Today was our last day of walking and the last big and most famous hike up to the Torres Towers. This was going to take 5 hours of up up up to the top and then 4 hours of down down down.
We had an early breakfast and left at 8.30am to start the trek. The up climb was pretty tough and you just needed to plod.
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| Onwards and upwards |
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| Some of the gang |
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| Half-way there |
Nearer the top got pretty rocky and some bits quite challenging to get up
However we made it to the top. Unfortunately The Towers were under cloud but we were told you had to be exceptionally lucky to see them clearly (they were 2,900m/9,400 ft). However we really couldn't complain as the weather had been really kind to us. Some days it's so windy the guide won't let people walk to the top so we were lucky to even get there.
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| At the top |
We had a quick lunch at the top and then headed back down – this was much easier and the weather got better and better as we walked down. We finally made it back to camp by 5.30pm washed up and all met up for a celebratory pisco sour and then dinner.
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| Pisco Sours inside the communal tent |
Ecocamp was brilliant and we couldn't recommend it more highly the food, facilities and accommodation were excellent and our guides Michael and Pablo were fabulous.
Awesome pictures Mr Chalmers, looks like you and Emma are having a great time. Next time I take a Sabbatical in South America, I am definitely going to make sure I get to all the places I had planned to go to (and you are currently visiting!)
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