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A short video and a few photos from my recent trip to Patagonia with Carlos Suarez. Although the weather was largely not good enough for big climbing objectives, we put in one good attempt on the Fitzroy’s Supercanaleta and spent the rest of what was a very enjoyable trip waiting for weather that never came. Better luck next time…

Fitzroy from the East

Gearing up

Belaying Carlos to get a photo of Cerro Torre

Fitzroy from the Rio Electrico side

A boulder and a boulderer

The art of the cordero

Ropeless in the Supercaneleta

Waiting for weather

The team after a run up the Torre valley

Starting up Aguja Guillaumet

Back to the Fitzroy glacier north

Alpine start

Supercaneleta

Bad weather, good boulders

Lunch with climbing legend Denis Urubko

Speedflying in South America

Take off with a veiw

The mighty alfajores

Cordero y Cerveza was not the originial plan for the Veloce GTX

Fitzroy from El Pilar

As we reached the end of a great winter climbing season in Scotland classic gullies on the west coast were banked out with fantastic snow ice. With perfect conditions I couldn’t resist a speedy solo ascent of Crowberry Gully IV,4 on the Buachaille with a speedwing flight from the top. Total time 1hr 50min from the car to the summit, 2:20 round trip. An epic day to finish off a great winter season in Scotland!

A fantastic day out on the Ben Nevis classic Orion Face Direct (V,5) with Aaron Hodgson. After a couple of poor winters it seems good ice climbing conditions have finally returned to the Scottish highlands… About time!