Pics from Oliver Rock climbing in Valle Encantado

This was a day trip to Valle Encantado- Rock climbing:

Click to see pics:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=64657&id=863070494

Spring time... Tronador time!

Sunrise with Torre Principal in the skyline

Each year when comes the spring and the snow starts to get mushy down low, we

head up to Tronador, which is higher (3554 mts)...

Luckly we had perfect corn conditions and a bluebird day in between two storms

There are 59 pics here... the last are the best...

Have a look clicking the link below:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=62149&id=863070494&l=d0d4c

End of the season, we still getting powder!

This last weekend of October (6th, 7th and 8th), we head out to Ref Jakob, a hut

that belongs to the system of huts in Bariloche area in Parque Nac Nahuel Huapi.

The team was formed by the machine, Hubert and me, the Guide, Jorge

We climbed together with my friend and colleague Ramiro Calvo and his 2 spanish clients...

all very strong ski tourers!

Succesfully we got to the summit in 3 hs and a half...

We ski powder in the upper part (south aspect) and perfect corn at 11am on the north faces!

Endless and perfect winter!

Heading to Cerro Cuernos del Diablo (Horns of the devil)

We skied from the tiny peaky summit to the left

Climbing the last half hour!

Perfect conditions!

Cuernos del Diablo from Jakob hut, we skied the back side from the summit

to the lower tooth", then the open slope to the left of the lower horn

Ref-frey- End of September

We hit Ref Frey for 6-7 th time this winter season-

By end of September I went with Christoph from Austria, who actually lives in Bs As

We hit perfect conditions corn on north aspects, powder in south aspects

Just perfect 2 days skiing some bowls and a 50º south slope with perfect powder

See the pictures at

http://picasaweb.google.com/christoph.werner/20070925Bariloche?authkey=M21NBvgGy6E

Winter is almost over, stills lots of snow up high...

So, more hiking to access to snow line...

A bit of sadness when the winter is ending!