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Parque Nacional Torres del Paine > Torre Sur - Torres del Paine > Additions and Corrections
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| Craig Peer | Untitled Comment | |
Hasn't voted | Thank you Diego! I missed / didn't have the SW ridge route info. I will incorporate this information with your permission - many thanks! Craig PS - Dave Davies is also South African | |
| Posted Nov 27, 2002 6:22 pm | ||
| Diego Sahagún | Untitled Comment | |
Hasn't voted | No problem Craig, sorry for that error about the country of Dave Davies. | |
| Posted Nov 27, 2002 6:56 pm | ||
| Craig Peer | Untitled Comment | |
Hasn't voted | That sounds like a trip for me to take next time I'm down there! Hopefully not too long from now. Thanks for the info. | |
| Posted Dec 5, 2002 8:42 am | ||
| D Smith | Untitled Comment | |
Voted 10/10 | Thought about going that route on our trip this Jan/Feb, but our trip's too short and airfare's too cheap right now. Check this deal out: 1/26: Santiago-Punta Arenas 2/2: Punta Arenas-Puerto Montt 2/10: Puerto Montt-Santiago ------------ Total airfare for 3-leg flight: $200 per person! Lan Chile (national airline of Chile) also has what's called a "Visit Chile Pass", but that's $250 for 3 one-way segments within Chile. That's only available if your flight into Chile was on Lan Chile, however. It's something like $325 otherwise. | |
| Posted Dec 5, 2002 10:08 am | ||
| Diego Sahagún | Untitled Comment | |
Hasn't voted | N face and N ridge By Armando Aste, Vasco Taldo, Nando Nusdeo, Josve Aiazzi, Carluccio Casati of Italy in February 9, 1963. The expedition was formed by 8 persons, 800 m, 200 m of fixed ropes; VI- and A1 in the first shoulder, IV / V+ in the ridge. SW ridge By Giuseppe Bagattoli, Michele Cagol, Josef Espen, Paola Fanton, Fabio Leoni of Italy between October 29 and January 11, 1987; 1450 m: 7 mixed pitches (65º and V+) after the rocky ridge, with sections of VI+ and A2. ED E face Michel Piola (SWI) and Vincent Sprungli (FRA) summited in February 28, 1992; 900 m, 500 m of fixed ropes, 18 pitches 6b / A4. ED+ Craig Peer (USA), David Davies (USA) and Johnatan Gordon (SAF) climbed up to 150 m of the summit in December 1985; 9 days; 22 pitches (VI, A4 with rurps, knifeblades, 2 special pegs). | |
| Posted Nov 27, 2002 5:37 pm | ||
| Craig Peer | Untitled Comment | |
Hasn't voted | Thank you Diego! I missed / didn't have the SW ridge route info. I will incorporate this information with your permission - many thanks! Craig PS - Dave Davies is also South African | |
| Posted Nov 27, 2002 6:22 pm | ||
| Diego Sahagún | Untitled Comment | |
Hasn't voted | No problem Craig, sorry for that error about the country of Dave Davies. | |
| Posted Nov 27, 2002 6:56 pm | ||
| D Smith | Untitled Comment | |
Voted 10/10 | If you have the time, another option for getting to the area is take the ferry from Puerto Montt. See the NAVIMAG site for details. They run a 3-day trip weekly to Puerto Natales. Flying is more econimical, however I hear the scenery on the boat trip is absolutely amazing. | |
| Posted Dec 5, 2002 12:06 am | ||
| Craig Peer | Untitled Comment | |
Hasn't voted | That sounds like a trip for me to take next time I'm down there! Hopefully not too long from now. Thanks for the info. | |
| Posted Dec 5, 2002 8:42 am | ||
| D Smith | Untitled Comment | |
Voted 10/10 | Thought about going that route on our trip this Jan/Feb, but our trip's too short and airfare's too cheap right now. Check this deal out: 1/26: Santiago-Punta Arenas 2/2: Punta Arenas-Puerto Montt 2/10: Puerto Montt-Santiago ------------ Total airfare for 3-leg flight: $200 per person! Lan Chile (national airline of Chile) also has what's called a "Visit Chile Pass", but that's $250 for 3 one-way segments within Chile. That's only available if your flight into Chile was on Lan Chile, however. It's something like $325 otherwise. | |
| Posted Dec 5, 2002 10:08 am | ||
| skagitteam | Transportation options | |
Hasn't voted | There is now another convenient way to access Torres del Paine from Argentina. From Buenos Aires, fly to El Calafate via Aerolineas Argentinas (about US$200). A company in El Calafate called "Chalten Travel" runs daily tourist buses to Torres del Paine that leave at about 6AM, arrive at the park around 11AM, and leave the park at 4PM to return to El Calafate. Although most people just make the day trip (uggh) the company recently agreed to let me ride in with their tour one day and then ride back with them several days later. This saves considerable time from those coming from Chile because you can bypass Puerto Natales. One concern, however, is food. As others have noted, the Chilean border agents can be strange about food. I believe that their rules allow anything that is processed and sealed (in fact, they allowed me to bring a bag of fresh chorizo sausages!) but I have heard horror stories about climbers being swept for Clif Bars. | |
| Posted Mar 19, 2006 5:55 pm | ||
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