The ice face
A blue wall.
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A vast glacier flowing from the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, one of the largest ice masses on Earth outside the polar regions, ending in Lake Grey in a face of blue and white ice, from which huge blocks break off and float as blue icebergs on the grey lake. The closest way to see it is the boat trip across Lake Grey to the glacier front, weaving between floating icebergs to stop before the cracked wall of deep-blue ice. Adventurers kayak among the ice blocks on guided trips, and other operators offer walks on the ice with gear. From the lake's southern shore a short trail along a pebble beach leads to a lookout over the floating icebergs with the glacier in the distance. W-trek hikers follow the lake's eastern side to lookouts close to the ice. The glacier retreats year after year as the planet warms. Patagonian wind is fierce and changeable, and conditions can turn within an hour, so dress in layers with a wind- and rain-proof jacket.
A blue wall.
Among icebergs.
Guided trips.
Lake Grey, western Torres del Paine National Park
On the boat trip across Lake Grey to the ice front, by guided kayak, or hiking the W trek to nearby lookouts.