Deep Water Soloing and Rainy Days!

After Villa Llanquin Bob and I unpacked our things, recouped from our last adventure, and bought 1 kilo (~2 lbs) of beef tenderloin steak (56 ARG pesos= dirt cheap) and cooked it up in celebration of our trip along with some Argentine Malbec (an average bottle is + or - 40 pesos). The next day we only had a few hours before Bob left on his bus back to Mendoza to begin his guiding season on Aconcaqua. After realizing that we missed the bus that would bring us to the climbing area close to town, we were sad to realize that without a car, we would be spending the day at the Hostel. Soon after, I got a Facebook message from a local climbing club that included detailed directions on the whereabouts of a Deep Water Soloing or Psicobloc area on a regular bus route!! Woohoo lets go Bob and I said and we quickly packed our board shorts headed out! After a bit a tricky bush wacking and navigating, we found it!

It was beautiful! The spot had a nice swim deck/dock, a beautiful overhanging rock wall to climb, and crystal clear deep dark blue/green water to fall into!!

The spot was a great last min suprise and a good end to a very fun stint of my trip with Bob!

My Argentine friends I met at Frey, Santiago and Marcos or The Bash Brothers as Bob and I called, are back in town and are down to climb with me for the next week or so! We managed to sneak out before the storm hit on Monday and climb at Morenhuapi, a small limestone crag close to town.

The Bash Brothers and I rigging up to climb!

Getting pumped in the crux!

Santi sending hard!! 7c (5.12d for all you USA climbers!!)

Marcos layin out the smooth moves!

Unfortunatly, Bob seemed to have brought the sun with him when he came and it has been raining and very windy the past two days. Time to drink some mate rest and let the rain pass. Santi and I managed to fish for 2hrs yesterday evening and today the Bash Brothers and I are going to head to the desert for some climbing and hopefully dry conditions! Although its bad today the weather is supposed to shape up tomorrow and be nice for another week+! Woohoo!

Ciao for now!