13 March 2013

Circuit- Day 5 Paso to Grey

       This 3.5 hour day begins trudging your way through thick forest going up, down, up, and down again for quite some time. You then reach one of two large metal ladders that lower you into a ravine, and have you on your way to do some more climbing and descending. The trail begins to seem more like an obstacle course as you come across the second ladder, then after this you reach a fantastic cable bridge that sinks and sways with each step as you peer out at the ravine below.
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        From here you continue on through the forest eventually coming to a wide grassy clearing that signals the Refugio Grey campground. All the spots here are unprotected and located on semi-damp grass even when the sun is out and not the flattest of places either. All the amenities and then some are available here at Refugio Grey. Showers, restrooms, camp-store, along with a bar and comfortable dining area are all at your disposal. If you’d like to get up close and personal with Glacier Grey and the iceberg monoliths, guided kayaking tours are available. The refugio is a great place to stay, but before hiking the last 10 minutes to get there you should brave an icy dip in Lago Grey to lounge on some of the near shore icebergs.


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