today i went out rock climbing with some australians. they’d been to this outdoor place once before, and it turns out weren’t as sure of the directions as they originally thought. we spent about 1hr driving through some nice neighborhoods on the outskirts of santiago before finally finding the spot. once there, it’s a 15min hike through some private property before you find this shaded area with some cool rock faces. there were about half a dozen other climbers in the area too. it was fun and quite challenging. the most exciting moments were when one of the australians fell ~3m before being caught by the rope (he was lead climbing) and when another climber fell about the same distance before hitting the ground (right next to a sharp boulder….but he was stupid and was climbing with a rope that was too short).