Me celebro mi cumpleaños #35. Entre panas. Explorando, flipando, pedaleando. Buscando nuevos caminos en terrenos ya explorados. Re descubriendo un Puntas lleno de posibilidades. Bike-packing del mejor... y entre tanta magia, mi regalo de cumpleaños no llega en bici sino con una llamada de la Marce... Seremos taitas!
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I celebrate my 35th birthday. Among great friends. Exploring, flipping out, pushing the pedals and pushing the bikes. Searching for new trails on familiar terrain. Re discovering Puntas, a mountain full of possibilities for great riding... and in between all the magic, my real birthday present comes via a long distance call from Marcela... a baby is on the way!
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--A poner a prueba el nuevo equipo / Viver testing his 100% home made gear. |
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-- Mi celebracion de cumpleaños / My birthday party |
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-- Trafico ciclistico saliendo de Pifo / Some 2 wheels traffic as we come out of Pifo |
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-- Enseguida encontramos los primeros senderos / We started searching for new single track right away |
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-- Fruta, papas con cuero y librillo / Brunch / Fruit, potatoes, pork skin, and cow stomach |
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-- Empezando la subida desde Yaruqui / Starting to climb up from the town of Yaruqui |
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-- El sendero de subida, transcurre entre plato chico y esto / The uphill trail goes between granny gear and this |
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-- Entrando al Paramo / Coming into the highlands |
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-- Los caballitos: Specialized Carve, Giant Yukon y mi Salsa Mariachi (tras las camaras). |
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-- Finally some downhill... ups no, wrong way, turn around |
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-- Salsa con diente de leon |
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-- El comienzo de un atardecer en blanco y negro. Pichincha al fondo. |
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-- Steep and high, a great combo |
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-- Paramo (high altitude andean grasslands) |
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-- Quito y el Pichincha con el ultimo rayo de luz |
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-- Quito, una salchicha de luces de 30 km de largo y creciendo... |
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-- Morning 1 |
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-- Morning 2 |
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-- Morning 3 |
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-- Morning and friends |
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-- Esta casita de lata nos dio cobijo durante la noche / Rustic shelter for the night |
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-- Warming up / Calentando piernas |
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-- Overheating / Sobrecalentando |
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-- This hidden trail traverses towards Puntas at around 4000m. Riding it was the highlight of the trip. |
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-- Pa flipar |
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-- Looking down at the inter andean valley. Quinche and Guayllabamba. |
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-- El Puntas. Primera vista. |
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-- The trail got almost fully covered by tall "pajonal" but still rideable. |
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-- 4200 m. Highest point. |
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-- Looking back a the ride |
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-- a random, 12 bottle box of Pilsener....flying |
Que hermosos paisajes, compañia y que buena manera de festejar esos 35 años tan bien vividos! ...y claro, felicitaciones por la noticia! jeejee...
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