Patagonian Peak Gets First Ascent by Canadian/American Team

Here is what Van Biene said on his Facebook, “After what was surely one of the most epic weather windows in northern Patagonian history we have returned from what was easily the wildest adventure of my life. Boats, horses, backbreaking loads, bamboo machete hacking bush-crashing through the jungle, multiple sketch tyroleans, gaucho drinking huts, more huge backpack loads, countless river crossings, hiking in rafts to cross a lake to access a big wall and then climbing said big wall, open bivies, coffee, little rest, rafting back out the whole 40 km of truly wild and scenic river. I got to spend my birthday in the mountains with one of the most impressive natural amphitheaters I have ever seen.”

In a correspondence with Gripped, the climbers were enjoying some post-send beers and said it was a perfect trip. We will be updating the story as more details are available.