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All Locations > International > S America > Argentina > Rio Negro > San Carlos de B… > Frey > Torre Principal > Ruta Normal (5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a)
Blank, sporty final pitch to summit
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Take the far left chimney on the second to last pitch.
Slabby crux of the summit pitch is the last few bolts.
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Brice Pollock
Jan 21, 2026
“Blank, sporty final pitch to summit”  

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Photo of climber, Josh Harris, scoping the 3rd pitch.
Third pitch of Ruta Normal, wide crack through beautiful steep, white granite, that may feel like the crux of the route for most climbers.
Kirk Heatwole topping out the 3rd pitch. Photo is take from a set of rappel bolts. Rappelling from this bolted anchor requires a 70m rope to reach the base of the steep wall, or 2 ropes to make it all the way to the rappel station. The traverse from the base of this steep pitch to the next next rappel anchor is exposed easy 4th class. Below that set of rap anchors, there is the option of a slung pinch in a squeeze chimney to rap off of to the ground or a 2-pin anchor at almost equal height. There are 2 single-rope raps are above us. 5 raps in total.
Take the far left chimney on the second to last pitch.
Blank, sporty final pitch to summit
Slabby crux of the summit pitch is the last few bolts.
The better summit rap station viewed from the bolts atop the climbing route.
Base of pitch 1 with new rock fall scar as of 2025
The position is incredible. I thought the summit pitch was a blast.
Pitch 4 - left hand crack variation. The flake start is just to the right.
Kind of lost looking for the start of P4.
Bill Bjornstad leading the left (5.7) variation of the 3rd pitch of the Normal Route. The pitch can diagonal up these flakes to the crack system or you can traverse across the ledge to the base of the crack system and then go up.
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