Jens Sieckmann wrote:
> Hello,
>
> we (wife and me) are looking for an accommodation in the Torres del
> Paine NP at the end of November. We want to stay 3-5 days of hiking.
> I heard that there are only 6 hostes which have to be reserved half
> a year before in the high season.
And, as you noticed, the prices are quite steep...
> Could anyone recommend a special accommodation. I found the "Hosteria
> las Torres" which is quite expensive (150 $ per night). Are the
> cheaper ones? May be the refugios? Do we need to reservate them? If
> so how can we? I didn't find anything in the internet. How are the
> equipped? Do we have to take sleeping bag etc? Can we lend a tent an
> camp on one of the camping grounds? Or is it too cold at the end of
> november?
November is end of spring, and we went twice to the Fitz Roy area at that
time of the year (that's very close). The temperature is usually mild (even
warm) in the valleys, but it gets very cold very rapidly as you climb, and
we have had snow in the campgrounds. We were in the Torres area in January,
and we had warm weather as well as very cold days - and don't forget it's
windy, very, very, windy.
> We want to hike to the torres peaks. One should start at the Hosteria
> las Torres. Is it possible to take a bus (from another accommoation)
> to the hosteria? How often do the busses drive?
It is only by camping at the foot of the Torres lookout that we could be in
the right place at sunrise... I remember meeting grumbling tourists, who had
climbed from the Hosteria, and of course they saw nothing, they were wet -
and tired... But you need an excellent tent, resistant to the wind (even if
the campgrounds are located in relatively sheltered areas). And you need
good sleeping bags, and you have to carry your food... All this end up in
very heavy backpacks...
We used the public busses, very convenient. The Hosteria's private mini-bus
will take you from the public bus stop to the camping ground at the
Hosteria - if you camp there. Absolutely no need to hire your own car.
Look at my pages here : http://www.masse-fr.com/Torres/Patagonia.html
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