January 26, 2009

Climbing in Cajon Del Maipo

From Chile

Cajon Del Maipo is a camping/recreational area set in the mountains an hour outside Santiago. I spent the entire day hiking and climbing. There are some really good routes for leading and top roping.

The scenery reminds me a lot of Malibu Creek back home. It's kind of strange to be so far away, and see scenery that looks kind of the same.

I met Luigi and Sasha, an Italian guy and Ukrainian girl, who are studying in L.A. They were both really good climbers. Even in the intense heat, we were able to get in some pretty good routes. I love that the sun doesn't go down until 9 o'clock here. It means there is that much more daylight, and more time to climb!

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