We arrive in Patagonia to clear skies, and the hope that we will catch a window of good weather for climbing down here. But the wind soon picks up and that fleeting sense of optimism is blown away as big clouds invade the Fitzroy massif. We meet up with local hardman Bean Bowers, who informs us that the forecast is an epic storm. Fortunately, the funky town of El Chalten is protected in a rain shadow, and has some of the best bouldering this side of the Equator.