Post birthday post....
Thank all of you who wished me a happy birthday yesterday or kept me in their thoughts. It feels great knowing that there are so many dear friends and family members that care so deeply about me, and I'm very grateful.
Yesterday, Simon and I ended up waking up very early because we are sleeping in the tent again (all the rooms in the hostel got filled). We hung out a bit, went to the market to pick up some fruit and snacks, then took a bus back to Curva del Diablo to finish up those routes. It was my day to lead, so I started with a route to the right that was around a 5.10a. About two thirds up the way, I came upon a slightly loose section of rock and a foot hold broke off, causing me to fall a couple of feet. I came out of it completely intact, just a a little frustrated that I blew the on-sight. The next route I led was a 5.11 slab with a couple run-out bolts. Lastly I, on-sighted this amazing 30m 5.12a to finish up the birthday sends!
We caught a bus back to Llama Pack and got cleaned up to go to dinner. In honor of it being my 19th year around the sun, I decided to treat us to a delicious meal at Kaia restaurant. We ate some righteous food, drank mint-ginger lime-aid, and some of the best ice cream I've ever tasted. We then went back home to rest and download our photos.
Lately, we've just been hanging out at Llama Pack, climbing new routes, and helping Coqui with the occasional task. We've been clearing out trails with machetes for the past few days, which has been fun work. Today we're going to help Coqui build a door for the llama refuge with the wood he cut down. Tomorrow, we plan on heading back to the Cactus Slab to retrieve Simon's passive gear that we've been using for anchors.
This is our last weekend in the Sacred Valley together. Monday, we head back to Lima from Cusco. Perhaps Huaraz will be the next destination to meet up with Duncan and Vai and do some climbing in the Cordilleras Blancas y Negras.
Thank all of you who wished me a happy birthday yesterday or kept me in their thoughts. It feels great knowing that there are so many dear friends and family members that care so deeply about me, and I'm very grateful.
Yesterday, Simon and I ended up waking up very early because we are sleeping in the tent again (all the rooms in the hostel got filled). We hung out a bit, went to the market to pick up some fruit and snacks, then took a bus back to Curva del Diablo to finish up those routes. It was my day to lead, so I started with a route to the right that was around a 5.10a. About two thirds up the way, I came upon a slightly loose section of rock and a foot hold broke off, causing me to fall a couple of feet. I came out of it completely intact, just a a little frustrated that I blew the on-sight. The next route I led was a 5.11 slab with a couple run-out bolts. Lastly I, on-sighted this amazing 30m 5.12a to finish up the birthday sends!
We caught a bus back to Llama Pack and got cleaned up to go to dinner. In honor of it being my 19th year around the sun, I decided to treat us to a delicious meal at Kaia restaurant. We ate some righteous food, drank mint-ginger lime-aid, and some of the best ice cream I've ever tasted. We then went back home to rest and download our photos.
Lately, we've just been hanging out at Llama Pack, climbing new routes, and helping Coqui with the occasional task. We've been clearing out trails with machetes for the past few days, which has been fun work. Today we're going to help Coqui build a door for the llama refuge with the wood he cut down. Tomorrow, we plan on heading back to the Cactus Slab to retrieve Simon's passive gear that we've been using for anchors.
This is our last weekend in the Sacred Valley together. Monday, we head back to Lima from Cusco. Perhaps Huaraz will be the next destination to meet up with Duncan and Vai and do some climbing in the Cordilleras Blancas y Negras.
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