On the 66th anniversary of the disputed first ascent of Cerro Torre in Patagonia by Cesare Maestri and Toni Egger, we examine ...
This interview needs little introduction, it deals with two of the world's most talented climbers, Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold, who recently completed a superb traverse in Patagonia. That of the ...
Had we set off a day later we would certainly have enjoyed our climb more: it would have been a "sunny ramble" up Fitz Roy, instead of a sort of boxing match during which the wind packed its punches..
After a new line on Torres del Paine, the two Basques nailed another new route on Aguja Mermoz in the Fitz Roy massif last ...
Mount Fitz Roy, which typically stands obscured in a haze of clouds, was originally named "Chaltén," meaning "smoking mountain" in the ancient Tehuelche tribe's dialect. Today, its title ...
Patagonia is humming with climbing teams exploiting short weather windows to send new routes and repetitions. Here are the ...
jaws dropped around the climbing world when he became the first to solo the Fitz Roy Traverse in February 2021. This epic route, fantasised about by anyone who has ever seen a photo of the jagged ...