In this news report jack geldard sums up the recent, and not so recent, events on cerro torre in patagonia, from the contested first ascent claim in 1959, through to david lamas free ascent of the infamous compressor route. It is located in a region which is disputed between argentina and. Although our ideas seemed concrete from the beginning, all came a lot. Cerro torre a snowballs chance in hell premiered at san sebastian international film festival in september 20. David lama free climbs the compressor route on cerro torre kinostart deutschland. David lama cerro torre film available on demand worldwide. Cerro stock photos download 11,703 royalty free photos. The 22yearold conquered the east face of the 3,128mhigh mountain using only mobile devices to secure his route after bolts from a previous attempt had been removed. In this news report jack geldard sums up the recent, and not so recent, events on cerro torre in patagonia, from the contested first ascent claim in 1959, through to david lama s free ascent of the infamous compressor route. Patagonia trekking and climbing fitzroy and cerro torre area prices, details and dates.
David lamas life of climbing release of cerro torre film. Cerro torre teaches climber david lama lesson of a lifetime. He is known for his first free ascent of the compressor route southeast ridge on cerro torre. Im especially proud having it done without adding any bolts. To me this first free ascent of the south east ridge of cerro torre is the end to the probably greatest adventure i experienced in my life so far. It was just a matter of time, now a short video is online for all to see of the historic first free ascent of the compressor route carried out by austrians david lama and peter ortner in patagonia. In the process, their film team added roughly 60 bolts to the line and abandoned about 700 meters of fixed ropes, stirring controversy. Lama, of innsbruck, austria, was a european champion in various climbing disciplines and had the first free ascent of the compressor route on cerro torre in patagonia, the magazine reported. January 2012, austrias exceptional climber david lama once again set out to climb the 33meterhigh cerro torre on the compressor route in patagonia in ropesharing with the east tyrolean peter ortner. Apr 04, 2020 it has come out today that lama and crew plan to climb to the top of cerro torre following maestris bolt line, then rappel from the top and rappelbolt the best line for free climbing.
During the international mountain summit in brixen, mountainblog had the rare occasion to make an interview with the alpinist david lama. The video of david lama and peter ortner and the first free ascent of the compressor route on cerro torre, patagonia. The 22yearold knows that this will not be an easy feat, but he is. Hi kelly, the red bull media house is producing a film featuring david lamas attempt to free climb the compressor route on cerro torre.
Lama claims that this is the only way in which he will be able to complete the project within the next 5 years. Meanwhile the history of cerro torre is still being written. Personne a grimpe cette aiguille gratuitement escalade granit. Reaching the top of cerro torre in 2012 was not only an extraordinary achievement for young gun david lama, but it also helped him return to the fold of international climbing opinion. In 2018, in a solo expedition, he was the first to reach. Tv total david lama bezwingt jeden berg ganze folgen gratis.
To many, the feat was unimaginable, and the peak shut down the climbers more than once. Hi kelly, the red bull media house is producing a film featuring david lama s attempt to free climb the compressor route on cerro torre. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of patagonia, climbing wunderkind david lama and climbing partner peter ortner set out to free climb the infamous southeast face of cerro torre, a route once. Feb 24, 2012 by free climbing cerro torre along the legendary compressor route, the mammut proteam athlete david lama has written a piece of mountaineering history.
David lama s life of climbing cerro torre a snowballs chance in hell duration. After more than three years of trying, david finally realized his dream of becoming the first person to free climb the infamous compressor route on patagonias cerro torre. Cerro torre a snowballs chance in hell posts facebook. Ukc articles cerro torre, david lama and red bullshit. Austrian wunderkind david lama set off for argentine patagonia in november 2009 with a noble plan. David lama and daniel steuerer attempted the iconic peak this season hoping to make the first free ascent of the infamous compressor route.
Prices are based on a minimum of 4 people per trip. Some years have passed since the cerro torre film had its release, and even more years passed since the production got on its way. Cerro torre is one of the mountains of the southern patagonian ice field in south america. Apr 19, 2019 lama, of innsbruck, austria, was a european champion in various climbing disciplines and had the first free ascent of the compressor route on cerro torre in patagonia, the magazine reported. In the middle of a raging storm, the summit of cerro torre felt like the center of the universe. With david lama, peter ortner, jim bridwell, toni ponholzer. In 1952, after making the first ascent of cerro fitz roy, frenchman lionel terray described the nearby cerro torre as an impossible mountain, a phrase that described well the icecapped, milehigh granite needle.
