Solo Winter Attempt of Cerro Torre (Sept 2023)
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- Warning: contains profanity.
Footage from Aug-Sept 2023, attempting a solo, winter ascent of Cerro Torre. All footage by Colin Haley, except the aerial footage at the very beginning and end, which is by Ty Lekki. Edited by Colin Haley.
If you are curious to learn more details about this attempt, and see photos, I wrote a long report here:
colinhaley.com/a-frigid-spank...
Music in chronological order:
"Ready Let's Go," by Boards of Canada
"Alive Alone," by The Chemical Brothers with Beth Orton
"Summer: Crimin' and Dealin'," by Clint Mansell with Kronos Quartet
"Humming," by Portishead
"Kaini Industries," by Boards of Canada - กีฬา
Hi everyone! First of all, thank you for so many kind compliments! I honestly did not expect anywhere close to the amount of attention that the video has received. Second, I have answered some questions directly, and will try to answer some others in some following comments, but I can't realistically properly answer them all, especially the more general ones. I realize that the video does not explain much of what is going on, and I definitely do not consider it to be a "documentary." My priority is my climbing goals, and making a video is a much lower priority. Even though the video is 49 minutes long, that is an extremely condensed glimpse into a 6-week expedition, and I only filmed a tiny fraction of the time that I was out in the mountains. If anyone really wants to understand better why I am going up, going down, hauling loads, etc, there is a long report of the trip here: colinhaley.com/a-frigid-spanking-attempting-a-winter-solo-ascent-of-cerro-torre/
Bro your a straight boss, thats so gnarly....damn and solo🤦♂️ what an amazing accomplishment!🤘
you are defying gravity by dragging your 100 ton balls up that mountain
I’m curious what the lead rope solo technique is. Just pre tied knots?
This is one of the best things I've ever seen on TH-cam.
My thoughts exactly
yes, definitely something special
Ditto!
me too.
Wow, you must live under a rock
You didn't just dig a snowcave, you dug a snow cavern!! Even with the thin walls, it was impressive 🙌🏼
Epic profile picture... This is my background Image haha
hahaha yeah what a cave, Snow caving haha
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you're showing the shit everyone else just edits it out, amazing video dude. this is exactly what im here for.
It’s also 50 minutes long….
what do you mean by that? @@derekderek2570
Which makes it even better❤@@derekderek2570
A bunch of people have asked why I built such a humongous snow cave. First of all, I chose to dig my snowcave from already deep inside of a bergschrund, where the snow that I excavated could fall directly into a crevasse below. So, while I did dig a pretty big cave, the long corridor I did not create - that was already part of the bergschrund, and I simply buffed it out, so as to not have to crawl on my hands and knees to get in and out of the cave. But, indeed, I did still dig a pretty big cave. In total I spent 3 nights sleeping in it, but depending on how things played out with the weather, I could have easily ended up spending a week living in that snow cave. On my first attempt (when I dug the cave), the weather forecast had already gone mostly bad, so I realized I wasn't going to continue climbing on that attempt - I still had some time and energy before it got properly stormy though, so I figured I might as well make a nice snow cave to return to for my next attempt.
That snow cave was soooooo fuckn sick bro!! Unbelievable!😃🤙
so you drag that 35kg package up the mountain and you carry your 1 ton iron balls? how does the ice hold?
Skiing down that mountain after coming out of the snow cavern with the Chemical brothers playing is now my all time favourite adventure film scenes. Absolutely epic. Just makes me won't to go to the mountains
i thought the same man, epic. tripy.
