Linda, Kerryn and Rob are heading back to the South Patagonian icecap to see whether a fresh approach will get them successfully across the icecap. "We almost need to take flippers, goggles and bathers" says Linda "to cope with the wet weather that bogged us down last time".
With a gear list more suitable to wet, windy and not quite so cold weather, and a reduced weight more suitable to back packing, the team's plans will accomodate the load hauling that is required to get onto the access glacier. It will take up to a week to reach the icecap. Once there we can lighten our loads by using small sleds to haul our gear. This time we are going in spring when there will be much longer daylight - though we will also need to allow for the wind storms that the Patagonian Icecap is renowned for.
Linda and Kerryn will reach the Argentinian town of El Chalten on October 30th. They will have a week to prepare and once Rob arrives on the 5th November will be ready to begin with a climb up the Marconi pass.
If successful this will complete Linda's goal of doing a journey on each of the world's largest icecaps - North Pole, South Pole, Greenland and South Patagonia......
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