American Solos New Route on Aconcagua

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10b4me

Ice climber
Ice Caves at the Sads
Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 5, 2010 - 02:30pm PT
http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/solo_new_route_on_aconcagua_south_face/
MisterE

Social climber
Across Town From Easy Street
Feb 5, 2010 - 02:32pm PT
Chad "The Captain" Kellogg is an alpine machine!

Thanks for the link, I'm gonna send him a note now.
survival

Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
Feb 5, 2010 - 02:49pm PT
Bad*ss!!
His companion Rory, and my wife used to work together.
Off White

climber
Tenino, WA
Feb 5, 2010 - 02:52pm PT
Someone stole Chad's boots from his high cache, aborting his speed attempt? Anyone know if Dan A#@&%e was down there at the time?

Thinking about that side of the mountain is always sad for me, it's where Guy Andrews, the first friend I lost to climbing, died on the first alpine style ascent in 1980. Here's a link to the old archived Sports Illustrated article: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1123350/1/index.htm

Guy Andrews
Off White

climber
Tenino, WA
Feb 5, 2010 - 02:52pm PT
Hahaha, even Supertopo has a How-itt word filter!
10b4me

Ice climber
Ice Caves at the Sads
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 5, 2010 - 03:07pm PT
The south face is also where Chuck Bludworth(one of Lynn Hills' early mentors) was killed.
Off White

climber
Tenino, WA
Feb 5, 2010 - 03:14pm PT
Yup, same trip, it's always left me with a grim feeling about that side of the peak.

Chad's new line sounds really bold, and scary too, I don't mean to take any well deserved congratulations away from him due to my emotional associations. Modern alpinism really amazes me, we've come a long way in 30 years, and Chad Kellog is a talented individual.
bhilden

Trad climber
Mountain View, CA
Feb 6, 2010 - 04:12pm PT
The Sports Illustrated story linked in Off White's posting is a very good read once you get past all the background for the non-climbers.

Bruce
Captain...or Skully

Social climber
شقوق واس
Feb 6, 2010 - 06:38pm PT
Word. You beat me to it.

Bitchin' accomplishment. That's a big, deadly line.
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
Feb 7, 2010 - 02:23am PT
hey there say, 10b4me... thanks for the share here... more learning, as always from supertopo...

say, also:

my deep condolences for the losses of these two friends that were mentioned... :(



fattrad, thanks for the share, too...
:)
Reilly

Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
Feb 7, 2010 - 02:52am PT
American Chad Kellogg has soloed a dangerous new line

Like there's a safe line on that thing? The things kids do these days!
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