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Mayuresh

We had this hike scheduled immediately the next day after our demanding hike to Laguna de Los Tres. With our tired bodies, we started the hike at 8.30am. Most of the group warmed up for the hike soon but it took an hour for me to catch up the speed with the group.

On the way, we came across a rock that was split in two.

We reached the first view point of the glaciers- mirador del torre point in an hour. The clouds were still gathering and the glacier view was obscured.

Took a snack break and then headed further into hike. Now most of the terrain was small upd and downs (Patagonian flats). We hiked for another hour and took another break.

With just another 4kms of hike left, I mentioned to our guide that we wanted to ensure that we will make back to catch our ride to El Calafate at 5pm. Lucas was surprised that we had that on the schedule and recommended that we don’t continue our hike any further. So Shraddha and I started our return hike. We were little bummed though! We would hike almost 8 miles and 2000 ft elevation gain without getting to the ultimate goal of seeing the Torres lagoon.

Return trip was relatively easy and we saw canyon and beautiful fall colors in the valley.

Reached our hotel at 2.30pm, took shower and relaxed until 5pm for our pickup.

We reached El Calafate at 8pm and after check in, went for early bedtime. Next day plan was visit to Perito Moreno Glacier.