{"id":110591,"date":"2025-12-08T17:17:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T17:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/?p=110591"},"modified":"2025-12-08T17:17:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T17:17:13","slug":"local-patagonian-climbers-repeat-rare-route-on-fitz-roy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/local-patagonian-climbers-repeat-rare-route-on-fitz-roy\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Patagonian Climbers Repeat Rare Route on Fitz Roy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pedro Odell, Tomas Odell, and Bauti Gregorini have done a rare repetition of the <em>Royal Flush<\/em> route on Fitz Roy. The three are rising stars in Patagonian climbing and part of a new generation of climbers who grew up amid these granite spires.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_110601\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110601\" class=\"wp-image-110601 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bauti-odells-2-700x508.jpg\" alt=\"Youn climbers at the base of Fitz Roy. \" width=\"700\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bauti-odells-2-700x508.jpg 700w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bauti-odells-2-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bauti-odells-2-768x557.jpg 768w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bauti-odells-2.jpg 1218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-110601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new generation of Patagonian-born climbers is here. Left to right, Tomas Odell, Pedro Odell, Bauti Gregorini<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Royal Flush<\/h2>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">Royal Flush, opened by Kurt Albert, Bernd Arnold, Jorg Gerschel, and Lutz Richte in 1995, goes up the East Face of Fitz Roy, the longest and most vertical face. At most five teams have repeated the 1,250m line.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\"><blockquote class=\"instagram-media\"  data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRzscn9kSS-\/?img_index=1\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRzscn9kSS-\/?img_index=1\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRzscn9kSS-\/?img_index=1\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">See this post on Instagram<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">The first climbers didn&#8217;t even reach the summit: Albert was injured by a falling rock, and the team stopped at the point where their new line merged with the <em>El Corazon<\/em> route, some 350m below the top. Another German team did the first complete ascent three years later. No one has yet freed the route.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_110634\" style=\"width: 535px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110634\" class=\"wp-image-110634 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pedro-6-525x700.jpeg\" alt=\"A climber on vertical granite in the sun. \" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pedro-6-525x700.jpeg 525w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pedro-6-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pedro-6-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pedro-6-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pedro-6-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-110634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crack system on Royal Flush. Photo: Pedro Odell<\/p><\/div>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">The pioneers free-climbed the entire route except for one pitch, which had an estimated difficulty of 5.12c (7c). Tommy Caldwell of the U.S. freed that crux pitch, but couldn&#8217;t climb the entire route due to an excess of ice on the wall. Until the route has been completely free-climbed in one go, its difficulty graduation has been set in 7b A0.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">&#8220;The rest of the route&#8217;s 40 pitches can be free-climbed, but in difficult, quite vertical terrain, with difficulties mostly of 6C, 7a,&#8221; Pedro Odell explained.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_110602\" style=\"width: 541px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110602\" class=\"wp-image-110602 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Royal-flush-tomas-odell-531x700.jpg\" alt=\"Two climbers on a vertical granite crack in Patagonia. \" width=\"531\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Royal-flush-tomas-odell-531x700.jpg 531w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Royal-flush-tomas-odell-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Royal-flush-tomas-odell.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-110602\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The route climb follows a system of cracks up the East Face of Fitz Roy. Photo: Tomas Odell<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"9\">Too wet to free climb<\/h2>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">Pedro Odell attempted the route with his brother, Tomas, and good friend Bauti Gregorini. They had hoped to free-climb the entire line, but were thwarted by an uncomfortable characteristic of <em>Royal Flush<\/em>: Except in very cold conditions, water runs down one of the most difficult pitches.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">\u00a0There are bolts at some points of the route, but would-be free climbers just ignore them and use natural protection from the cracks.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">&#8220;We prioritized being able to summit, but we intended to try a free climb,&#8221; Pedro Odell said. &#8220;However, upon reaching the 8th pitch, which is a 7A, we saw that water was running down. Later, we dealt with other sections with a lot of running water, including the crux, so we quickly forgot the idea of free-climbing the entire route.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">Here&#8217;s a video of the ascent:<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\"><blockquote class=\"instagram-media\"  data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DR5gVvsDzx5\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DR5gVvsDzx5\/\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\"> <div style=\" color:#3897f0; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DR5gVvsDzx5\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">See this post on Instagram<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"9\">Changes after rockslides<\/h2>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">The climbers were also aware that rockslides had affected the route. A large slab fell from the upper part of the route last March, <a href=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/more-rockfall-as-patagonia-thaws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">changing<\/a> some features.