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First ascent of Torre Egger, Patagonia, via the West Face

14th March 2013 | 1 comment.

Adidas athletes Matteo Della Bordella and Luca Schiera have made climbing history by becoming the first to reach the peak of Torre Eggar from the West Face. The pair made a new route of 30 pitches (25 new independent ones and the last five shared with the Huber-Snarf route) with a total heigh gain of 1,000m. It took them three …

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First solo climb of the three Torres Del Paine in Patagonia

11th March 2013 | 0 comments

  Rab-sponsored athlete Pedro Cifuentes has become the first climber to traverse the three Torres Del Paine in Patagonia, solo and unsupported. Cifuentes faced some of the world’s harshest weather conditions, including frequent storms and high winds, to complete the long, technical and committing climb. It took 29 days on the wall and more than a 1000m of climbing to …

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Issue 26 – March 2012

29th February 2012 | 0 comments

Patagonia Steve Razzetti explores the wild and remote Tierra del Fuego, as well as the more frequented Torres Del Paine and Los Glaciares national parks 10 Of The Best… Scottish Winter Ridges Dan Bailey picks out ten of his favourite ridges to climb in winter conditions, with a variety of grades Everest Base Camp Laura Crick gives an account of …

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Patagonia add to Alpine Collection

23rd January 2012 | 0 comments

Patagonia have announced some new additions to their Alpine Collection for spring 2012, including softshell and hardshell products. The Adze jacket is made of Polartec Windbloc stretch-woven fabric and is described as offering ‘mobility, durability and totally windproof’. Available in a range of colors for both men and women, the SRP of the Adze is £125. Next up is the …

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Venables on Shipton

14th January 2012 | 0 comments

Mountaineer, author and Trek & Mountain contributor Stephen Venables is giving a series of lectures on legendary adventurer Eric Shipton over the coming weeks. One of the greatest mountain explorers of the twentieth century, Shipton was a team-member on all four Everest expeditions during the 1930’s and found the route that Hillary and Tenzing would follow to the top of …