After our pleasant stay in Valdivia, we headed east to Lago Ranco for a short climbing trip outside the village of Llifen. The drive along the lake was among the most beautiful any of us have ever done. The access to the climbing area was through a hot springs, which was undergoing some construction, and after we chatted with the guys for a couple minutes we made our way down the dirt and grass road to the crag. We got very humbled by our first few climbs. Comments like ”This looks like an easy climb” quickly turned into grunts and groans as we got picked apart by the overhanging walls. Seemingly perfect in-cuts turned out to be nasty slopers. Into the afternoon we met a nice elderly rancher whose property we were on. He welcomed us
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