek of the season. The captain of the Grey II ran the boat across Lago Grey this afternoon despite some strong winds. That sure beats the 4 hour backtrack down to Paine Grande for the catamaran across Lago Pehoe. The boat ride put them […]
February 10, 2015 Chris called in from Refugio Grey this afternoon with another good report. It was a bit windy today, too windy for kayaking at least, so the team split up into two groups – one group went with Roberto up the trail above and along the Grey Glacier while the other group […]
February 9, 2015 Chris Meder called in from Refugio Grey this afternoon. All continues to go well on their trek in Torres del Paine National Park in Southern Chile. Today they made their way from Refugio Paine Grande to Refugio Grey. This hut sits just a few minutes from the shore of Grey Lake and […]
February 8, 2015 Chris called in from Refugio Paine Grande this afternoon reporting some wet conditions on the trail today. It never really let loose and poured down on the team today, but it was definitely a consistent part of their time on the trail. They still pushed on up to the lookout in the […]
February 7, 2015 Another great day in Patagonia! IMG Guide Chris Meder reports that the team battled the wind and still had a heck of a day up in the Bader Valley this afternoon. It was an out and back day so they went up and found a nice spot to have lunch. After lunch […]
February 6, 2015 Chris called in again with yet another great report from Patagonia. Today was a relatively easy day. After breakfast (coffee, scrambled eggs, toast and oatmeal) it was a gentle downhill to Lake Nordenskjold and then along the lake for a couple hours to Los Cuernos (The Horns). Refugio Los Cuernos sits lakeside […]
February 5, 2015 Chris Meder called in again from Refugio Chileno in Torres del Paine National Park with another great report! The team enjoyed some nice weather as they trekked up into the Silence Valley today. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, the Silence Valley requires special permits so it’s quite common to not see […]
February 4, 2015 Chris Meder called in from Refugio Chileno this afternoon reporting that all is well in Torres del Paine National Park. The team left the hotel on schedule this morning and after a couple photo stops on the drive, they were officially on the trail at around noon. Keep in mind they’re […]
February 3, 2015 Chris Meder texted (isn’t technology great) in a report from Puerto Natales, Chile this afternoon. No big surprise, the team had a great day! Step one was team introductions. Step two was a quick tour around Punta Arenas with a couple important stops along the way – the money exchange and […]
