White hell

We continue with the publication of the micro-stories of the third edition of the competition: High Altitude Storieswe let you enjoy with "White hell"by Lidia Rodríguez García.

White hell

-by Lidia Rodríguez García

08:00; we are ready, we only need to take the first step to get away from the Casa de Piedra, the refuge that has welcomed us so well this last night in the baths of Panticosa. We leave with a smile on our faces, as we remember the laughter we had at the last dinner with our route companions, we are all old acquaintances and we don't need many words to understand each other.

We go up the Caldarés river, on the way to the blue lakes, at this point we find abundant snow, we look at the sky and it doesn't say anything good. Team meeting; with disagreements we decide to continue. 12:00; ibón de Tebarray, surprisingly with a blizzard, still protected by the surrounding peaks. Emergency meeting. The only thing to do is to ascend to the "Infiernos" and descend via Pondiellos, the quickest and most direct way back to the Casa de Piedra.

13:30; in the "marmolera", bent over by the strong winds we all go to the white hell. Happy Halloween 2023.