Me too... epic
The straps that are attached to my skis are a system that a friend taught me back in 2000, and they are often called either "knee-cords," or "tip-cords." They are totally irrelevant to normal ski touring, but are really helpful for skiing in climbing boots. The main difficulty of skiing in climbing boots is that climbing boots do not have the high, supportive cuff with forward lean that ski boots do. As a result, it is very easy to accidentally get "in the back seat" when skiing in climbing boots. If skiing in very predictable snow (like on groomed runs), it is actually no big deal, and can be a nice exercise to help teach you to keep your weight forward. However, when skiing in climbing boots in variable snow, especially with a heavy pack, it can be a disaster. The "knee cords" are a strap/cord system that goes from the tip of your skis to a strap around your leg, right below your knee. When tensioned, the cords simulate a high-back ski boot with forward lean, and prevent you from getting "in the back seat." Your quads definitely get more tired than skiing in ski boots, and it makes for funny technique at times, but it makes a huge difference for skiing in climbing boots (especially in funky snow, especially with a heavy pack). I have done more skiing in climbing boots than anyone else I know, so I am quite well practiced at it, and I have even used this system to ski fairly steep terrain, such as the Orient Express on Denali, and the Couloir Whymper on Aiguille Verte. To be sure though, it still helps massively to be a good skier in the first place, and I have been skiing a lot for 35 years. The system obviously works better with stiffer skis. In this video I am using 160cm skimo race skis (65mm underfoot), and although they are lightweight, they are actually pretty stiff, with a lot of carbon inside. The bindings are a modified pair of Silvretta 500, which, unfortunately, are still the best binding available for skiing in climbing boots.
Colin, with such deep snow, do you think a lightweight flotation aid would be helpful? Something like the Cramplifier from auftriib
This is easily one of the best alpine videos I have ever seen. Amazing climbing, great narration, excellent choices of music and editing. Really amazing stuff man. You are a badass. Seriously inspiring stuff.
I absolutely loved this video, any recommendations of videos like it that are focused on the climb and not overproduced?
Wow just noticed this is your first video in 5 YEARS? Love the long-form mountaineering docs. Do more of these!
there's at least one video on the patagonia channel as well - winter supercanaleta solo.
He's been busy digging a snow cave.
That skiing sequence with Chemical brothers track is just pure perfection. Absolutely amazing documentary.
Wow! Sooo glad you didn’t edit it further. It was awesome to see the details of the attempt. Thank you!
The Alpinist’s Mantra in full effect: “Well, everything is going wrong, this trip is horrible, I’m totally physically and mentally worked. Why am I here? I really should bail…
…wait, look at that view! OMG. Ok, let’s go a little further.”
Also, that wasn’t a snow cave. That was a Snow Hotel!
Fantastic. This is worth so much more to me than a big production which has to have a narrative and peril and a redemption arc etc. Just one of the best in the world, going climbing, and showing us all. Great music too. Thank you.
yes fuck the forced story arcs. just show what happened. this was good
BOC, Chemical Brothers and Portishead? What's not to love! Phenomenal video.
Bro. This is the best video I've ever watched on TH-cam. I can't give you enough respect. The physicality, the skill, the scenery, the sweaty palms, the nerves... .13 hours building a show chalet. And you talk like it's no big deal. Easy.
My life goal as someone who had two hip replacements, was overweight, sedentary and then discovered the mountains in Washington state, I summitted St. Helens thinking I couldn't ever do it. I know you could do this blindfolded and walking backwards.
I'll watch this 20 times. I've shared with my hiking buddies and rave about you.
Thank you for having us on your journey. Truly incredible. Thank you.
If you are ever in Washington state, please let me make you a meal and share stories.
Respect.
"Just a snow camping trip" Ya a bit to modest in all the right ways. This type of climbing and filmmaking is so inspiring. Better than real rock tour IMO.
holy smokes man, the daisy chain solo through that roof had my palms sweating. Colin Haley, Máquina
same
Awsome little movie, some of us are stuck grinding at work and caught up with all the lifes problems. You sir are free. Happy for you. |Excellent music choice !
Colin's humble and unadulterated approach to climbing (and in creating this video) is admirable and deserves respect.
He thought he was lonely but we were all here to cheer him on. Amazing footage
As someone who's only seen Cerro Torre from Laguna Torre in autumn, I am fully in awe that someone would even think, "I can climb that," let alone do it solo in winter. Even contemplating the supply shuttle runs make my muscles ache. Seeing the ice sheet that I knew was behind the mountains was quite a treat. The scenery of this region is, as Colin expresses, near impossible to put into words.
The snow formations there are just wild!
A good bail, is way better than a top out. Hats of Colin. Wonderfull attempt and footage.
Every second absolutely gripping! It's amazing how much more remote these mountains become in deep winter. Every step is such a labor! That ski down in the middle looked absolutely divine, but I'm mostly in awe and jealous of even being able to spend a day in such a wild and sacred place - even as a temporary visitor.
