Hiking to the famous Torres del Paine was an uphill battle, literally.  The last section of the hike was extremely steep and it felt like for every one step up we slid two back.  Eventually we made it, and after only a few minutes the clouds parted and we had a magnificent view.  Before heading back down we witnessed a mini-avalanche on an ajoining slope, which needless to say helped encourage us back to the refugio in no time!