La Cumbre

Had a somewhat sleepy day wandering around Cordoba and then dragged myself up early the next day and headed off alone again to the town of La Cumbre in the traslaserierra mountains, to try and get some flying in. La Cumbre being one of Argentinas most well known flying sites and a previous host of the world cup.

Was raining when I arrived and thick fog the morning after so I pretty much gave up on the idea and booked a night bus to Buenos Aires. After passing a few hours in an Internet Cafe in the morning however, I emerged to discover bright sunshine and a lovely afternoon. Flying was back on and I managed to easily meet up with a tandem pilot at the hostel and off we headed off for a showdown at the Cuchi Corral.

Had an excellent flight, mainly soaring the small ridge but with a few thermals to keep it interesting and lots of condors sharing the lift. Had a great 5 minutes of proximity flying with a big condor just after taking off.

Eventually sunk out but got a ride back up the hill with a group of guachos (one very drunk sporting a "las islas Malvinas son Argentinas" cap on - it did get mentioned) after sharing beer and their left over asado.