Keyword: Patagonia
Film tip: Cerro Torre Climb & Fly
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Airy climbing documentary about the Climb & Fly adventure of Roger Schäli, Mario Heller and Pablo Pontoriero on Cerro Torre.
Great cinema: French alpinist trio climbs southeast ridge on Cerro Torre
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The three alpinists Maud Vanpoulle, Fanny Schmutz and Lise Billon are the first women's team to climb over the southeast ridge to Cerro Torre.
Ticino big wall as a dress rehearsal for Patagonia adventures
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Main test passed: Matteo Della Bordella and Giacomo Mauri climb Ticino big walls simultaneously before their trip to Patagonia.
Historical: First free ascent of Riders on the Storm (1200m, 7c+)
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Siebe Vanhee, Sean Villanueve, Nico Favresse and Drew Smith make the first free ascent of Riders on the Storm.
Laura Tiefenthaler successful in Patagonia
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High season in Patagonia: Laura Tiefenthaler repeats El Corazón on the Fitz Roy and Potter-Davis on the Poincenot north face.
Video: Sean Villanueva and Pete Whittaker in the unforgiving mountains of Patagonia
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Last winter in Patagonia, a strong rope team attracted attention: crack specialist Pete Whittaker and Patagonia veteran Sean Villanueva. During their time together, the duo managed, among other things, to wring a first free ascent from two hard crack lines.
Whittaker and Villanueva free another badass tear line
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In mid-January, Facundo Saubidet, JeremÃas Castaña and Santiago Scavolini opened a new route on the west face of Guillaumet: Anda pa'alla. At the beginning of the week, Pete Whittaker and Sean Villanueva managed to complete the 500-meter line with difficulties up to 8a and to climb completely free for the first time.
Pete Whittaker and Sean Villanueva conquer icy offwidth crack
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Pete Whittaker and Sean Villanueva are repeating the Yacaré route (550m, 7a+) opened by Pedro and Tomás Odell earlier this month on the Aguja Rafael Juarez in Patagonia. The British-Belgian rope team managed to free climb all rope lengths for the first time.