MNHCC

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MNHCC on El Cohete.

The following day we finally hiked up canyon and the climbed the proud looking El Cohete formation via its 500 meter long Mejor No Hablar De Ciertas Cosas or MNHCC – an 11ish pitch 6b route. The outstanding final 4 or 5 pitches (splitter cracks and clean faces) are guarded by a ~300 meter “approach” gully where the climbing is no harder than 5.7-5.8 but is a bit loose and a touch exciting in one or two places. The descent involves many double rope rappels down the route and is a little bit of a pain in the ass. Still, it was a great day.

Photos

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Hiking up to the El Cohete (visible almost in line with Shirley) with the refugio visible (Dec. 2016).


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A close-up of El Cohete formation (Dec. 2016).


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And a slightly closer view of the headwall with its beautiful splitter cracks (Dec. 2016).

Los Arenales

A viscacha – a member of the chinchilla family (Dec. 2016).


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More of our viscacha friend. Like a rabbit with a funny tail or a fox with odd ears (Dec. 2016).


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One of the early pitches in the gully of Mejor No Hablar De Ciertas Cosas on El Cohete (Dec. 2016).


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Shirley following a pitch in the approach gully of MNHCC (Dec. 2016).


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A shitty section of kitty litter slab way out of sight of the last piece of pro – not hard (5.7-5.8) but bit shitty (Dec. 2016).


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Starting the first pitch of the headwall on MNHCC…technically this variation is called Chipi Chipi Bon Bon (Dec. 2016).


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Looking back at Shirley from midway up this long (~60 meter) pitch (Dec. 2016).


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Higher on the same pitch (Dec. 2016).


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Shirley following the first pitch of the headwall on El Cohete (Dec. 2016).


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And a bit higher (Dec. 2016).


Aguja Campanile

Aguja Campanile as seen from high on El Cohete (Dec. 2016).


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The finish is this nice finger crack followed by a weird and very wide stem/step across onto the belay ledge (Dec. 2016).


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Shirley at the nice belay stance on the prow of El Cohete (Dec. 2016).


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Second pitch of the headwall of MNHCC (Dec. 2016).

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Aesthetic crack climbing in a very nice position (Dec. 2016).


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Shirley finishing up the same pitch (Dec. 2016).


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Views down canyon from the spacious ledge (Dec. 2016).


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Leading pitch 3 of the headwall (Dec. 2016).


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Looking back towards Shirley from midway up the pitch (Dec. 2016).


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Nearing the top of this same pitch. All the pitches on the headwall were pushing 60 meters (Dec. 2016).


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Shirley starting up the third pitch of the headwall (Dec. 2016).


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Panoramic view of the Los Arenales Canyon from near the top of MNHCC (Dec. 2016).


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Nearing the top of the pitch (Dec. 2016).


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Shirley nearing the top of El Cohete. The impressive looking greenish formation on the right is Aguja El Fraile (Dec. 2016).


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View up-valley from near the top of El Cohete. Click photo for a quick pano video, including long range view our camp & car (Dec. 2016).


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A selfie at the top (Dec. 2016).


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El Cohete Group (Dec. 2016).


Los Arenales

Camp life. Another salami about to enhance a pasta dinner (Dec. 2016).


Los Arenales

Homeless p*rn. A relaxing bath (in snowmelt)…after 4 or 5 days, Shirley was insisting that I bathe before entering the tent (Dec. 2016).


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