Day 1 started off with sleeping in and some cheesy breakfast empanadas before heading to the trailhead (via prescheduled taxi). The horse guy said he’d arrive sometime between 10 and 11am so you know he didn’t show up until 11:05am... Continue Reading →
I decided that the day we hiked in to Cochamó Valley is going to be considered the first day of the trip even though technically we started traveling on the previous day. So now we have to start at Day... Continue Reading →
Before I dive into our daily adventures in Cochamó, here’s an aside for the math nerds among us. Which is relevant, considering I'm more than halfway done with my second master's degree, this time in mathematics. What can I say,... Continue Reading →
In the US, I've spent the majority of my climbing weekends in Yosemite, my favorite national park due to the beautiful granite walls and domes and pinnacles and cracks that are perfect for climbing. Thus when I moved to Chile... Continue Reading →
I did my first hut-to-hut trek back in September 2022 with my parents, a 13-day hike around the Mont Blanc massif passing through France, Italy, and Switzerland. Now with the Salkantay Trek under my belt as well, I thought it... Continue Reading →
After a week of frolicking by ourselves, my mom and I joined up with a tour group from the Sierra Club to do the Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu. It's not the classic Inca trail that people usually talk about,... Continue Reading →
Margaux Rhymes with Fargo 