White Coast
Posted by ANTTI LOUHI | | Posted On torstai 29. joulukuuta 2011
Nine-to-five routines, plastic holds, darkness and boulder injuries. This is the time of the year to escape and devote some time for the things that will give you smiles and energy for the remainder of the winter. For us it's mountains, sun and good times in memorable atmosphere. We escaped on 27.12 and left for the White Coast.
It took 20 hours to reach our destination and everything went as usual. I slept two hours during the night before our departure and packed most of the gear at 4 AM while trying get rid of the wine inspired delirium. We spent most of the morning in München looking for something to eat and after enjoying a local treat called Curry Wurst we decided to move on and flew to Barcelona. We had still some 500 km left to drive and after numerous pit stops and caffeine powered vitamin shots we arrived to Costa Blanca just before midnight.
It's low season now and the prices are ridiculous. We have a villa with a mountain view just next to the sea under a clear blue sky and it costs us one hundred something euros per person for a two-week stay. No doubt it's a low season because it's only +20C during the day. They are giving out free wine as well. You can get two bottles of wine just for one euro, so if you return the empty bottles and get back the bottle deposit, the wine is basically free.
There's not much to report about climbing yet but I'll post some news when we actually have worked on some of the longer routes that we have planned to climb. So far we've only climbed some easier stuff and enjoyed the surroundings.
Right now I'm recovering after a long day out in the mountains, drinking wine and listening to our ad hoc band giving hard time to our neighbours by playing reggae-ish Rihanna using a Melodica, iPhone and a guitar. This is something.
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| Climber's hand luggage. Helmet, Melodica and an outdated man purse. |
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| We decided to travel downtown in München to find something to eat.. |
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| ...and ended up eating this strange but popular combination of curry powder and sausage. |
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| Our two storey villa in Calpe. |
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| View from the balcony. |
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| Puise enjoying the morning sun by the pool. |
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| I thought I was a geek when I brought my laptop with me but these guys are charging their cigarettes from my USB port. |
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| Orchestra of sweet tunes and harmony. |
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| Easy single pitch routes at Sella. |
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| Unknown Fräulein working on the moves of "Con las manos en la Cosa". |
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| All the surrounding areas are full perfect limestone walls. |
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| Access difficulties still exist in some areas. |
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| View of Mascarat after climbing "Espolón Gris" in Sierra de Toix. |
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| Sunset of Benidorm. |
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