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NEWS: 34 day Solo on New Patagonian Big Wall

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 Jack Geldard 07 Feb 2008
Dave Turner, noted for his solo climbs in Yosemite, now also will be known for his improbable success in Chilean Patagonia: the first ever solo of a Grade VII route; the longest time any single climber has stuck out a big wall in Chile successfully; a new route that is one of the country's most difficult big-wall lines.

Taste the Paine (VII A4+) was climbed solo, over 34 days in a capsule style.

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 Owen W-G 07 Feb 2008
In reply to Jack Geldard - Assistant Editor:

Sounds like something far beyond from my concept of climbing.

What's capsule style?

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