Thursday, December 11, 2008

Climbing near Chillan Hot Springs

Last week-end was a long week-end in Chile. Monday was off and we decided to head South to go climbing into the wild ;-)

After a last minute change of plans (the road to our initial destination was blocked), we spent 3 days near Chillan hot springs (6 hours drive from Santiago).
We = Benoit, Taryn and Florence (+ myself obviously). The great thing is we also met our good friend Pancho from Santiago who was climbing there with 3 friends from Concepcion. We climbed together and even gathered for a really nice BBQ at Julian's parents' cabin nearby. 3 Kg of meat for 8 people... that's the chilean way of life ;-)

The program was pretty straightforward: climbing, climbing and more climbing!
We camped at a nearby campsite equipped with 2 hot spring pools: one at 36°C and the other one at 40°C... But only cold water for the shower!! Refreshing...

We really had a great time. We virtually spent the whole week-end seeing nobody, enjoying the nice surrounding, fresh air and outdoor activities :-)

Here's a few shots:

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