el chalten, jan22-30&feb5-7,bus from bariloche takes 26h+4h+4h ! acutually, I was thinking to climb there ,if I can find climbing partner and find easy alpine climbing routs. but it was no way...becouse I twist my left ankle again..... just silly. so not climbing. rest few days and did some trekking , view point to Cerro Torre and Fitz Roy. it was hard to find good weather for trekking. becouse always cloud coverd up Cerro Torre and sometime Fitz Roy,too. weather was very changeble and very windy for climbibng.many climber waiting good weathr but not really...... [View Full Entry]

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I was trying to come Frey(1H bus&4H hike from Bariloche,climbing area) befor christmas.but I twist my ankle on the way. so I could not made the time. then wait to healing 3weeks. finaly get here. hike was hard with heavy back pack. but not so bad.but get frey,everyday good weather and wonderful climb. here is easy to find climbing partner than chile. and I like camping in here. so happy to back camping& hiking& climbing life! [View Full Entry]

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Nov30--Dec ,Los Angeles is 6hours drive south of santiago. staying friend house . little bit out of town. countryside. big sweet family here. I like them a lot. lean spanish from them. helping construction little bit.eatting berrys and honey a lot. here is farm about berrys and honey. and little bit climb. very comfortable. [View Full Entry]

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13th of nov--24th of nov .bouldering COQUIMBO. here is north of santiago, drive 6hs. wonderful granite bouldering. sweet situation. I had very good time there. [View Full Entry]

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1th of nov---5th of nov ,Cajon Arenales,with nacho and pachi ,climb with pato,5days trip.windy and hight elevetion(camp2500m), so sometime very cold for belay.sometime cold rock .and alpine rock so sometime rotten and rough rock. but it was great climbing.rout name " armonifca" (3400alt)and "mejor no hablarde ciertos cosas" (rout 500m long)was super good!!I love there. "JAPANES"santiago kara kurumade 6H no, otonari aruzenntin ,anndesuno yamano hanntaigawadesu.motironn mokutekiwa kuraiminngu sosite taibouno CAMP. demo 3400m no titennmade nobotteruto sasugani madamada samui.mawarini yukimo [View Full Entry]

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19th of oct. santiago. providencia.staying nacho´s place. a lot smog. but town is green and a lot billding has nice garden ,a lot nice park. people is also nice. not so defferent than USA, I was image .not so cheap here than I thought. and so hard to find climbing partner here doing the week. "cajon del maipo"is wonderful looking vally. I want to climb more there. but not much topo. I need to go to someone knows a lot. "JAPANESE"hajimeteno minami america.demo taisite karutya-syosskumo naku tte tyotto gakkari.santiagowa sekaiyuusu-no kuukino waruimati! demo koko PROVIDENCIAtikudewa [View Full Entry]

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26th sep-3th oct/lovers leap. free campsite and no mean renger (like a yosemite), tempecher was parfect to climb,3-4pichs moderato rout a lot. short approach. other intresting climbing near there,too. so goooooood! I want to go back . [View Full Entry]

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20-24th sep and 4-14th oct, Yosemite. first time autmn here. yosemite fall is empty. short daylight. but my tick list routs is long mult-pich and little hard for me and finaly I got cold so last 3days could not climb. but still,I did some ,but ..uumm not enoth........... come back next time. I will be stornger?! here has so many interesting routs. [View Full Entry]

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nice to see again kiwi friends. I love them.I was really enjoying wedding party . it was so good. I eat a lot food. too much eatting? my tummy was not so good that point. but I could not stop eatting. wedding party was very different to japanese one. [View Full Entry]

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9-12th of sep, tuolumine. I got hight alt problem this time . mabey tomato psta is bad for hight alt problem.....?somebady say to me......! good weather, wonderful climb. I want to stay more......only 3days climbing was not enoth! [View Full Entry]

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