New year and recap of 2010 !!!

I can´t belive how fast 2010 went through !!!!  I still remember january 1st 2010 !  But, usually, when time goes by so fast, it means that you are having fun ...  and let´s see :

Started 2010 working and skiing in Aspen, with some amazing snow on the slopes and very cool friends and students !  Winter flew away and all of a sudden, we were climbing in Utha´s dessert, Saint George, more specifically !!  Then headed to Red Rocks in Nevada.  Drove back to aspen, pack and the same day took a flight to Argentina.  Dropped all ski bags, ski clothes, grabed my rope, climbing shoes, harness and 15 quickdraws, a short, two t-shirts and my flip flaps and basically the same day, flew to Bangkok !!! Spent two months climbing in Asia (one month in Thailand, 15 days in Yangshuo, China and 10 days in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam).  The missing 5 days were spent in Bangkok getting visas for china and vietnam.  Then, went back to Argentina.  Ski season was about to start !!  Used the off time ski mountaneering in the andes and if the temps. would allow, did some one day trips to Valle Encantado  to find a suitable project to climb after the winter ! And i did.  Decided to get back on my old project, Cantejond (13b / 8a).  Between ski teaching, ski guiding and some indoor gym trainning, i managed to go every once in a while back to Valle Encantado and give a shot to the project.  We had very cold days, were climbing was narly, but the motivation and anxiety to send would prevail !!!

So winter in argentina, went through pretty fast too.  Tons of ski mountaneering with the local kids and the Expedicion Bicentenario to the Lanin volcano were some of the most amazing things we did along the cold months !!!  Add that we organizaed the first ski mountaneering race in San Martin de los Andes, and it was superb !!!   Then, sending time came !! When i least expected and just two weeks before the climbing national championships, i send Cantejondo !!! Wow, what a relief !!! I was running ut of time !!  And as usual, the day i red pointed, it seemed soooo easy !!!  Well, done with the project, focused on the national championships. Ended up 4th.  Pretty happy with my performance on that ! One week later, flew to Buenos Aires, spent 4 days there, visitin firends and family. Then flew to Santiago de Chile.  Climbed at Las Chilcas 2 days, almost onsighted a 13b called Simpatia por el Diablo, pretty cool route !  

And flew back to the states.  Drove to Red rocks and got certified as a Single Pitch Rock Guide.  After that, some personal climbing at Santin George, Indian Creek, Potash Road and back to Aspen  for the winter !!! And now is 2011 !!! can`t belive how fast it went trhough, but i guess we had tons of fun and was by far one fo the best years of my life !!! Here is a video of one of our may trips to Valle Encantado ! enjoy !