South African route Central Tower East Face

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South African route - Central Tower East Face

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South African route: South African route, East Face Central Tower, Paine, Chile

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First ascent

F.A. Paul Fatti, Roger Fuggle, Art McGarr, Mervyn Prior, Mike Scott, Richard Smithers, 1973/1974. FFA: Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva & Ben Ditto, 02/2009

Orientation

East

Length

1200m (30 pitches, many 50m long)

Height

2460m

Difficulty

7b+/5.12c

Route

The striking 30 pitch South African route takes the clearcut dihedral up the East Face Central Tower, Paine, Chile. First climbed in 1973/74 and graded A4/5.10, it was freed in February 2009 by the Belgian climbers Favresse, Villanueva & Ditto. The trio spent 13 days freeing the route and stated that the 1200m line contained some of the most amazing free climbing in their big wall career.

Getting there
Reach the Parque Nacional Torres del Paine from Puerto Natales. From Puerto Natales various bus operators offer open-ended return tickets to the park, almost 120km away. Buses depart at around 7 am and take over 4 hours to reach the park. The main entrance is Guardería & Rifugio Laguna Amarga, at the northern end of the park; all tourists are brought here and they must purchase a park permit and register before entering. Buses then continue to the Sede Administrativa Lago del Toro, from where most depart in the early afternoon for the return trip to Puerto Natales. Access
From Guardería Laguna Amarga walk to Campamento Torres and then the Torres del Paine Lookout. Details of the trek. Gear
Full trad rack. Notes
- Read the full interview here

South African route Central Tower East Face - South African route: South African route, East Face Central Tower, Paine, Chile

South African route Central Tower East Face - South African route: South African route, East Face Central Tower, Paine, Chile Carrying loads to the wall.

South African route Central Tower East Face - South African route: South African route, East Face Central Tower, Paine, Chile Hauling.

South African route Central Tower East Face - South African route: South African route, East Face Central Tower, Paine, Chile Sean Villanueva tackling a beautiful granite offwidth crack.

South African route Central Tower East Face - South African route: South African route, East Face Central Tower, Paine, Chile Ben Ditto, pitch 13.

South African route Central Tower East Face - South African route: South African route, East Face Central Tower, Paine, Chile Icy chimney

South African route Central Tower East Face - South African route: South African route, East Face Central Tower, Paine, Chile Nico disappearing into an offwidth.

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