Inspiration!?

This came directly from the Patagonia Alpine clothing web pages.

http://www.patagonia.com/us/shop/climbing/?k=3h

Cold Thistle for me is all about "inspiration".  If this photo and the difficulty of the climbing in such a wild austere place doesn't inspire you...you're like dead or need to find a new sport!

"Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll works the crux pitch of the Italian route on Cerro Cota 2000 -- 30 meters of pure stemming, friction, burning calves and screaming shoulders. Torres Del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile."  photo courtesy of  STEPHANE  HANSSENS

 

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