New 3,000-metre Patagonia Alpine Climb
The north ridge of Cerro San Valentin was climbed by three veteran alpinists over five days
An often looked at line in Patagonia has finally been climbed. The north ridge of Cerro San Valentin is 3,000 metres long and ends at an altitude of 4,058 metres.
Oriol Baro, MartÃn ElÃas and Nicolas Tapia spent five days climbing the route with difficulties up to M5 WI5. They started up a 1,000-metre line on the west face before gaining the aesthetic ridge that climbs to the north summit before the main summit.
After reaching the summit, they descended their route. Partway down, Baro injured his ankle. Once on the Grosse Baro Glacier, they called for a rescue and were airlifted out by a helicopter.
About their new route, Elias said, ” “Very good mountaineering with complex logistics and many objective dangers that make this ascent a very complex challenge.”
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