viva mexico :)

Well, the 42-hour drive was actually a 52-hour drive after a kazillion pee breaks and a brutal ice storm in Arkansas. But the perfect climbing weather, cold cervezas, and huge routes made it completely worthwhile.

The first couple days we spent just cragging as a group so that we could get used to the rock. On the very first day, I easily soared up a 5.10 that had left me frustrated the last time I was in the Potrero. It was awesome to deal with the unfinished business and gave me enough of a confidence boost to get me through the whole week down there.

On the second day, Rob ditched me in favor of a stronger partner to try one of the Potrero's big routes, a 12-pitcher called Estrellita. Not to be outdone, Jojo and I teamed up a couple days later and easily repeated the same route. It was the first time that I've really climbed with another chick and it was great - it really felt like we climbed as a team, and not like I had to follow some guy up the hardest pitches. In fact, we each lead our very first 5.10b's on that route - 10 pitches off the ground! Of course, we celebrated with a few caguama's that night.

Evenings were spent slacklining, eating a rediculous amount of homemade guacamole and chips, and drinking cool caguamas (a caguama is a litre of beer and costs the equivalent of a $1.50).

Here are the pics:

Ochos locos gringos.


Approach? What approach? The climbing is an easy 5-minute walk down the road from the campground!


Any meal of the day, nothing beats 25 cent tacos.


Nik at the top of the world on Estrellita.


Jojo gettin' high on Estrellita.


Twelve pitches up - the highest I've ever climbed.


Happy climbers after a big day