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">&#8220;Some climbers attempting <em>Royal Flush<\/em> saw that the first pitch had crumbled,&#8221; said Pedro Odell. &#8220;It&#8217;s like a big chimney that used to be filled with rocks and featured some cracks that could be climbed. Now everything inside has collapsed, so the chimney is large and hollow.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_110603\" style=\"width: 535px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110603\" class=\"wp-image-110603 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pedro-1-525x700.jpeg\" alt=\"A climber up a vertical crack on a granite face, snow at his feet. \" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pedro-1-525x700.jpeg 525w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pedro-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pedro-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pedro-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pedro-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-110603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">During the climb. Photo: Pedro Odell<\/p><\/div>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">&#8220;We still managed to climb the chimney quite well,&#8221; he added. &#8220;We just needed extra caution, as some rocks are still loose, but we were able to free-climb it without major trouble.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">He estimates the chimney at around 6C. On the rest of the pitches, <em>Royal Flush<\/em> featured excellent-quality granite.<\/p>\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"9\">A rare chance<\/h2>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">&#8220;As with all other routes on the East Face of Fitz Roy, you need several days of good weather&#8230;[and] also the right conditions, as small variations affect the climb a great deal,&#8221; he said.\u00a0 &#8220;In our case, perhaps conditions were not the best due to the excess of running water, but, on the other hand, the upper side of the route was dry and clean. Too much ice has turned other teams around.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_110636\" style=\"width: 535px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110636\" class=\"wp-image-110636 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pedro-3-525x700.jpeg\" alt=\"A climber on vertical granite. \" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pedro-3-525x700.jpeg 525w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pedro-3-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pedro-3-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pedro-3-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pedro-3-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-110636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Climbing Royal Flush on Fitz Roy. Photo: Pedro Odell<\/p><\/div>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">&#8220;A perfect weather window came at the right time, when the three of us were available,&#8221; Odell said. &#8220;We had been dreaming for years of a chance to climb this route together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_110597\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110597\" class=\"wp-image-110597 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/royal-bauti-1-e1765106213190-700x489.jpg\" alt=\"A clibmer's globed hand shows poker cards on a Patagonian summit.\" width=\"700\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/royal-bauti-1-e1765106213190-700x489.jpg 700w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/royal-bauti-1-e1765106213190-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/royal-bauti-1-e1765106213190-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/royal-bauti-1-e1765106213190.jpg 1270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-110597\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A royal flush on the summit of Fitz Roy. Photo: Bauti Gregorini<\/p><\/div>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">Pedro Odell mentioned that the weather has been remarkably good in November, allowing many teams to climb long routes right after arriving in El Chalten.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve spent so many nights dreaming of this route, so many hours chatting about it,&#8221; Gregorini said.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">The East side of Fitz Roy is a special place for him, not just because of its technical challenges but also because it&#8217;s the side that looks toward his hometown.<\/p>\n<h2>Children of Chalten<\/h2>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">Pedro, 22, and Tomas Odell, 20, are the first-generation Patagonian climbers native to El Chalt\u00e9n, which was only founded in 1985. The granite spires that are the ultimate challenge for highly skilled climbers were their backyard.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">Pedro climbed Aguja Guillaumet, in the Fitz Roy massif, at the age of 13 with his father, <a href=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/weekend-warm-up-painting-the-mountains\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Max Odell<\/a>, a U.S.-born ski legend. At around 17, he began to climb with his younger brother Tomas, then 15.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">In 2022, Pedro Odell opened a new route, <i>El Zorro y la Rosa<\/i> (5.11c C1; 600m) on the South Face of Aguja St. Exupery, with Horacio Gratton and Esteban Degregori. Soon, he was partnering with visiting climbers, including Colin Haley and Thomas Huber. In November 2022, Pedro and Tomas Odell climbed Fitz Roy&#8217;s S<em>upercanaleta<\/em>; in March 2023, Cerro Torre.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_110599\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110599\" class=\"wp-image-110599 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bauti-ODells-700x533.jpg\" alt=\"Three young climbers smile and cheer from the summit of Fitz Roy. \" width=\"700\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bauti-ODells-700x533.jpg 700w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bauti-ODells-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bauti-ODells-768x585.jpg 768w, https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bauti-ODells.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-110599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left to right, Bauti Gregorini, Thomas Odell, and Pedro Odell on the summit of Fitz Roy<\/p><\/div>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">Bauti, the third climber, also comes from Patagonia and lives in El Chalten.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">&#8220;Climbing here is what most motivates us, &#8221; Pedro said.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">They also work as guides in the area. They experienced a different kind of mountaineering in Peru&#8217;s Cordillera Blanca two years ago, when they climbed the difficult Italian route up 5,830m Tailluraju and did some rock climbing in Europe. 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