Aguja Saint-Exupery - North face
3. Kearney-Harrington
3.1 Variation
3.2 Bienvenidos en Patagonia
550m (450 new) 6a+
Sue Harrington and Alan Kearney (USA), 9-10/2/1988.
Description. Climbs an obvious left leaning ramp on the NW face, to reach the NE ridge, where it traverses left on reach the Italian route. There are a number of variations in the first four pitches to reach the left leaning ramp, all of them of about the same difficulty. To cross the snowfields on the Italian route boots and crampons might be necessary.
History. Ricardo Tylka and Fernando “Chino” Heredia (Argentina) first attempted this line was in 1978. They reached a point not far below the NE ridge, having climbed 250 meters. Solo ascents. Rolando Garibotti (Argentina), 12/1996, in 11 hours round trip from the Polacos camp (4hs for the route). Colin Haley (USA) in 2011. Josh McClure (USA) in 2012, as part of a solo link-up of Saint Exupery and Aguja de l'S (18 hs round trip from Polacos to Polacos, 4:15 for the Kearney-Harrington).
Approach. De Agostini to Niponinos to Polacos. Climb a right leaning ramp crossing the Innominata couloir, to reach a couloir to the right of the face.
Pro. Two each to camalot #2, one camalot #3, nuts.
Descent. Via the same route.
Bibliography.
Kearney. AAJ 1989 p. 176-178; Climbing Magazine 110 p. 72-76.
Tylka. AAJ 1978 p. 585; Andinismo # 1/78 p. 54-55.
Garibotti. AAJ 1997 p. 117-122; High Magazine 176 p. 77-78.
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