We decided to take it a litte easier today since we were still tired and sore from the previous 2 days. We set out from Paine Grande on a 9 k hike to Cuernos. The hike was pretty chill, with not too much up and down compared to the last 2 days. Our legs were thankful for this!
As we approached the camp we began to hear loud crashing noises around us, like thunder coming from the mountains. What was that?? We were wondering. We turned to look, and at that moment, saw a huge rockfall coming down from one of the mountains behind us! The cloud of dust that came up was massive. We couldn´t believe our eyes and just stared at the spot where those rocks used to be. Then, not even a minute later on the next mountain over, we heard another crash and saw an avalanche begin, sending huge amounts of snow crashing down. We were mesmerized!
We got to camp in the early afternoon and it was an incredibly nice day with sunshine beaming down on us. We grabbed a few beers and claimed a tent platform and just collapsed on it staring up at the sky for a while. It was so nice and relaxing, exactly what we needed.
As we were watching the clouds swim through the sky, we noticed some big black birds circling the mountain tops. Condors! We counted 12 circling above us, rising with the thermals. We snapped some pics, then made dinner and settled in for the night.
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