Definitely seen live parasites in store bought salmon.
Whoa, did not know this (but not surprised that they find every way to make a sale). Do you just ask at the front?
Uniform (team provided) jacket (Cascade Wear) or shirt. Black pants. Whatever boots you want.
If you're going to ignore the bylaw, make sure you're using wide webbing straps around the trees to protect the bark.
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Walked in with my buddy in our early 30s, and the saleperson treated us well.
I did it the last week of November 2023, so right in your window. Weather was mostly good. Highs around 10 to 15.
John Gardner pass day, the hike was still fully snow covered passed the tree line and was blowing slow through most of the climb. Lucked out and hit a weather window right when we hit the pass.
The hike off the pass was probably the sketchiest bit as it's pretty steep and slick with the packed/melting snow/ice.
Never found the nights too cold. I think the coldest was right around freezing at Perros. Grey wasn't too windy as it's quite sheltered, but Paine Grande is windy with it coming off the lake.
Well, it has to start somewhere. You're not going to get instant deep friendships right off the start.
Naw, this place is a dedicated driving range, and they upgraded all their bays to include TopTracer.
Most places still do it by the bucket. Warm up bucket (25) $5 to $7. Medium (50) $7 to $10.
The personal part explains why there's a balance of answers here.
There are cities that are great to visit, but hard to live in, and also cities that are good for living, but not really for visiting.
Couldn't bring myself to spend $50 USD on a dinner.
I did buy a pizza and beer at Grey after doing the Pass, which was well worth it.
Breakfast, I did oatmeal, but also glad I brought a couple no cook options for the early starts from Perros for the pass, as well as at Chileno before doing the towers for sunrise. I brought granola cereal with powdered milk. I could just add cold water and eat in my tent.
Lunch was bars, and then some snacks along the way.
Don't like they still have a hook for the main closure (although the new on looks more secure). I have the 25 and replaced it with a buckle.
I'll throw Quicksilver hybrid shorts into the mix too: https://www.quiksilver.com/collections/mens-clothing-shorts-amphibians-hybrid
I have a couple bags (2 messenger and the Co-Pilot roller) that are about 5-10 years old and still going strong.
You never said 2024 in your original post. Historically, variable was the winning bet.
True, especially if it's OT eligible.
The mechanics are pretty easy, but the emotion is the other part where an advisor can help.
Yup. Never busy unless they're running a tournament. The course has come a long way since it was taken over.
Still needs better sand, but very playable, especially as a new player.
How else will he get to work (as a train conductor)?
Great part of the trip, but also the part I was most unsure of going into it (went solo, and not great at meeting new people).
The beauty of the O is that you end up at the same camp with the same people (for the most part), for the first 4 days, and it's a finite number of people (relatively small). The main congregating area is the cooking kitchens and it's usually the warmest place too, so everyone just hangs out there after getting into camp. The conversation is pretty natural around how your day went, where are you from, what other hikes have you done, and from there you just become more familiar with each other.
For me, I still wanted to hike solo, at my own pace, and so I did, but appreciated meeting up at camp each night.
A bunch of small groups, pairs, trios decided to join together for the John Gardner pass day, where we got blizzarded on. I joined them on this day just to play it safe. I could have gone faster, but it was a great bonding doing it with the group, and capped it off with beers and pizza together!
After Grey, it got a bit more splintered with more people at camp and then split accommodation between Frances and Cuernos, but it so happened with all met back up at the towers for sunrise on the last day. Great group picture, and we decided to have dinner in Puerto Natales that night.
So be open about it, say hi to peoples, and enjoy the trip!t
As for people, it was a bunch of us from Canada (cousins trip from Quebec, couple from Winnipeg), UK, Australia, Brazil.
Depends how active of a trader you are, might still be worth it.
20 years ago, food from Stampede vendors were 50% off. Work pass got us into the grandstand and we'd take empty seats.
Maybe check your used marketplaces for old GPS handheld devices. Their battery life was really good, especially if you didn't interact with it.
GPS Tracker? Offline only.
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