They were checking again our tickets when we wera passing national Park gate. We were lycky to have sunny day for the most demanding trek to the base of Torres. They write it is 4,5 hours from the Torres hotel to Torres Lake at the bottom of the Torres. We parked the car at official “estacionamento” which is additional 1 km from the hotel. I tried to start the hike early – at 10 am. At the beginning there was steep access. Short caravans of the horses with a supply for the hut were passing along. Trail goes up into the long valley well above mountain river, and descend to the hut Refugio Chileno. It is worth to use the toilets here since up from this place you will find nothing… Path is crossing the river several times. But on this part no views – it goes through dense forest. The final 1-hour climb is a nightmare – very steep, going through the big stones, badly maintained. I reached the end of the trail at 1.30 pm. View from the mirador de base de las Torres is breathtaking. On the other side of the lake you will see vertical wall with there towers on the top. It is one of the icons of Patagonia. When I reached the lookout there were already some clouds, but I managed to take good photos. 40 min later thd towers were covered. I come here early, if you can… The return part of the trail was like a knee-breaker. I was at the hotel at 5.15 after sweaty 7 hours on the trail. But is was worth!