Set against the backdrop of breathtaking patagonia, david lama, the worlds youngest climbing world champion, sets out to climb an unfathomable route on cerro torre, a mountain once said to be the most difficult in the world. By free climbing cerro torre along the legendary compressor route, the mammut proteam athlete david lama has written a piece of. David lamas life of climbing cerro torre a snowballs. David lama cerro torre trailer video on red bull tv. Alpinist david lama dreams of becoming the first person to free climb the infamous compressor route on patagonias cerro torre. Set against the backdrop of breathtaking patagonia david lama, climbings wunderkind, sets out to climb an unfathomable route on cerro torre, a mountain once said to be the most difficult in the world. He won the european championship in bouldering in 2007 and the european championship in lead climbing in 2006. David lamas life of climbing release of cerro torre film posted by red bull stories, videos as the son of a sherpa, climbingand david lamas attraction to big mountainshave been part of his life since his earliest days and since then, hes found a way to excel at virtually every discipline in the sport. The story of two alpinists, bruno sourzac and ramiro calvo, bewitched by the same mountain. Post awesome movies of diverse climbers doing cool shit.
My mom is an innsbruck native and my dad a mountain guide from nepal. In march 2014, an adventure documentary was released following the first ever free ascent of cerro torre, featuring david lama. To descend he had only brought a 60m 7mm rope and three icescrews. David lama makes historic freeclimb on patagonias cerre torre. David lama lama and peter ortner first made headlines around the world in 2012 after making the first free ascent of cerro torres compressor route, a line steeped in mountaineering lore. From today on the awardwinning film cerro torrea snowballs chance in hell is available worldwide, on demand and free of charge. David lama, jess roskelley, hansjorg auer presumed dead at. Apr 24, 2015 reaching the top of cerro torre in 2012 was not only an extraordinary achievement for young gun david lama, but it also helped him return to the fold of international climbing opinion. The north face of cerro torre, as seen from the top of torre egger, showing. Patagonia trekking and climbing fitzroy and cerro torre area. When he took his talents to south americas iconic cerro torre last.
March 2017 is the movie about the ascent on red bull tv available. It was controversial while it was being filmed because of the added bolts and abandoned ropes by the film crew they got an earful, and changed their style. Download 11,703 cerro stock photos for free or amazingly low rates. Paintcan sit v9 pizza before cake v5 ron kauks dishes v6 ringside project fa. David lama mountaineer, climber, freespirit i was born in 1990. Matt sampson tells us how the weather played a critical role in the climb. David lama managed to fit in an hour and a half of bouldering at the southeastern climbers coalition property boatrock. Free ebook by david lama 9788867000814 rakuten kobo. Cerro torre reminds us of just how small we are against the backdrop of nature, but also that the most dangerous battles are often the most rewarding.
It is of note that he had not bouldered outdoors in over two years, and he still crushed. David lama am cerro torre film jetzt in voller lange verfugbar. David lama lama and peter ortner first made headlines around the world in 2012 after making the first free ascent of cerro torre s compressor route, a line steeped in mountaineering lore. Enter david lama, the son of an austrian alpinist mother and a nepalese sherpa father, and his climbing partner peter ortner. The 19yearold and his partner, daniel steuerer, would try for the first free ascent of cerro torre s southeast ridge. David lama became the first person to freeclimb the compressor route on patagonias iconic cerro torre. A snowballs chance in hell 20 stream and watch online david lama, the youngest climbing world champion, sets out to climb an unfathomable route on cerro torre. I learned a lot during the past years and climbing in this amazing mountain range has simply been great. Apr 09, 2012 twentyoneyearold phenom david lama represents a new breed of superalpinist.
After more than three years of trying, austrian climber david lama has finally realised his dream of becoming the first person to free climb the infamous. Jan 25, 2012 after more than three years of trying, austrian climber david lama has finally realised his dream of becoming the first person to free climb the infamous compressor route on patagonias cerro torre. Indeed, theres now a new chapter which has only just opened. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
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