ROCK CLIMBING NEWS ITEM

Two Teams Complete Patagonian Traverse

WEDNESDAY, 28 NOVEMBER 2007

Two teams completed the second and third ascents of a bold Patagonian traverse in almost three days.

From November 21-23, the team composed of Patagonia veteran Rolando Garibotti and Hans Johnstone, together with another team consisting of four other Italians: Ermanno Salvaterra, Alessandro Beltrami, Mirko Mase and Fabio Salvadei, navigated from Cerro Standhardt to Punta Herron to Torre Egger. Thus, they connected the four peaks. This is the ultimate aim that was never been done until the two teams succeeded.

Thomas Huber and Andi Schnarf first completed the traverse in February 2005 from Cerro Standhardt to Torre Egger, over Punta Herron.

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