Sitting in the heart of the Central Andes, at the foot of 5,000-meter mountains, Santiago de Chile is a serious environment for all around outdoor adventure seekers. Get ready to switch from swinging your tools to riding the swell – within the same day. Santiago offers easy access to big mountains, great rock climbing, wild whitewater, immaculate backcountry skiing, and superb mountain biking. With Patagonia to the south and a location adjacent to the Pacific Ocean and the desert, Santiago at 450 years old, is Chile's first city and arguably its most outdoorsy town. Its rich culture, perfect weather and outdoor opportunities rival any in the world--an ideal Film Festival partner town.

Nacho Morales, Adventure Film Chile's Organizer, is a Santiago-based climber and editor of Escalando Magazine - Chile’s only mountain culture media. He is also head of Patagonia’s operations in Chile. We look forward to our South American sister festival, Adventure Film Chile - coming in 2009.