061125 - Climbing in Tanti, ARG

It was about time to finally go back into the mountains, even though this one was only a small, very small one. But Jere was up for it - and so was I. Jessica, a friend of Jere, who had been taking a course with him was still undecided when we mad the plans on Friday. So it was me and Jere who head out to Tanti where a few vías can be found. We started on an easy one, moved on to the next without any hesitation to finally start on a more difficult route. Jere, as a more experienced climber, was the lead climber.

The route had a roof which made it kinda difficult. And as an add-on to the challenge, you had only water to jump into as there was a little lake beneath you.

Jere made the first passes easily, came to the tricky part, took a deep breath -- and before I knew it, he was knee-deep in the water! Okay, the first try went bad... and we almost had no magnesium left. So we went to try his equipment and took a rest. By the time I had climbed our initial route twice to stay warm, Jessica and a few friends arrived to the scene. We got them suited up and up they went the wall.

Jere took another try on the "water-route", but it ended with the previous result. We called it a day - and went home.