Kelly’s career prospects if you don’t buy his book.On Episode 72 of the Enormocast, I barrel through record snow in the Previa to meet up with Kelly Cordes. Kelly has graced the Mobile Studio and the Live Stage on the Enormocast, but on this night, he proudly recounts the harrowing task of writing (and saying) The Tower: A Chronicle of Climbing and Controversy on Cerro Torre. Kelly trotted the globe in search of answers to the long standing mystery of Cesare Maestri‘s claim to the first ascent of Cerro Torre in 1959. He also enlightens events surrounding the controversial chopping of the 1970 Compressor Route. Finally, he calls for justice in the death of .
Rolo Garbotti’s A Mountain Unveiled
All Things Patagonia at pataclimb.com
Hayden Kennedy on Chopping the Compressor Route Episode 1, Epsiode 2
More Kelly Cordes: Facebook, website, A great photo
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