Bariloche These Days

An otherwise familiar site is becoming rarer and rarer with the onslaught of winter. Apparently the lines drawn in the sand signifying the season that normally comes between summer and winter have been washed away - by wet snowflakes. There are still climbing days but they are different. I climb with cold fingers. I belay with a jacket or two, and the mountains look on with a jacket, too.Photo courtesy of Josue Casillas.
In the coming days winter will likely strengthen, eliminating climbing trips to Frey where it will be colder, snowier, and icier than here. However, there were hopefully be a bunch of trips to new climbing places nearby such as Valle Encantado and Lago Puelo near El Bolson. Stay tuned!