Waking up after a downpour is hard because it means you have to leave your dry cozy tent and venture out into the wet grass. Annoyingly, I could not for the life of me figure out how to get out... Continue Reading →
Will and I did the accounting of our food stores this morning and realized we might not have enough breakfast supplies for our entire stay. I think we were assuming we wouldn’t eat breakfast on non-climbing days, because that’s what... Continue Reading →
First climbing day! Which very annoyingly coincided with the day that we had to switch campsites. We only had three nights reserved in Camping Vista Hermosa, and on day 4 we had to move all of our stuff over to... Continue Reading →
Day 1 started off with sleeping in and some cheesy breakfast empanadas before heading to the trailhead (via prescheduled taxi). The horse guy said he’d arrive sometime between 10 and 11am so you know he didn’t show up until 11:05am... Continue Reading →
I decided that the day we hiked in to Cochamó Valley is going to be considered the first day of the trip even though technically we started traveling on the previous day. So now we have to start at Day... Continue Reading →
Before I dive into our daily adventures in Cochamó, here’s an aside for the math nerds among us. Which is relevant, considering I'm more than halfway done with my second master's degree, this time in mathematics. What can I say,... Continue Reading →
Margaux Rhymes with Fargo 