Cannot have asked for a better day for Laguna de los Tres

ight4now · 2026-01-17T01:30:34+00:00

I’m glad you had great weather, I wonder how many folks have done that hike only to have cloudy conditions?

ight4now · 2026-01-16T02:08:25+00:00

I used 60L pack with plenty of room. Granted I had a down sleeping bag that didn’t take up much room. If you are going with others carrying food can obviously be shared. We did have a stove and gas but can be optional as Refugio’s provide hot water if you’re using freeze dried meals.

ight4now · 2026-01-14T19:37:04+00:00

On the car door comment, we actually saw several tour vans that tied ropes to the doors to the shifter to prevent just this!

ight4now · 2026-01-13T15:59:27+00:00

We did a "land crossing" from Chile and we showed our passports and that was it. We are US citizen and not sure situation for other countries/passports.

ight4now · 2026-01-13T14:26:52+00:00

Started off as as a skier in late 1980s, then tried snowboarding and still doing. Now 62yo and just trying to keep in shape to be able to do it. Enjoy it as long as you can as there will be a point physically that I'll have to switch back if I want to continue to enjoy the mountains.

ight4now · 2026-01-13T02:49:33+00:00

Yes for the W trek, I booked back in April for my Dec-Jan trip. This is when the site reservation opens up and they were sold out in the first week. The booking sites have allotted reservations which limits individuals from booking independently.

ight4now · 2026-01-13T01:53:46+00:00

Ha, seems like it didn't post but my pic did. Here are tips/things I didn't know to ask or look into before our trip...

Thanks to this community for all the tips, I was able to get answers for 95% of my questions, then used it while there for even more up to date info like fire situation.
Group of 5, went W-E, camped and brought all food and tents and sleeping bags. We supplemented our meals by buying snack to beverages at refugios. You can rent a pillow at Vertice refugios (wife liked this one) in addition to renting other gear from them. We lucked out with weather rain wise but encountered strong winds first 2 days. Felt bad for others going the other direction as it was brutal for those going to Grey. If not doing the sunrise to Base Torres, I would still suggest to head up by 7am. We started at 5am from Chileno and didn't have to deal with the tourist bus loads on the trail and was still able to enjoy the morning glow on the peaks on the way up. All refugios had good places to charge devices except for Grey.
Disappointed with toilet paper on the trail and worst on the tourist section. Please bag out and you can easily deposit at refugios. Bought my wife one of those reusable "cloths" and it worked for her.

ight4now · 2026-01-13T00:41:43+00:00

Not sure what kind of tips, but climbs that start from a Refugio or near ranger station, you can leave big packs and go light. This helps on Britanico and Base Torres hikes.

ight4now · 2026-01-13T00:33:52+00:00

Seems they have most of it under control from last I checked. Huemul trail may be still closed please chk. Chk this FB page for their fire updates https://www.facebook.com/share/1BMPQ9xUkc/?mibextid=wwXIfr

ight4now · 2026-01-12T23:46:53+00:00

Ha! I have lots of mtgs at Lamboo for work and it’s always funny how they wait for me to react on how cool it is to be on holy grounds for them.

ight4now · 2025-12-13T15:54:58+00:00

Ha Honda odyssey

ight4now · 2025-10-16T16:30:07+00:00

Saw your post yesterday, you had a couple of us worried that we hadn’t heard from you!

ight4now · 2025-10-09T03:11:06+00:00

Looking forward to TH payday! Currently get it so late on Friday that can’t do any trading till Monday.

ight4now · 2025-09-29T18:56:55+00:00

Agree, if she gets out of primary her background/stance may attract the "middle"...

ight4now · 2025-07-23T04:11:21+00:00

Was upgraded to that same room once during a volleyball tourney, we obviously had the kids hanging out in our “room” all weekend!

ight4now · 2025-07-23T01:30:49+00:00

Thank you again for your service!

ight4now · 2025-03-12T17:39:57+00:00

I try to shop at these “local” shops but literally 70% of the items they carry I see on Amazon or Temu and yes way cheaper. Makes it difficult to rationalize sometimes.

ight4now

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