It’s so cool to see this raw footage of your time In Patagonia. No cinematics..just emotion, suspense, and incredible climbing
I agree with a lot of the comments, one of the best things I’ve seen on a screen in a long time. The first person perspective and the minutes-long uncut scenes really draw you into the action. I also really appreciate you showing your process, cleaning the snow off to get to the solid ice, placing ice screws, rapping down to retrieve your pack, digging a snow cave… I felt like I was actually there on the wall. Please bring a gopro (or two) on your next adventure!
Opening with Board of Canada, beautiful
not human
what you tried to do is fucking insane and there are not many people who would even think about doing this kind of climb so don t feel bad about it you are the real one
Stunning footage - gives a real sense (if only in a small way compared to the real thing) of how epic and awesome it was.
Man the ski descent with that music is beautiful. I love this style of video keeping it as real and raw as possible truly awesome stuff. Cool to see the silvretta 500 and B3 combo on a proper long descent
Amazing video, amazing journey, and what an amazing condo you made on the mountain ! Thank you. Very motivational video.
Soo good to see a longer version, I always feel like the massively shortened ones are basically adverts and you don't really get to see any climbing. Glad you're safe and thanks again for sharing.
Colin!! these videos are so awesome. Please keep sharing. : )
Super content! Thanks Colin for taking us to places we can oly dream of
damn, skiing down from the marconi was so joyful
This video is insane! You should do more content about Alpine Climber, it would be really interesting a video about how to do solo alpine climb, the gear, the training...
That was awesome. Please post more of these adventures
I have so much respect for you. Not reaching the summit is, obviously, the main thing and some may think even a “failure” if you don’t. That is what mountaineering is, 50/50 and you must be ok with either side of that, equally. That process though… you have all of my respect! Thank you for sharing this!!!
Absolutely brutal, thank you for this video.
What a masterclass of skill and strength. Please keep doing videos like that and the preparation etc
Thanks man. You are a very cool guy. A true hero. Thanks for sharing this with us:)cheers to everyone ! Peace
Fantastic film of my favorite place. I love the minimal editing
what a G keeping everything real. so insane to be that remote by yourself. balls the size of grapefruits!
I think I never seen a video that made me so jealous. The views everywhere are stuning. The fact that you're getting there on your own... The ice climbing, the cave, the skiing, the problem solving...
I wan't to be like you when I grow up. Too bad I'm already +30 😓. Massive kudos to you. Stay safe.
Just WOW! This is a great video; thanks for sharing it with us folks, sitting in our warms homes with snacks, drinks and sweaty palms.
Loved this Colin, especially liked all the footage you included of the rope soloing process and even the mistakes. I'm sure it was a lot of work to put together but I sure hope you make more videos in this style!
I basically know nothing about your sport, but from the get go I was drawn in your adventure. The music choice !!!, the struggle, all that energy, everything was surreal to me in the best possible way. Amazing work !!!
Watching on my computer screen was amazing, yet I couldn't imagine being there. Solid fkn push dude! I also really enjoyed the raw footage of this video.
Cheers
That is one of the coolest snow caves I've ever seen. Absolutely gorgeous views!
bro. 🤯 just bonkers. I feel like I need to send you a check and name a kid after you. Bravo, man.
incredible alpinism. I really look up to you man. I'll solo a 14er with class 2/3 and feel like the ultimate badass. Then I watch this video and am extremely humbled knowing how much higher the bar goes. Thank you for keeping in so much of the extras and not editing them out. The rapping, the jugging, the pitch clean ups. Really inspiring
Some of the coolest views of a tour I've ever seen! Very professional and clever acting, true aplism, greetings from Munich, Germany!
To the many compliments and observations here I'd like to add that it is refreshing to not get the ego dominating the video/audio or the excessive wittering navel-gazing at the centre of much epic adventuring films/vlogs. Thanks for uploading.
that snow cave was something else!!
Great vid. You're such a humble climber. Always analytical and realistic. One of the best climbers ever.
thirteen and a half hours digging a snow cave?!!?? You didn't know there's a Sheraton just after the next pitch? Seriously, This is the craziest shit I've ever seen. Colin Haley, you have a new fan. Head-mounted gopros will change mountaineering filmography forever.
