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SOUTHERN PATAGONIA: 2018 - 2019 season.

List of important ascents and first ascents.

This is a list of the important ascents or first ascents done during the 2018-19 season. For a longer description including considerations about the accidents that happened, self-rescue, risk management, and other, read here.

CHALTEN MASSIF

Cerro Solo
- North ridge, new route: Alpinisisima.

Cerro Torre
- Complete north face, attempt.
- Southeast Ridge, seventh and eigth ascents. Beware that a key hold broke and two pitons were ripped in the lower Lama variation.

Torre Egger
- West face, attempt, 21 days spent on the wall over two attempts! Photos and first hand account here, here, here and here.
- East face, Marc-André's Vision, variation.

El Mochito
- El Camino del Guerrero, new route, solo.
- Mosca para Mujer, new route.
- Straight outta Nipo, new route.

El Mocho
- Bizcochuelo, first free ascent.

Aguja de la Medialuna
- North face, Harvest Moon, new route.

Aguja Bifida
- East face, alternate start to Cogan.
- Northeast face, Siren to Cogan variation, photos here.

Cerro Ríncon
- Comesaña - Palma, ski descent.

El Tridente
- West face, El Hedonista, new route.

Aguja Guillaumet
- For once no new routes or variations. What a relief.

Cerro Chalten / Fitz Roy
- Via Californiana at 69! "Oldest ascent" of Fitz Roy.
- El Corazón, fifth ascent.
- Via Afanassieff, first solo, free-solo up and down.
- Via Afanassieff at 64! "Second oldest" ascent of Fitz Roy.

Aguja Poincenot
- Patagonicos Desesperados, first free and onsight ascents.

Aguja Rafael Juárez
- West face, "Viaje sin fin" variation to Quilombo.
- West Ridge, first solo, done free-solo, downclimbing the Anglo American.

Aguja Saint Exupery
- West face, Chiaro di Luna, free-solo ascent, downclimbing the Kearney-Harrington.
- First paraglider flight off the summit, here.

Aguja de l'S
- East face, Haizea, new route.

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CERRO SAN LORENZO

Pilar Sur / El Faro
- Pilar Sur aka "El Faro", first ascent.

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SOUTH OF LAGO VIEDMA

Cerro Nahumaday

- Cerro Nahumaday, first ascent.

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TORRES DEL PAINE

Paine Grande
- Estilo Andino, new route. Photos here, here, and here.

Aguja de los Quirquinchos
- East face, The Skidmark, new route, more photos here.

Aleta de Tiburón
- East face, The 600lbs Amoeba, new route, more photos here.

Cuerno Este
- East face, line to 50m below shale band, Riveros-Secul, more photos here.

Cerro Peineta
- South face, Puro Filete, new route, more photos here.

Cerro Almirante Nieto
- Southeast face, Linea de Libertad, new route; more photos here.
- East face, Genesis, more photos here.

Monte Balmaceda
- First winter ascent and first aski descent, here, here, and here.

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