Hello everyone!
Taapaq Pacha (guardians of nature in Quechua), with that computer name as guardians were going to the highest adventure race in the world and the toughest in the country. We expected 226 km of roads, trails and chaquiñanes, coincidentally the same distance an Ironman, but the difficult terrain and the disciplines are not what a court would make 16horas, but in 3 days of competition.
Vini (supply)
wonder how come all this in 2 cars
With a team of friends and a phenomenal group of us went to Yaguarcocha supplies, a review of material required, after the problem of not having another vehicle supply and rented a 4x4 we made the mandatory review and all spent with outstanding note, which was exciting. Following the technical meeting and the place where we say the route in the town of Ibarra the audience was short and started the concern, there would be down to the coast, everything would be in the mountains, that is, all the time with height in the middle. Immediately at the end of that, go to Cotacachi to set up camp, as the race started from Cotacachi next day at 6.30 am.
slept little and getting up, getting ready and the game just in time. The first stage of cycling, 20 km upstream on a slope unfriendly, cobblestone and to top it, I got sick halfway through the climb and returned all the breakfast and I was trembling, but the determination and my great teammates, who took turns to help to pull the bike, managed to get to the PC 3. The place was what marked the end of change cycling and trekking, a long walk to the PC 4 and PC 5 (final day). Pale, foul mood and fit me very worried trekking shoes and go. After 20 minutes improved my face and my mind, still a little weak continue long. The trek was eternal, but we made two cuts on the way a bit extreme where ever there way, but in the last few months not a soul had been there in any case we went through the PC 4 at 17:00 and reached the final PC 5 to 20:00, night, a little rain on the way, but all very well, without getting lost once, making sure that as a mentor I'm fine.
Final day and the joy of meeting with our supplies, power in the town of Apuela have a shower and then eat an exquisite meal prepared by my sister and served by the other supplies. After a terrible journey to Piñán, over 8 hours of travel, very poorly planned by the organization that, the supplies we have to transport and arrived at 6 am, with departure at 6.30 am, one hour delayed by problems People took to get there (end of moor road 4x4). Nap time that could and get ready, go in search of guidance points OR 5 and OR 6 (OR they made the previous elite only), the OR 5 was misplaced, at a height totally different from saying the map and there was a This set of problems because it was harmful to the points we were looking for, checked the OR 6 and decided to leave the OR 5 because we were not the only team he knew was not where I marked the map, and explained that he was higher altitude, but decided to leave because we would play back like an hour away to find it. To continue the walk by the height and the moor, for hours, finally reaching the road, but still not very long since it opened to the right, and you could cut a trail near the middle of the moor, but it was very strong. Hours of walking and reached the end of tekking, desired PC 10. Smooth transition with supplies very attentive and help them as they could besides giving us food.
was beginning the long bike leg as we were missing and began 80km spectacular downhill and a bit wild. We saw a full rugged rocks in the road and the ambulance was providing relief, and a couple of miles beyond Raul fails to control his mountain bike and fly, suffers a nasty fall, which is necessary to heal their wounds but still . We arrived at the PC 11 ina very long time, we covered 33km mountain in 2 hours and 30 minutes, missing for more than 30 km final stage, the area of \u200b\u200bstrings, so eager to follow and why. But there was an eternal increase of around 10 km tired and did we look too far the PC12. We began the descent but dark, and the fog was thick, tantoque it could cut with a knife, but the lights were unable to cut and light rain accompanied us. He suffered from intense cold and fatigue, as well as uncertainty of not seeing the path that we were going. The hours passed and Raul turned to fall and hurt a bit more, which was worrying, and start to have more cold, he began to shiver and the first symptoms of hypothermia, but he's resolve as an Iron Man and the help of a thermal blanket chopped and placed between the knees and clothes us and we managed to provide heat. 2Km missing for completion and we are the supplies we reported that we re-enlisted, as time went from 21.00 in closing the PC12 and security had to finish. A pity because we were nothing and had already done the hardest part was just as lelgamos the last miles that have been on asphalt.
End of Day 2, we had achieved, surviving 2 days of suffering extreme race and still, now we were the last camp at Angel nearly 3000 meters high and confrontation served with cold moor again. Luckily on the way we turned to a hot shower and a meal offered by a student of Paul, the captain of our supplies, shower and food returned to the body soul and encouraged her to follow. Come to camp in good time, put up the tents and we had the luxury of being able to sleep 4 hours.
Whereupon up, ready things, have the map ready and out (I forgot to eat breakfast, I just took a cup of oats). The stage was long, and up to 3200's PC and then down to the Chota to 1400msnm and then culminate in a bloody rise to 3500 high on a stretch of 19Km. It was an ordeal, almost from the beginning, my knees were swollen and dolíam much, I could not pedal at all because I hurt my ability to end my ligaments, but had to continue, but there was always cycling, kayaking we expected. As the sun was rising an oven and a pan at the same time, thanks to those who gave us 2 bottles of water to fill the camel back and a car stopped and gave us a little more sunscreen a mouthful of coca cola. The last kilometers of the climb really painful to be pulled again touched, but all in all rise time was an hour less than we calculated at first. A 5K last downhill bike and arrive on the lagoon Yaguarcocha.
rowing was beginning for us
Left: Der
Rodmy Captain: Gandha the Guiding
was completed all cycling, hard, extreme, which was within 3 days career, always raises very complicated, but rich, and now was the kayak. The surprise of seeing my parents in the lagoon, auparnos and worrying about how we are changing the clips for some walking shoes, donning life jackets and water ducks. Load the boats and look for August 5 points hidden in the banks of the lagoon. A rowing. Compliments
with 5 points, including one that looked reamente not be sunk by 20cm under water (perhaps other cometidores not so clean), back to port and remove the water kayaks, go out and walk the last 1.9 km track to the point Yaguarcocha Huairasinchi end of 2010.
Flooring, finalizers the 2010 team Taapaq Pacha Huaira
Finally, a team of friends, some supplies and an incredible finisher satifacción be. To celebrate ... on stage I jumped at the chance and a bottle of French champagne with supplies rolled all the time ue uncovered and she played a bit of carnival, and was completed in less than a minute ... we were thirsty, hehe.
After this second experience Huairasinchi if I can attest that it is the adventure race that challenges human strength, and I love that.
There should be celebration with champagne, and the style
Some took F1 through the nose, eyes, never mind, was the excitement
extreme end of the 226km!
I have to thank the whole team greatly Taapaq Pacha; to Rodmy for his calm and composure as team captain Raul for the agouti and capacity increases in the MTB, to Francesco for their encouragement, excitement and ability physical, all our supplies Pablo for his sanity and organization of the rest, Vini for driving so much and always ready to help, Gabby for the provision and support in every little thing and especially my sister Ana Crix, for food, for advice and for always being there, for my part I think I fulfilled my task as a mentor, he never we lost, but I failed the duties on the rise in the MTB, I have to for the next get more physical strength increases.
has been a great career, I left many pleasant experiences and happiness, a couple of pain, almost anything luckily burns and one less in the foot, but it is a low cost for such a beautiful adventure. The next year God willing we will be there with the same team, more experienced and in better shape.
A big hug to everyone.
Gandha
I hope you enjoy the photos.
