American Jenny Abegg Sets Patagonia Record
Despite not the best conditions, Jenny Abegg set the fastest known time round-trip up Cerro Solo
American climber Jenny Abegg has bagged the fastest known time (FKT) of the peak Cerro Solo in Patagonia’s Fitz Roy massif. She completed the 28-kilometre round-trip from town in 6 hours and 22 minutes. The total elevation gain was 2,196 metres.
As Patgonia Vertical noted: “She had scouted the peak with a friend to familiarize herself with the route and assess the risks of the glacial section. The following day, a heavy snowfall reached all the way to town, significantly complicating conditions. Despite this, she decided to go ahead. She ran to Laguna Torre, crossed the tyrolean over Río Fitz Roy, and contoured the lake before following a ravine and veering right, ascending talus to the glacier’s edge. The fresh snow in this section and above slowed her pace considerably.”
Abegg had visited Patagonia before and even set other FKTs. In 2022, she completed the Vuelta al Hielo, which often takes people around one week, in 15 hours and 29 minutes. She then completed the 64-kilometre Huemul Circuit in 11 hours and 48 minutes.
Abegg holds several other FKTs, including that of the Mount Tantalus Traverse in B.C. with Sarah Hart in 12 hours and 39 minutes in 2023; and that of the North Cascades High Route in 6 days, 19 hours and 38 minutes with Kaytlyn Gerbin in 2022.
