A team of climbers: Nicolas Navarrete from Ecuador, Sebastián Pelletti from Australia and Hernan Rodriguez Salas from Chile announced the discovery of a new route to the summit of Mount Cuerno Norte.
Name of the new route: ‘Kundalini’
Difficulty category: 7a rock
Length: 700 meters
Line: along the east face of the summit of Mount Cuerno Norte in the Torres del Paine massif, Chile.
The team established their route from 13 to 14 February on the east face of Cuerno Norte, a mountain located at the end of the remote Bader Valley.
After a long approach to the base and a bivouac below the face, the climbers spent two days climbing the route in pure alpine style.
The trio encountered steep rock; they made one bivouac on portaledges, hanging them at about three-quarters of the route’s height.
The following day, the team reached the summit, from which they descended via the standard route.
As on their previous ascents, the team used no bolts and left no gear behind except for rappel stations.
“A new ascent of Cuerno Norte with great friends Sebastian and Hernan. I arrived in Puerto Natales with no expectations and now I just can’t believe that the stars aligned to allow me to have such an amazing adventure.”
Climbing alone in a valley with so many walls is a feeling that is hard to describe.” – said Nicolas.
“It was really cool to spend two days on the east face of Cuerno Norte. This wall has always intrigued me, it attracts all the attention when you go through the Bader Valley. Sitting on the front end of the Bader Valley, it was a joy to finally feel this steep slope and bask in the golden rays of the sunrise. We called our line “Kundalini” because it snakes up this really steep wall. The line was climbed at 7am, after about 700 meters of climbing.” – said Sebastian Pelletti.
Source: travelworld.biz