{"id":196211,"date":"2014-07-03T11:01:41","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T10:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.swoop-patagonia.co.uk\/?p=196211"},"modified":"2015-10-23T13:32:53","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T12:32:53","slug":"leos-winter-adventure-torres-del-paine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/leos-winter-adventure-torres-del-paine\/","title":{"rendered":"Leo&#8217;s Winter Adventure in Torres del Paine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\">Leo returned in May from a <a title=\"Winter Trek Torres del Paine\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/winter-torres-paine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Winter Trek in Torres del Paine<\/a>. Here he tells us a little about his experiences on the trek, shares some wonderful photos, and provides some helpful tips for other people travelling to Patagonia in Winter\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-196212\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/leo-1-e1404380668115-682x1024.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I completed the <a title=\"Winter highlights trek\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/winter-highlights-torres-del-paine\/\" target=\"_blank\">3-day Winter Highlights trek<\/a> with Swoop\u2019s local host &#8211; Victor. It was a really memorable trek. Torres del Paine has both peaceful environment and stunning views in the winter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-196213\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/leo-2-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We tried to arrange trips to <a title=\"Los Glaciares National Park\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/los-glaciares\/\" target=\"_blank\">Calafate<\/a> afterwards but we didn\u2019t have enough time sadly. We travelled to Easter Island afterwards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/leo-7-e1404380630335.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-196216\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/leo-7-e1404380630335-682x1024.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a title=\"Weather in Patagonia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/patagonia-weather\/\" target=\"_blank\">temperature<\/a> is already below zero on the mountain but you are still warm if you keep walking. A walking stick is very helpful when walking on frozen land with slippery ice surface.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Thank you for helping me to plan this awesome trip!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-196214\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/leo-3-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leo returned in May from a Winter Trek in Torres del Paine. 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