You are a machine... and a very humble one. I hope to see you down there one season.. thanks for the inspiration. Winter is coming!!!!
Thanks for taking the trouble to film all of this while already being in a difficult climb. This was an utterly impressive feat, regardless of the bail. Congrats on what you have done and stay safe!
Amazing! I can imagine the cold
The single best soundtrack ever
This is some of the best mountaineering footage ive ever seen
I didn't even know that somewhere in the world there are people doing such hard things all alone. it is just insane for me.
Simply, incredible.
just found this. what an unbelievebly great video!
In particular the climbing section underlayed with the sound of portishead blew me away. What an unlively(?) environment you put yourself in. It seems so fantastic and also unreal.
Great job putting it together in the video. It had me sucked in the whole time. I am really impressed!
Absolutely fuckin insane views and adventure!
Freedom embodied. Absolutely stunning
Just watching it again. Great stuff. I really dig the 'real time' self comentary. I always did and still do that when I'm soloing, even though I very rarely have filmed any of it. I find that the projection of the self analyis outside of the head really helps with keeping the lid on runaway self deception. The odds are massive, and maga massive on a line like that, plus the remoteness. Outstanding effort, and the ski off the cap.... Fucking A ! ... xxx ;-)
We need more of this video 😮
That was one hell of an adventure, and a snow cave!
That was pretty epic man 👍
Mountain burden profanity and some good music, what's not to like.
The savage is back with a new video!!!
That skidown looked so soothing! Amazing trip! Great video!
Super amazing what you did, I was wondering how ppl do that and you just showed all! Super nice! Thanks for the video! You are very brave
I've climbed mountains, but never in the winter, never with ice, it just terrifies me. Amazing.
This adventure of yours was just frigging awesome my friend. We Alpiners salute you!
Love the passive house patching materials😀
Cerro Torre - the mountains of my dreams from 50 years ago. Thankyou for a wonderful journey. Much respect.
I literally had no idea this is how people acheived this kind of thing. What an amazing video, thanks for putting it together
it's unbelievable that this is just available on the internet for anyone to watch. Thank you so much for sharing and stay safe in future adventures!
Good effort. Love to hear BoC in there!
After over 200 subscriptions in TH-cam, I may have just found my favorite channel
Thank you very much for sharing your experience, everything you recorded is very useful to me, since I want to do Cerro Torre next year, would you be so kind as to share the GPX route with me.
Just wow. The mix of your tools, points, screws and ice creaking together with Humming is simply inspired. You'd make a solid music supervisor.
Amazing.
Proud of you man! Fantastic video, I'd love to see more from you! Unreal skill and very good music
Somehow this landed in my suggested.. Looked to see if there were more videos and that's a nope.. PLEASE MAKE MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS! PLEASE!
WELL DONE! Beautiful area.
this is so much more impressive and daunting than I think any non alpine climber would realize. good shit man glad you made it home safe.
absolutely insane.
When you were talking about the view and said “I don’t even know the right word to describe it…it’s just fucking unreal”. That was the right word. What an adventure. Cheers
i'm speechless. I have no insight into this world, this type of climbing, mountaineering. I can only imagine how much planning and preparation you'd have to do. Very cool.
This is incredible.
Incredible film and climbing effort
i dont normally click on these vids but this was mint ! As a climber but not a mountaineer i do struggle to understand the headspace you guys need to be in for this
You captured the toil and psychological challenges of alpine climbing like nothing else I've ever seen
I look forward to new adventures from you.
Awesome trip, some lovely time in the alpine. Thanks for sharing!
Superb video would love to see more like this from you. Good job, Colin.
that was absolutely impressive and beautiful
This just randomly popped up on my home page!!! Just sitting down to edit my first most "epic" weekend trip... Dude, this video you made is a dream I didn't know was actually real!!! 😂 I mean I'm good like at the half way point of this shit though!! Fucking congratulations on that trip!
This is just fantastic. I love the self doubt, the honesty around route finding all while capturing it all on your own and achieving something remarkable most of us could not imagine actually attempting. This is the honesty that all the big sponsors would cut out of their videos. CHAPEAU! I get the same doubts on my mountains a fraction of the size glad to know i'm not alone.