Coping with the rain and with some mechanical problems while trying to stay fit and rock climb around Valle de Halcones; a great crag just outside Suesca, Colombia.
Just about 20 Km away from Suesca there is another climbing area close to the town of Machetá; it’s not clearly indicated so it is best to go with someone who knows the way around or, if that it’s not possible, get very precise instructions…
Finally the month of May is over! Just as April was the beginning of a new chapter, in May things took several sharp turns. The month started all good in Yolombó, but after we hit Medellin we had to face one challenge after the other;…
Just some random shots from the road trip to Villa de Leyva… This is how I look with “my” helmet on… Another view from above… But it’s mostly flat farmland… Safety meeting under eucalyptus trees…
When my cousin told me he was giving up his apartment in Bogota at the end of April, I knew I had to find a new base in Colombia pronto. Fortunately, Alain was also searching for a place to spend some time; so we both decided…
Arriving in Suesca, a climber’s paradise just 59KM north of Bogota, came by pure chance. One afternoon, wanting to escape the chaotic and convoluted Bogota, I took the bus with very little idea of what I was getting myself into. Alain, a French Canadian climber &…
When I started my trip I was really excited about coming to Colombia because of all the buzz the country is getting now that tourism is opening up after so many years of violent conflicts. I had done my research and had a few places…
