After dicey weather the previous day, we awoke on November 10th to clear, blue sky and NO WIND

The familiar Torres del Paine (Towers of Paine, pronounced "pie-nay")

The ultimate skateboard half pipe

Torres del Paine panorama

After a 1 hr drive to our stat point at Hosteria Las Torres, our goal this day was a 4hr hike for a view of Las Torres

Valmir and Vicki

Coming around a bend and entering the Rio Ascensio valley

 

The trail goes straight through the valley before we make a sharp left and start a climb up a moraine

A rockslide could certainly be a problem at this point