Free Ascent of Sifuentes-Monti on aguja Frey, Argentina
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For years climbers tried and failed to free-climb the Sifuentes-Monti route on aguja Frey, Bariloche, Argentina. In 2011, Belgian
climber Nicolas Favresse got the first free ascent. In 2012 Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll and Siebe Vanhee, also from Belgium, returned and got the second
and third free ascent.
This video shows Sean and Siebe’s ascent from 2012. It was rumored that only people from Belgium could freeclimb this route. However French climber
Enzo Oddo finally broke the spell in 2014 and got the fourth free ascent.
Video by Marcos Costa