We leave for Patagonia for a bit over three weeks on December 18. Our plan is to head as directly as possible to El Chaltén (via Miami, Buenos Aires, Ushuaia, and El Calafate). We will try to post trip updates here if we can.
Huge thanks for the American Alpine Club Live Your Dream grants for helping to make this trip possible.
As of now, our bags our packed:
And we are watching the weather forecast. You can get an idea of the weather here:
https://ready.arl.noaa.gov/READYcmet.php
The latitude and longitude to use for us is -49.3 and -71.3 degrees respectively. From there, you can look at the short-term (0 - 192 hr) or long-term (192 - 384 hr) forecast. It is the wind forecast we are watching most closely. Looks like there is a potential for some good weather right when we arrive (Dec 19-21), and again just after Christmas (Dec 26-28). We'll be keeping a close eye over the next few days to see if those weather windows actually appear.
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