Winter starts in Balcarce

Gaby on top of Sierra de los Difuntos

June is when winter starts in Balcarce, although it's been a fairly mild season this year. Gaby and I have been getting out and doing some roped climbs together, including two trips to Sierra la Vigilancia and one trip to Sierra de los Difuntos. Nothing too hard on my part: a couple of new 5.11as that took me a few tries to send, one solid 5.11 repeat (first send this year) and the rest mostly short 5.9 and 5.10 sport routes with an occasional short gear route thrown from time to time.

Paragliders on top of Sierra de lo Difuntos

One day we went to the area known as las Placas Naranjas in Sierra de los Difuntos and did seven routes..

Climbing on las Placas Naranjas

Higher up on the same route

Gaby on one of the best routes at the Placas Naranjas 

Sharing the mate

We also went twice to Sierra de la Vigilancia.

The T-shirt was an anonymous Christmas gift, so don't blame me

Gasby on top of Sierra la Vigilancia

My butt going up a generic 5.9 sport route

Gasby's butt going up the same route on top rope

Higher up the route

The route next door looks about the same

Matoco, a Himalayan hero, was teaching self rescue in el Nido

Gaby's butt from further away

Call it a rap

I've actually been keeping count and so far this year I have managed to redpoint (or onsight) 88 different routes, including a handful of 5.11s and one 5.11d. But does anybody really care?

Also I'm keeping up with the bouldering, which is definitely one of my favorite pastimes. Nothing too difficult lately, but I've been mixing it up a lot and sending the mods.

I did a new (for me) traverse problem in el Bosque. Not too hard, (maybe V2 or V3) but don't fall onto the tree stump

Heel hook

Gaby took some pictures of a classic V3 traverse problem nearby

The middle part of a classic V3 traverese problem that starts down and right

This part of the V3 traverse is juggy and pumpy

Grap the jug up and left and top out

Buster, the dog

I also bouldered a little bit at Techo Grande with Fede and Gaby. Techo Grande is situated on top of La Barrosa right above my house, but this was the first time I've been back there to boulder in a long time (7 years? 8 years?).

Fede working ther classic V6 problem, Asperix at Techo Grande

I'm back climbing the mods at Techo Grande 

Gaby making sure I don't kill myself