10th Mountain Soldier trains at the Chilean Mountain Warfare School

[The Patriot]

High in the Andes mountains of Chile rests Rio Blanco, the home of 'La Escuela de Montaña.' This course, the Chilean Army Mountain Warfare School is a tough mountain warfare course that challenges students to four months of high-alpine training across two seasons. With training that encompasses both winter and summer mountain combat operations, students learn to read the harsh mountain terrain through a variety of conditions while learning the basics of surviving at high altitudes.

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