Tronador
Preparándose para la Antártida
Prepping for Antarctica
Cada otoño, el grupo que formará las futuras dotaciones antárticas para el siguiente año, realiza la etapa de entrenamiento en técnicas de escalada y supervivencia en hielo y glaciar en el Cerro Tronador, cerca de Bariloche, en la Patagonia argentina.Este hermoso cerro tiene tres picos y varios glaciares. Cerca de la cima, hay un refugio y un lugar para un campamento base, donde esta gente pasa casi un mes, rodeada por los majestuosos Andes, y bajo similares condiciones a las que encontrarán en la Antártida.
Every autumn, the group that will form the future Antarctic crews for the following year, do its training stage on ice and glacier techniques, at Cerro Tronador (Tronador Hill), near Bariloche, in Argentine Patagonia. This beautiful hill has three peaks and several glaciers. Near the summit, there is a base camp and refuge, where these guys spend almost a month, surrounded by the majestic Andes, and under similar weather conditions to those that they will find in Antarctica.
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Every autumn, the group that will form the future Antarctic crews for the following year, do its training stage on ice and glacier techniques, at Cerro Tronador (Tronador Hill), near Bariloche, in Argentine Patagonia. This beautiful hill has three peaks and several glaciers. Near the summit, there is a base camp and refuge, where these guys spend almost a month, surrounded by the majestic Andes, and under similar weather conditions to those that they will find in Antarctica.
