Villa Paulina Sports & Outdoors

Besides the expectable classical, high-altitude climbing, and trekking activities, ice climbing is very popular here, as this frozen cascade (seen here in its liquid state) is a must for every technical climber in central Chile.
In winter, and regardless of weather, is usual to find one or more teams of ice climbers setting their ropes, locking their bolts and pushing their friends into the ice for a day's climb.
If you ask any Chilean technical climber about this cascade, they will know what you're talking about.
Sometimes, to reach to it, or to get back, cross-country skis and/or racking plates are necessary, as the new fallen snow tends to be too soft, turning walking on it into a real wading (and exhausting) experience.