David Lama on the Compressor Route

If you've followed the controversy around Kennedy and Kruk chopping bolts on Cerro Torre you'll find this short video interesting. I can't get enough of the golden granite. Say what you will about Kennedy and Kruk chopping bolts, I for one find it amazing that the route was climbed 'by fair means'.

Let the bar at the bottom disappear to see the subtitles.

Cerro Torre controversy continues...and a video of the mountain by Werner Hertzog

The controversy surrounding Kennedy and Kruk chopping bolts on Cerro Torre continues. Read the press release from the climbers in the Alpinist here.


If you're unfamiliar with Cerro Torre, take a few minutes to watch this great short film by Werner Hertzog.


UPDATE: 2012-01-26 - This is just a re-edited short cut of the film, not the full Hertzog work.