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On 21 September 2023 French alpinists Vivian Bruchez, Aurélien Lardy and Jules Socié skied the awe-inspiring Whillans-Cochrane ramp on Aguja Poincenot in the Fitz Roy massif of Patagonia. This is only the second ski descent, after the first carried out by the late Andreas Fransson in 2012. On 22...

Belgian alpinist Nicolas Favresse reports about another two routes climbed with Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll on Aguja Poincenot in Patagonia: Beggars Banket (7a, 400m) first ascended on the East Face directly above the whillans ramp and, on the South Face, the first repeat and first free ascent of Historia interminable (6c,...

On 29/09/2014 Swedish skier Andreas Fransson and Canadian skier JP Auclair were killed by an avalanche on Monte San Lorenzo in Patagonia, on the border between Chile and Argentina. Both were considered two of the world's premier skiers.

The video Happy Winter produced by Bjarne Salén about Andreas Fransson and his extreme skiing.

The second video of Andreas Fransson and his extreme skiing expedition to Patagonia, with the first ski descent of the whillans ramp on Aguja Poincenot.

The second video of Andreas Fransson and his extreme skiing expedition to Patagonia, with the first ski descent of the whillans ramp on Aguja Poincenot.

The video of Andreas Fransson and his extreme skiing trip to Patagonia during which he carried out the first ski descent of the whillans ramp on Aguja Poincenot.

The video of Andreas Fransson and his extreme skiing trip to Patagonia during which he carried out the first ski descent of the whillans ramp on Aguja Poincenot.

Interview with Sweden's Andreas Fransson who on 19/09/2012 made the first ski descent of the whillans ramp on Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia.

On 19/09/2012 Andreas Fransson made the first ski descent of the whillans ramp on Aguja Poincenot, Patagonia.