What Six W Treks Taught Me About Weather
By James Okafor · Torres del Paine, Chile · 2026-02-09
Six W Treks and the towers have shown themselves at sunrise exactly three times. This was one. The lesson: always plan a spare morning.
Patagonian wind is real. On the Pehoé crossing it gusted to 100 km/h and we walked bent over like question marks.
Grey Glacier day: rain in the morning, icebergs in the afternoon, a rainbow nobody had the hands free to photograph.
Valle del Francés gave us four seasons in four hours. Layers are not optional here.
Back in Natales: lamb, beer, and the group already planning the O Circuit.
Walk this trip on the 3D globe in EWIG