Quiet weekend

I haven't got any climbing or running for the last 2 weeks (since my DNF at Carrera de Resistencia en las Montañas). And most of this week was about working from home and taking care of Mokka during her first days at home (which were a bit though, by the way...).

Yesterday we celebrated my mom all day long and today I went for some climbing to the University wall, then came back home to be with the dog. A slight change in the ordinary tasks but nothing that can't be retaken soon... :)

Flickr party

Last night I assisted to the Muestra Tu México en Flickr event, where I had some great time with my friends from the office, colleagues from other Y! offices and some of the attendees.

The event was to show and award the best photos submitted to the Flickr group that was created a couple of months ago. Winning photos will be published in a book in a couple of months.

I was very happy and surprised to see that 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 of the photos that I added to the group were randomly selected to be part of the collage that decorated some of the walls at the venue. No, I didn't won anything, just the satisfaction of seeing some of my pictures hanging from the walls :D

Slovenians Overcome Difficulties in Ruth Gorge

Fellow Slovenian Tina Di Batista and I went climbing in the Alaska Range's Ruth Gorge this April. We came in on April 7 and were rather disappointed with the poor conditions: lots of snow and no ice. But while we waited for the snow conditions to improve, on April 13 we climbed Ham and Eggs (V 5.8 AI4, 850m, Davies-Krakauer-Zinsser, 1975) on Mooses Tooth. Five days later we made the probable second ascent of Freezy Nuts in London Tower, a Manu Pelissier and Manu Guy route from 1996. They graded it TD+, 95 degrees, 800m, but now we found the route much easier—more like grade 3 ice climbing. Many parties after us climbed the line, which covers excellent, moderate terrain. The route could become the most popular in the Gorge, as a quick party can climb it in a half-day round-trip...

Taken from: Alpinist Magazine.

Change of minds

Do you remember Luis and Chalita's plans from some days ago? Well, they just made some "slight" changes to them today...

Instead of running the Kettle Moraine 100 Endurance Run and Leadville Trail 100, they opted for a more "light" and much less expensive plan for the Summer: running the 100 km Ultramaratón de los Cañones in the Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua, Mexico.

What made them change their minds so drastically? Well, it's simple: lack of budget :D

Mokka arrives home

After some years of wandering around the idea, I finally got a dog. Her name is Mokka and she's a cute chocolate Labrador Retriever puppy who loves to play and sleep a lot:

It will take a couple of months before she can go out running and mountaineering with me, so this gives us enough time to know each other and to train her in the basic domestic stuff. I'm a full-time "father" now... haha :D

More pictures of Mokka's arrival can be seen here.

He is born!

Look at this picture, the smiles on their faces say it all:

Congratulations Poli & Javier and a huge welcome to Javier Jr.!!

Child for a day

For those, like me, who still have a little child in their hearts: have a great day!! :D

A man's passion for the mountain is, above all, his childhood which refuses to die.

-- François Mauriac