Many of you will surely see yourselves reflected in the stories and anecdotes told in this book. Any mountaineering group in the Basque Country could be the protagonist of this publication, but in this case it is ours. A group from Legazpi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Several of those friends that Antxon made in this world have wanted to collaborate in this project: Gregorio Ariz, Casimiro Bengoechea, Ramon Malkorra, Rafel Vidaller and Carlos Carracedo, Ana Argote, Adolfo Madinabeitia, I\u00f1aki Andreu, Saioa Carte P\u00e9rez, Edu Vi\u00f1uales, or Kepa Lizarraga. And then there are the local collaborators who have taken part, such as Maribel Armendariz, Juan Carlos Agirre, Jes\u00fas Mart\u00ednez S\u00e1nchez Dehesa, Aitor Casado, Txakel and the rest of the family who in one way or another have also contributed to this book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It all began with Antxon. When he was eight years old he came to live in Brinkola, he met a person who changed his life (the teacher Don Avelino), and when he went down to live in Legazpi, he got together with a group of friends, a couple of years younger, and a friendship began that has lasted 50 years. On a personal level, there was a very good feeling <\/em>The two of us hit it off perfectly and a team of climbers was born, which over the last 50 years has crossed different mountains in different mountain ranges around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the other hand, Antxon has been a key person in the Basque mountain world over the last 50 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He was the founder and driving force behind the Federation's rescue team. This team also developed a friendship among its members, which still exists today. He was one of the first qualified guides in the international association of high mountain guides. He joined the Benasque Mountain School from its beginnings as a teacher and, always with a good attitude and commitment, he worked hard to move this project forward. He spent many years as technical director of the federation. He was the right hand of the historic president Paco Iriondo, who loved him like a son. He took part in the first Zegama Aizkorri marathon, taking charge of security and all the medical aspects of the race. The organisers commented that Antxon was the race's \"guardian angel\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n And as for the mountaineering group that was born in Legazpi at the beginning of the 70s, it was the one that took the first steps for this family to get started in the mountains and 50 years later we are still walking in the mountains. We got together as young people with a lot of enthusiasm and a desire to get into the world of mountaineering and climbing. And Antxon was our climbing, skiing, canyoning, etc... teacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This mountaineering family has been changing its members, some people have left, others, such as Antxon and Mikel Oskoz, have passed away, and others have joined. Like Jes\u00fas \"the Murcian\". He landed in Legazpi, contacted us, and that same week he left for the mountains with his \"new family\". This anecdote is told in the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even today, the hard core of the mountaineering family, we still go out every week in the mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On one of these \"San Jueves\" routes, the idea came up of paying tribute to Antxon on the 5th anniversary of his death... and here we are with this book, which has been joined by many friends he had in different fields.<\/p>\n\n\n