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Adventure, caves, climbing, Colombia, exploring, rappelling, travel, you didn't almost die silly
Ha! Pun!
Annnnnyway, a couple of years back, on my trip to Colombia, my friends and I rappelled down into a big hole in the ground. It was sixty meters deep and lead to a cavern full of bats, stalactites, and stalagmites.
The well-farmed (but lovely) countryside surrounding Villa de Lleyva, where we went rappelling
This is a big hole! I think I will lower myself down into it with only a rope to hold onto. *Good ideas*
Our very sweet colombiano guide
I was naturally the first one down (so excited!)
But the others also made it safely (although not without some tears from my sister, who was frightened)
“You ‘might’ trip over a stalagmite!”
- Felipe! It was too dark for many photos…and my camera was getting covered in mud, as you can tell.
- I was the last one out…
My sister is pretty in pink!
I thought this climb was super fun, but my sister had different opinions. (Later, at a family gathering, she told everyone that she had “nearly died”. I snorted, and had to pretend to be choking on my drink.)
Nonetheless, the climb out was the hardest climb I’ve ever done. Most of the cliff face was sheer, slick mud with no purchase, so it was just rope climbing until you reached the roots, which helped a lot. When we got to the top, we all lay around in a sweaty, panting pile for a little while.
Fun!
