Infamous in the annals of climbing, is the Compressor Route of Cerro. Cesare Maestri might well have been the first person to make it up the rock portion, but his ascent was quite controversial. The first official ascent was by the "Ragni de Lecco" climbers in 1974.
The route is still by all means a beast. It's been climbed free a few times since all the bolts from the original route were chopped.
History
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Fitzroy
This isn't Cerro Torre, but actually Cerro Fitzroy, another amazing little bit of climbing.
Tommy Caldwell
Tommy was the architect of the Fitzroy Traverse, along with (roped!) partner Alex Honnold.
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It's happened y'all, Julia Canourdie has sent EAGLE-4, marking the first time a woman has claimed a 5.15b climb!
Here's a link
The road to 15.D
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You'll notice that the 2013 version of this chart ends at 5.15C!
This awesome Colorado mountain nearby Mt. Yale and Mt. Harvard is the first 14er that I ever climbed. Great memory for me!
It was a somewhat tough climb, and it was my second or third attempt, but it was a great win for me. And gorgeous!