El Flechazo is New 5.12 WI5+ on Patagonia’s Aguja Standhardt
It was climbed by the strong team of Nico Favresse and Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll, who used the new Grade 7 inflatable portaledges
Belgian climbers Nico Favresse and Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll have climbed a route on Patagonia’s Aguja Standhardt they called El Flechazo, an 850-metre 5.12b M3 WI5+.
The new line up climbs up the southeast pillar of Standhardt and starts close to Motivaciones Mixtas. They climbed the route onsight, except for one crux pitch they sent on their second go, bivied twice and finished up Exocet.
They carried the new inflatable Grade 7 portaledges, that were released last year from the Squamish-based company. Favresse told planetmountain.com, “They allowed us to have the comfort of a portaledge but without the inconvenience of its weight, bulkiness and difficulty to rig. It made the climb much more enjoyable and gave us the chance to stop climbing whenever we wanted to and enjoy the exposure from a comfortable hanging cocoon!”