Conquering Pochoco

Cerro Pochoco is a cliff. It doesn't mess around. If you want to climb a mountain the quickest way possible, take the trail up Pochoco. It's straight up: no turns, no slight down hills, and no solid footing. Its physically a killer, putting Santiago's famed Cerro San Cristobal to much shame. The only thing that is really scary about Pochoco is getting back down. Once again proving to me that hiking boots were a solid investment. So Pochoco brought it's A game - I stared it back in the eyes and conquered it.

I also have to put this picture up, which looks literally like something one would see in an issue of GQ trying to sell [fake] Ray-Bans.

Pictures by Elias