Climbers Bag Classic Fitz Roy Splitters
In the past weather window teams climbed El Corazon on Fitz Roy and a route on Aguja Poincenot
The climbing season in Patagonia got off to a slow start due to cold conditions and windy weather, but over the past few weeks some big classic routes were climbed.
Laura Tiefenthaler from Austria and American climber Thomas Bukowski climbed the amazing El Corazon, a 1,250-metre 5.12 on Fitz Roy. They warmed up by repeating Exocet on Aguja Standhardt before turning their attention to the drier east face of Fitz Roy, where El Corazon rises. The route is known for the several pitches of splitter cracks.
One of their ropes got stuck on the descent and they had to cut it. After returning to camp, they found their tent and food had blown away so they continued into El Chalten. In total they spent 70 hours on the move with less than an hour of sleep.
Also during the past weather window, Kuba Kokowski and Michal Czech from Poland climbed the 700-metre Gruppo Ragni di Lecco to the top of Aguja Poincenot. The weather heading into January looks more unstable than over the previous few years.
