CLIMBING A GIANT ROCK IN GUATAPÉ, COLOMBIA (EL PEÑOL TRAVEL VLOG) | Eileen Aldis

In this vlog we climb a monolith called En Peñol located near the town of Guatapé, Colombia. Click below for more info and subscribe here: ! Ver más vídeos en español: El Peñol is a giant rock known as ’la piedra más grande de Colombia’ (the biggest stone in Colombia). It weighs 66 million tonnes and contains granite and quartz. The first documented climb was in 1954 when three men took five days to reach the top. Nowadays, it takes 740 steps to reach the very top of the man-made tower at the summit. We found that the weather in this part of Colombia changes every twenty minutes or so - we saw both the sun and rain during our climb. The clouds lifted enough at the top for us to enjoy the gorgeous view of the surrounding lakes and landscape. You’ll notice what looks like a ’GI’ written on the northern face of the rock. The monolith is situated between two towns, Guatapé and El Peñol, and each has fought over ownership over the years. One day the people of Guatapé decided to settle it once and for all by writing ’Guatapé’ in huge letters. By the time they had finished the ’G’ and the first vertical line of the ’U’ the people of El Peñol had taken notice and assembled to stop it. All that remains is an unfinished name and a part of local history that hasn’t washed away. ABOUT ME: I’m a Canadian travelling around the world full time with my partner, Marc. I left my home, bought a one way ticket, and don’t have a plan. Come along for the adventure! PLEASE SUBSCRIBE for more videos by clicking that gorgeous red button. Don’t forget to hit the little bell beside it to receive notifications of new uploads (twice per week)! SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS: INSTAGRAM = TWITTER = FACEBOOK = Want a $50 CAD travel credit from Airbnb? Use this code: GEAR USED TO MAKE VIDEOS: *Small camera: *Medium camera: *Big camera: *Flying camera: *Camera on a stick: *Underwater camera: *Tripod: Disclaimer: *Affiliate links: if you purchase something using one of the marked links, I make a small percentage from that sale. This doesn’t affect my opinions and it helps my channel so I can make more videos :)