Aguja Frey

March 15, 2009 Before and After Climbing Aguja Frey:
For my last day off I cruised up to Frey with two buddies, Nicolas and Christer.

DAY 1: At 3pm we started our first traditional multi-pitch climb up Aguja Frey, the main tower right aside the refugio. We chose, as recommended, the 90m 5+ classic, ¨Sifuentes-Weber¨. At that point we didn´t know that we would climb a 6a variation of it and turn the 5-pitch climb into 3 long pitches by somehow combining pitches 2+3, and 4+5! That´s the wonder hidden in adventurous climbs that riddle every tower in Frey!

The three of us before any climbing!
Our rock-protected tent location!
Nico and I, gearing up before our first climb.
I´m just starting off! Here we go, Sifuentes-Weber! Ready or not...here we come!
Nico, ready to belay Christer on top of Sifuentes-Weber´s pitch 1.
Nico climbing up to me, for Pitch (2+3).
General picture of myself starting up the 6a variation´s 3rd and final pitch, Christer belaying me.
Close-up of the above picture.
Myself, arriving on top of Aguja Frey. What a great feeling!
Christer nearing the top of Aguja Frey! What a climb!
Christer, successful on top of our 90m´s of Aguja Frey.
Happiness!
Again, Christer on Aguja Frey!
We rejoiced and snapped photos a bit on the top, just soaking in the views, the feelings, and the memory! Again, me!
Christer retreating down the backside of Aguja Frey after our epic climb!
Night-time fun with cameras! We made fantasmas of each of us and one of the three of us! A good way to celebrate our first three-person trad. multipitch in Frey!
March 16, 2009 DAY 2: Since I had to work at 4pm back in town, we only had time for a 2-pitch climb...and that´s if we woke up early! So, we decided on the 2-pitch ¨Diedro de Jim¨, an excellent 5+ route on the right side of Aguja Frey.

Our rock-protected tent location in the early hours!
Refugio Frey casting a reflection of the sun beginning to creep over the valley´s margins.
Amazing photo by Christer of the reflection in Lago Toncek, pre-climb, Day 2!
Nico and I on the top of Pitch 1 of Diedro de Jim!
The lake was very distracting with all of its reflections!
Christer and Nico at the top of Diedro de Jim´s Pitch 1!
Panoramas with the sky are always nice! Now off for the second pitch!
I am very pleased to be on the top of this wonderful climb! I loved it! Now to rappel twice quickly and safely before hiking back to work!
Chris stoked to have made it to the top of ¨Diedro de Jim¨!
Almost touching ground again after our second multipitch in Frey and my favorite thus far!
The three friends, after our awesome day-and-a-half of climbs!
Post-climbs, post-hikes, Christer and I are walking while trying to hitchhike back to town!