Keyword: Sean Villanueva
Bold big wall route opened in Greenland: Ryu-shin on the Mirror Wall
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Sean Villanueva, Pete Whittaker, Sean Warren and Julia Cassou have opened a new route on the Mirror Wall, one of the most difficult in Greenland...
Historical: First free ascent of Riders on the Storm (1200m, 7c+)
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Siebe Vanhee, Sean Villanueve, Nico Favresse and Drew Smith make the first free ascent of Riders on the Storm.
Video: Sean Villanueva and Pete Whittaker in the unforgiving mountains of Patagonia
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Last winter in Patagonia, a strong rope team attracted attention: crack specialist Pete Whittaker and Patagonia veteran Sean Villanueva. During their time together, the duo managed, among other things, to wring a first free ascent from two hard crack lines.
Whittaker and Villanueva free another badass tear line
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In mid-January, Facundo Saubidet, Jeremías Castaña and Santiago Scavolini opened a new route on the west face of Guillaumet: Anda pa'alla. At the beginning of the week, Pete Whittaker and Sean Villanueva managed to complete the 500-meter line with difficulties up to 8a and to climb completely free for the first time.
Pete Whittaker and Sean Villanueva conquer icy offwidth crack
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Pete Whittaker and Sean Villanueva are repeating the Yacaré route (550m, 7a+) opened by Pedro and Tomás Odell earlier this month on the Aguja Rafael Juarez in Patagonia. The British-Belgian rope team managed to free climb all rope lengths for the first time.
New line at the Siren Tower from Schüpbach, Della Bordella and Welfringer: Forum (840m, 7c)
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The trio Silvan Schüpbach, Matteo Della Bordella and Symon Welfringer manages the second ascent of the Siren Tower on the new Forum line (840m, 7c).
Moonwalking: Screening and Q&A with Sean Villanueva / Tommy Caldwell
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On Thursday, June 10th, at 19:00 pm, Patagonia is hosting a screening of Moonwalking, a short film that gives a behind-the-scenes look at Sean Villaneuva's first complete solo traverse of the Fitz Roy massif in Patagonia.
Mending broken rope with tape? Interview with Sean Villanueva
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At the beginning of February, the Belgian Sean Villanueva achieved the ultimate alpine success: He climbed the Fitz Roy Traverse single-handedly. As part of the news show BETA from Actiontalk TV, we talk to Seam about the most delicate moments of the endeavor and how he knew what to do.