The Torres del Paine W Trek is Patagonia's most iconic multi-day route: 75 km, 5 days, three unforgettable landscapes. Here is everything you need to plan the hut-to-hut version in 2026-2027, from booking refugios 6 months out to surviving the Patagonian wind.
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Trekking & hiking No government office sets the Everest Base Camp spring season's opening day, but the trekking operators, airlines and permit offices all plan around one anyway. Here's how March, April and May actually differ, why your Lukla flight will likely leave from an airport called Manthali, what the two required permits cost, and a realistic week-by-week route to Kala Patthar.
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Trekking & hiking The Torres del Paine W Trek is Patagonia's most iconic multi-day route: 75 km, 5 days, three unforgettable landscapes. Here is everything you need to plan the hut-to-hut version in 2026-2027, from booking refugios 6 months out to surviving the Patagonian wind.