04/02/2012Colin Haley unleashed.
Colin just posted a very thorough analysis of the Compressor route bolts affaire in his blog. A must read, here.

02/02/2012Cordon Adela to Torre Traverse.
Argentines Max O'Dell, Juan and Agustin Raselli completed a fantastic week-long "grand voyage", traversing the Adela Range and finishing up the Ragni route on Cerro Torre. Undoubtely one of the most creative climbs in quite some time. Read more.

01/02/2012New route on Ag. Saint-Exupery.
Kate Rutherford and Mikey Schaefer climbed a new route on the south face of Aguja Saint-Exupery. With this route Mikey has now climbed new routes in five of the towers that crown the Fitz Roy skyline, including routes on Mermoz, Poincenot, Fitz Roy and Guillaumet, these last two together with Kate. Read more.

31/01/2012Lectura obligada.
Sugiero leer la carta de Sebastian de la Cruz a La Cachaña. Para aquellos demasiado jovenes para conocerlo, Seba, junto con Jose Luis Fonrouge, fue el escalador Argentino mas grande de todos los tiempos. Sugiero tambien leer la misiva de Carlos Comesaña, otra persona que no deberia necesitar ningun tipo de presentacion. Dos de los pilares mas importantes del andinismo argentino expresando apoyo claro e inequivoco para la restauracion de nuestro legado natural.

30/01/2012Patagonia Tragica.
There were a number of serious accidents in the last good weather window. Carlyle Norman lost her life on Exupery, while several people had rockfall related accidents on Innominata and Noruegos. The fact that this has been one of the driest seasons in history has not helped, but some of the accidents should make us pause and rethink our approach and our respect for these peaks. In an area where wall rescues are not available climbing in parties of three to ensure better chances of self rescue should be strongly considered. Let Bernardo and Carlyle's tragic deaths, dying alone while waiting for a rescue that never comes, be a reminder of just how very serious this area is.

30/01/2012Long link-up on Fitz, De l'S new rt.
Scott Bennett and Cheyne Lempe fired one of the longest link-ups in the area, climbing the NW ridge of Mermoz to Fitz Roy's Goretta pillar to complete The North Pillar Sit Start. Josh McClure, Miranda Oakley and John Rambo climbed another of the beautiful crack systems in the S face of De l'S, The Wormhole Effect. Josh also soloed a Exupery-De l'S combo via the Kearney-Harrington. More ascents of the Ragni route as well. More coming.