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Splitter Cracks And Stellar Weather
February 2010 - Argentina » El Cajón de ArenalesRyan Huetter, winner of a 2009 Mountain Fellowship from the AAC, reports on a new route in El Cajón de Arenales in Argentina.
During the long weeks since I climbed the North Tower of Paine, waiting in vain for the right day to climb the Central Tower, much time was spent fantasizing about warm-weather routes and creating the ultimate Top 10 climbs for the coming season. But when the opportunity came to return to El ...
Patagonian Apprenticeship
January 2009 - Argentina » Chalten MassifMountain Fellowship winner Jordon Griffler reports on his adventures in Patagonia in early 2009.
Alan Ream and I had intended to attempt the Spiral/Corkscrew/Anglo-Argentine Route on Cerro Torre, skipping as many bolts as we could along the way. This is the long-sought climb that starts on the southeast ridge (Compressor Route), traverses across the upper south face, and finishes on the upper west ridge. As it turns out, the Norwegian team of Ole Lied and Trym ...
New Route On Fitz Roy
January 2008 - Argentina » Chalten MassifAAC Mountain Fellowship Award winner Crystal Davis-Robbins climbed a new route on Fitz Roy, all free and alpine-style, in January 2008. Click the PDF link to download her illustrated report (1 MB).
