Loitzate
Today photos, stock tomorrow mountaineer around this peak.
Today is tomorrow:
Loitzate is the top most cost us conquer the normal group. It became an obsession (and frenzy?) Of
Patxi Uruguayan with my absence. The fondness of
Patxi for this summit is unparalleled, may be compared with his love for the mountain Adarra back in the twentieth century. He tried once, twice, three times with other friends. Nothing. He mutinied, the weather conditions the ascent became a torture ... Anyway, I promised in December 2001 or 2002 to crown the top by the way he liked. At that time I understood the riots: exit Goizueta and miles of asphalt and bland tracks to reach the ridge, and then ... In this fourth attempt we turned boring rain with poor visibility, waterlogged.
returned to Uruguay in July. Patxi
, meanwhile, had amassed another failure. Loitzate had stuck a hand. So it is not so exaggerated that challenge categorized as expedition July. Again from Goizueta, again the road and the tracks ... But we reached the trig point.
Before we had reached ticks and turned with Patxi
enlarge Loitzate legend ... But that's another story. Patxi
So climbed to sixth. And, like me, there is a trail of friends Patxi
mountaineers who tell how they failed in their first attempt to Loitzate. Each person will testify.
(For months, Patxi
has put the spotlight in unexpected places Artikutza zone and, indeed, as we take one of the hottest days of summer to go to pasture with no shade from the area Loitzate .)
Photos:
1 Collection. After lunch at Loitzate.
2. Loitzate mailbox and smoothies for nine mountaineers. Warning: Many sales are lost in Loitzate. From left to right: Ruben Ramos (Ribera de Duero), Beaulort (Sauternes) Protos (Ribera de Duero), Gran Feudo Suave (Navarra), Viñas del Vero (Somontano).
3. With boots, but no bounce (or cats). The Kayland are the most resultón in terms of money.