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Leo Cea, 12, FAโs Acordeon Session (8c/+)
Leo Cea, with two 9aโs under his belt, has done the FA of Acordeon Session (8c/+) in Villa Cerro Castillo, after a total of nine sessions during two trips. Leoโs uncle Javier has helped us out with some comments. (c) Diego Saez
โLeo traveled to the Aysรฉn region in Chile last January to explore climbing areas around Coyhaique and Villa Cerro Castillo. During that trip, he encountered โAcordeรณn Session,โ which became his main project. Due to limited time, he was only able to dedicate three sessions to it.
He fell in love with Patagonia and wanted to return to Villa Cerro Castillo to enjoy the area and give more attempts to this unsent route located in the โLa Chabelaโ climbing area.
Thanks to the support of The North Face Chile, he was able to travel south and spend six sessions working on the route. On Wednesday, December 18th, during a windy and cold evening, accompanied by his good friends Gael, Itzel, [and his uncle Javier], he finally sent it, proposing a grade of 8c/+.โ
โLeo traveled to the Aysรฉn region in Chile last January to explore climbing areas around Coyhaique and Villa Cerro Castillo. During that trip, he encountered โAcordeรณn Session,โ which became his main project. Due to limited time, he was only able to dedicate three sessions to it.
He fell in love with Patagonia and wanted to return to Villa Cerro Castillo to enjoy the area and give more attempts to this unsent route located in the โLa Chabelaโ climbing area.
Thanks to the support of The North Face Chile, he was able to travel south and spend six sessions working on the route. On Wednesday, December 18th, during a windy and cold evening, accompanied by his good friends Gael, Itzel, [and his uncle Javier], he finally sent it, proposing a grade of 8c/+.โ
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