{"id":195805,"date":"2014-03-26T16:01:13","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T16:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.swoop-patagonia.co.uk\/?p=195805"},"modified":"2015-10-23T13:32:56","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T12:32:56","slug":"charless-w-trek-experience-in-torres-del-paine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/charless-w-trek-experience-in-torres-del-paine\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles&#8217;s &#8216;W Trek&#8217; experience in Torres del Paine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-26-at-15.15.03.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-195806 alignnone\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-03-26 at 15.15.03\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-26-at-15.15.03.png\" width=\"490\" height=\"486\" \/><\/a>https:\/\/instagram.com\/coolerinthefog<\/p>\n<p>Charles just came back from a\u00a0W Trek trip in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/torres-del-paine\/\">Torres del Paine<\/a> with Chile Nativo.<br \/>\nHere he talks to us about what the trek was like and the perks of staying in a refugio.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How well did Swoop Patagonia do helping you plan your holiday, and finding the best trip or operator for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I had a stellar time in Patagonia with your group. \u00a0It was particularly freeing to not have to book each refugio nor worry about meal reservations, etc.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">How was Chile Nativo, and how were their guides on the trip?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.714285714;\">Going with the tour group was a great way to see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/w-trek-torres-del-paine-page\/\">W circuit,<\/a> well worth the extra\u00a0expense.\u00a0Carlos was an excellent guide, and it was a great adventure.\u00a0I&#8217;d strongly recommend to\u00a0anyone. It was especially nice not to have to haul\u00a0tent, sleeping bag, cooking gear, etc, but I still had a sense of being in the outdoors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Was there anything that you wish had happened differently\/or not happened at all?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">One suggestion would be to survey those planning on going on a trip and attempt to group together those of similar skill levels and risk thresholds, etc. (if at all\u00a0possible, perhaps during the highest season when there are many folks going on trips). 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