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Low temperatures are usual here, even in summer, so taking some precautions is worthy.
Leave water inside your tent, to avoid finding it rock-solid in the morning.
Keep batteries (for cameras, but mostly, for headlamps) close to your body, as they tend to discharge spontaneously in sub-zero temperatures.
Don't count on toilets and showers to be in working condition in winter, as the pipes blow up due to freezing, rendering them unusable until springtime, when they're repared.
Bring suitable footwear in winter, spare socks, gaiters and -if possible- spare shoes or downright plastic mountaineering boots to prevent frostbite when there's snow.
In the picture, Isabel checks a frozen sink at the camping ground, on a snowy July afternoon.
Written Apr 21, 2004
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1) Water from the main creek (Yerba Loca river) is not drinkable, as it contains a high amount of minerals and sediments. Take water from any of the streams flowing down from the hillsides (there are a lot). Purifying tablets are useless, as the problem is not bacteriological, but physical. A water filter (Katadyn, MSR, etc.) solves the problem by retaining the minerals.
2) Be careful whan walking away from your tent in winter: it's quite common for climbers and hikers, to leave the base camp early, and when they return, getting lost of it due to the thick fog (which sometimes does not allow a visibility greater than 10 meters, because of the whiteout). Leave someone at the camp to lead you back, take a whistle, or mark your camp position in your GPS. Radios are of little help when lost, as those are useless to pinpoint your position relative to the camp, but can be useful to watn you about fog coming in.
3) In winter, leave your small stuff inside the tent, as a sudden snowfall may lead to losing part of it. Keep water bottles inside as well, since sub-zero temperatures freeze the contents.
Written Apr 21, 2004
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