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==Recent Alerts and Suggestions==
==Season Section Log==
* GPT92P / Packrafting from Tortel to Glaciar Steffen and visit of Lago Santa Ana / Meylin Ubilla and Jan Dudeck / 4 6 days / December 4 to December 79
I drafted this fjord packrafting section several years ago without good knowledge of the typical wind pattern, the normal wind intensity and without reports from other packrafters. Satellite images were the primary source of information for planning this route. But we are now ground-truthing this section to collect more information of this fascinating and rarely visited area on the southern edge of the Northern Patagonian Icefield.
There is decent mobile phone coverage in Tortel and in the lower valley of Rio Huemules to check weather and wind reports before departing into the fjord. We relied primarily on the weather App from www.nr.no and wind prediction App „Windy“.
Jose Vargas is the settler at waypoint Settler {92P} [37.2/1]. He is a very welcoming person who offered us to stay in an empty house next to his home. Since today’s We returned on an exceptionally calm day the 30 km by packraft from Rio Huemules to Tortel. The weather report predicts 50 mm of rain we opting was that calm that northbound travel in a solo packraft would have been feasible. But such days are rare. But despite the calmness, waves were surprisingly bumpy between Punta Lucia and Punta Kola which is the most open part where waves roll in from the west. Packrafter that prefer to stay go north with a third night night at his place planning motor boat to return visit the glacier Steffen and try the 3 options and that to Tortel return by packraft tomorrow morningsouthbound with the predominant wind may contact: Luis Arratia: +56 9 5734 2993Andy: +56 9 9940 8265 / borderiotortel@gmail.comOr the settler Jose Vargas at Puerto Rio Huemules (send Jan Dudeck a Message or email to coordinate)
For season 2023/24 the GPT track files will be updated with the information gathered now.
