Rob and I arrived in Coyhaique (Coy aye kay) 6 days ago and have spent 4 of those days camping in the vicinity of a road pass at Cerro Castille in the company of Ben from the Patagonia Mountaineering School. We had beautiful clear and cold weather with scarcely a whisper of wind to interrupt our revision of mountaineering skills and discussions about what to expect on our trip.
We went through avalanche beacon use and search strategy, self arrest, knots, glacier travel, crevasse rescue and igloo making. The igloo maker was great fun - an ingeneous gadget that allowed us to build an igloo out of soft unconsolidated snow. We also sampled some of the food we are taking with us and reminded ourselves of our snow camping systems. We discussed local weather patterns and what conditions to expect on the glacier. We are looking forward to a challenging and spectacular trip.
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