One of the world's most notable rock climbers, highliners and BASE jumpers, 43-year old Dean Potter, was killed on Saturday the 16th May when attempting a wingsuit flight from Taft Point on the southern rim of Yosemite Valley. Read more »
It's been a sobering week for the mountaineering community, as news broke that three Chamonix-based snowsport pros - Andreas Fransson originally from Sweden, J P Auclair from Canada, and American Liz Daley - died in two separate avalanche incidents on Monday. Read more »
A five-member expedition, led by Chilean explorer and mountaineer Camilo Rada, has made the long awaited first ascent of Volcan Aguilera on the South Patagonian Icecap. Read more »
Two days ago, jaws dropped around the world as news broke of Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell teaming up for a mega link-up in Patagonia. Hazel Findlay tracked Alex Honnold down to talk suffering, snow blindness and sharing a sleeping bag. Read more »
Well known as a competition climber, sport climber and coach, how did Adrian Baxter find turning his hand to trad climbing in Patagonia? Ben Williams catches up with him to find out. Read more »
What was described as the most beautifully-striking unclimbed line in all Patagonia, according to Argentinian expert on this region, Rolando Garibotti, has recently fallen to a team of French and Spanish climbers. Read more »
Talented Norwegian ice climbers Bjorn-Eivind Aartun and Ole Lied have climbed a major new route on Patagonia's Torre Egger (2,850m), forcing an outrageous series of ice pitches up the left side of the South Face overlooking the Col of Conquest. Read more »
Jorge Ackermann from Argentina, and regular Patagonian activist, American Colin Haley, have finally completed the South Face of Cerro Standhardt (2,730m) to its very top. Read more »
In a flurry of activity taking place on Cerro Torre in early December, Norwegians Ole Lied and Trym Atle Saeland completed perhaps the oldest project on the mountain, the much talked about but rarely attempted Spiral Route, which begins up the Standard Compressor Route on the South East Ridge and finishes up the final section of the West Face. Read more »
Ian Parnell and Andy Kirkpatrick's adventures in Patagonia are underway as they attempt be the first people to accomplish a winter ascent of Torre Egger. Read more »
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