Trip Report
Patagonia Video - First Ascent

by Cheyne
Wednesday May 2, 2012 9:29pm
I flipped my life around this past year. I dropped out of school, got EMT certified, and recieved a grant to climb in Patagonia. I was lucky enough to experience a legendary season in El Chalten, and brought along my camera.

Here is the final video of a series of chapters captured during my trip to South America. Scott Bennett and I climbed a new ridge linkup that turned out to be one of the longest routes in Patagonia.

http://vimeo.com/41393767

You can check out 4 other videos I produced during the trip along with a handful of pictures. I have done my best to update reports about the routes I climbed, but am still in the process of completing them. Please enjoy what I have posted on my blog:
http://cheynelempe.blogspot.com/


I have been working full time painting houses since I have been back from Patagonia, and finished my last day of work. This weekend I am heading out to Yosemite valley where I will continue to live the dream. See you out there!

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Credit: Cheyne
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-Cheyne

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Cheyne 		About the Author
Cheyne is a climber from CO.

Comments
ms55401

Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
  May 2, 2012 - 09:40pm PT
cool!

if I may ask, how much did this Argentinean date cost? I'm budgeting $3,500 for a month in Argentina over 2012-13 (including airfare, meals, hotels, campgrounds, permits -- everything), most of it spent in Chalten... will that cover it?
T2

climber
Cardiff by the sea
  May 2, 2012 - 09:43pm PT
phuck yea! Nice work
Grippa

Trad climber
Salt Lake City, UT
  May 2, 2012 - 09:46pm PT
ms - after a similar trip to peru i alloted 1,200 spending cash and came home with 400 left over. you'll be fine.
Ezra Ellis

Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
  May 2, 2012 - 09:59pm PT
Beautiful granite, beautiful cinematography,

Nice Job Boys!!!
Mark Hudon

Trad climber
On the road.
  May 2, 2012 - 10:26pm PT
Awesome vid. How long did the climb take?
Vitaliy M.

Mountain climber
San Francisco
  May 2, 2012 - 10:43pm PT
Great video, have fun in the valley. Will be there over some weekends...
michaelj

Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
  May 3, 2012 - 12:16am PT
Nice vid.

$3,500 for Chalten? That should last a season there.
ms55401

Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
  May 3, 2012 - 12:22am PT
the $3,500 includes airfare from/to the states, airfare and travel in-country, a night or two at a hostel, food, white gas, permits, and the finest hookers and blow Chalten can offer.
Hoots

climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
  May 3, 2012 - 02:08am PT
$3,500 should do just fine, and allow for a couple nice dinners out at la Senyera every week. The key to maintaining sanity is renting a room or an apartment though- camping is kind of a pain these days and just makes life a bit more difficult.

Cheyne just pretty much wrote the book on how to show up onsight to the zone and fire off the raddest rock line there. Palabra.
Lambone

Big Wall climber
Ashland, Or
  May 3, 2012 - 02:27am PT
wow dude, congrats! nice film too...
Dos XX

Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
  May 3, 2012 - 08:29am PT
Fantastic job, lads!
BriGuy

climber
black hills, south dakota
  May 3, 2012 - 10:49am PT
Cheyne, nice work. That was an awesome video. See you in the valley!

Brian
micronut

Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
  May 3, 2012 - 11:14am PT
Awesome adventure fellas. Way to stick your necks out and git it dun!

Your video was super slick "a la" Renan Oztuk. Had the vibe of his Dispatch stuff. Way to evoke the vibe and mood with the tight editing, music and voiceovers. That's a tremendous amount of time in front of the screen after the trip to put this thing together. What are you editing in? FCPX? After Effects?
Blakey

Trad climber
Sierra Vista
  May 3, 2012 - 05:24pm PT
Super, simply super......

Steve
Sol Wertkin

climber
Leavenworth, WA
  May 3, 2012 - 05:29pm PT
Jyeah boys!
Neil Chelton

climber
England
  May 7, 2012 - 05:06pm PT
I'm jealous. That is fcuking awesome!
Amy Ness

climber
ND
  May 9, 2012 - 01:49pm PT
Wow guys, that was awesome! 5 tennis, really? I've been planning a trip for nov, and have been debating footwear...
Roxy

Trad climber
CA Central Coast
  May 9, 2012 - 02:33pm PT
right folkin' on!!!!

sick video, kudos for the FA
laurel arndt

Trad climber
phoenix
  May 16, 2012 - 12:05am PT
I want to drop it all and go to back down there, nice videos
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