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Washington Route - Fitz Roy

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Washington Route: Kate Rutherford during the first ascent of The Washington Route, Cerro Fitz Roy, Patagonia

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First ascent

Michael Schaefer, Kate Rutherford February 2011

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Orientation

South

Length

3405m

Difficulty

VI, 5.10, A1

Route

American mountaineers Michael Schaefer and Kate Rutherford started up the main difficulties a few hundred meters east of the California route on 09/02/2011, with Rutherford taking over most of the leading. Progress was slow initially due to iced cracks, but these gave way to sustained clean cracks up the obvious left-facing corner system. Ten pitches which were climbed rapidly and they then veered right up another two steep pitches before simul-climbing up 4th class terrain to finally summit just before 11pm. After another cold bivy on the top they then descended safely the next day via the Franco-Argentine route.

Getting there
Reach Brecha de los Italianos.