Haley- Honnold. Another masterpiece of two LEGENDS!Chapeau!

Alex Honnold and Colin Haley have acquired a taste for this rapid ascents linking several peaks in Patagonia this season. A week later, making the first repeat of the Torre Traverse in 20 hours, they have conducted another express ride in the Fitz Roy, linking Desmochada, the Silla and Cerro Fitz Roy in a scant 17 hours and 7 minutes. They needed a total of 25 hours and 17 minutes for the trip back and forth from his bivouac at the base of the Desmochada.

Most impressive of all, the American climber has completed the entire route climbing free. Both the first and the second roped up the whole way ... although, strictly speaking, few long belays, because they made much of his journey climbing simul. In short: three long pitches in Desmochada climbing Golden gate, two long pitches in the chair for the first free Bastard and three other long pitches to score the Californian to Fitz Roy.

Colin Haley has given all the credit for this ascent to Honnold: "Not only did Alex lead across the toughest part of the climb, with huge move away, but he kept during the entire climb the heaviest part of the extra rope/gear. it was the largest rock climbing effort I've ever seen. " Haley says, "I think this is the hardest I have ever tried in the mountains as the second climber. While crossing tower last week was a fairly equal symbiosis of our respective strengths, this ascent, completely made up of rock climbing, was made possible by Alex, and I just tried my hardest not slow us down. "

For them, the most pitches were 6c +, although the original Golden Eagle, opened by Alex Huber and Stephan Siegrist in 2006, marks a key long 7a +. In total, there were 1900 meters of climbing.
The wave effect direct

The two climbers were inspired to this adventure activity in 2011 by his fellow Whit Magro, Nate Opp and Josh Wharton, who made the link the same three peaks and the resulting line called The wave effect . However, those followed different routes in the first two: the climbed Desmochada through satellite Brass parrot, a line that combines sections of El Condor, Golden Eagle and The sound and the fury; Needle and the chair for the new The Vertical current.

Whit Magro, Nate Opp and Josh Wharton took four days to carry out its link in alpine style and pitching out most of the climb.

Freeing the Torre must be spectacular beyond words.