{"id":18843,"date":"2018-02-09T13:10:35","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T21:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=18843"},"modified":"2018-02-09T13:23:22","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T21:23:22","slug":"leave-the-goretex-in-the-backpack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2018\/02\/09\/patagonia\/leave-the-goretex-in-the-backpack\/","title":{"rendered":"Leave The Goretex In The Backpack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>February 9, 2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>From:<\/strong> Dustin Balderach<br \/>\n<strong>Sent:<\/strong> Friday, February 9, 2018 11:50 AM<br \/>\n<strong>To:<\/strong> Tye Chapman<br \/>\n<strong>Subject:<\/strong> All good at Los Cuernos<\/p>\n<p>Hey Tye,<\/p>\n<p>I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m in the company of some very happy trekkers right now. We enjoyed a great hike today over to Refugio Los Cuernos. We stayed dry all day and most of the major peaks were out of the clouds. First we passed Monte Almirante Nieto, then Los Cuernos del Paine, and finally got our eyes on Cerro Paine Grande. All the while keeping great views of Lago Nordenskod on the other side of the trail. Just a gorgeous day. We walked from one amazing view to another. Very big smiles the whole day, especially since the goretex stayed in the packs!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-18843 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Not-a-bad-view.-Los-Cuernos-on-the-left-Monte-Almirante-Nieto-on-the-right.-Dustin-Balderach.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[18843]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Not-a-bad-view.-Los-Cuernos-on-the-left-Monte-Almirante-Nieto-on-the-right.-Dustin-Balderach-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Not-a-bad-view.-Los-Cuernos-on-the-left-Monte-Almirante-Nieto-on-the-right.-Dustin-Balderach-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Not-a-bad-view.-Los-Cuernos-on-the-left-Monte-Almirante-Nieto-on-the-right.-Dustin-Balderach-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Not-a-bad-view.-Los-Cuernos-on-the-left-Monte-Almirante-Nieto-on-the-right.-Dustin-Balderach-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Not-a-bad-view.-Los-Cuernos-on-the-left-Monte-Almirante-Nieto-on-the-right.-Dustin-Balderach-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18846'>\n\t\t\t\tLos Cuernos (Dustin Balderach)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_4976.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[18843]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_4976-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_4976-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_4976-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_4976-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_4976-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18844'>\n\t\t\t\tThe team in front of Los Cuernos. (Dustin Balderach)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Los-Cuernos-Dustin-Balderach.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[18843]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Los-Cuernos-Dustin-Balderach-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Los-Cuernos-Dustin-Balderach-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Los-Cuernos-Dustin-Balderach-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Los-Cuernos-Dustin-Balderach-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Los-Cuernos-Dustin-Balderach-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18847'>\n\t\t\t\tLos Cuernos (Dustin Balderach)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_8951.jpeg' rel=\"lightbox[18843]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_8951-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_8951-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_8951-130x130.jpeg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_8951-70x70.jpeg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_8951-45x45.jpeg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18845'>\n\t\t\t\tThe team in front of Lago Nordenskjold. (Dustin Balderach)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now we are sitting around the table at the refugio swapping stories and photos. The local beer and wine is already at work curing sore feet as we watch condors and \u00c2\u00a0clouds swirl around the Cuernos. Another amazing day in Patagonia.<\/p>\n<p>Dustin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 9, 2018 From: Dustin Balderach Sent: Friday, February 9, 2018 11:50 AM To: Tye Chapman Subject: All good at Los Cuernos Hey Tye, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m in the company of some very happy trekkers right now. We enjoyed a great hike today over to Refugio Los Cuernos. 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