Keyword: Patagonia

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Film tip: Cerro Torre Climb & Fly

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

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

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+)

Siebe Vanhee, Sean Villanueve, Nico Favresse and Drew Smith make the first free ascent of Riders on the Storm.

Laura Tiefenthaler successful in Patagonia

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

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

In mid-January, Facundo Saubidet, Jeremías 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

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.

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