The French ski team of Aurel Lardy, Vivian Bruchez and Jules Socié has opened up new ski routes in the granite walls of Fitz Roy - an area that is otherwise reserved for climbers. The filmmaker Matthew Tufts documented their daring undertaking with impressive footage.
Skiing steeply among the granite walls that dominate El Chalten. Aurélien Lardy, Vivian Bruchez and Jules Socié have only one idea in mind: to push the boundaries of weightlessness to open new ski routes on these Patagonian giants.
The project is a mix of commitment, friendship and plenty of mate tea, for a kind of "free solo" on skis that you won't soon forget!
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Credits: Cover picture Matthew Tufts