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Where Ski Mountaineering Meets Trad Climbing: Epic Routes in Rio Negro, Argentina

Athlete Colter Hinchliffe combines skimo, trad, and freeriding in this sweet little edit from Backcountry.

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Honestly, who wouldn’t want to go skiing, climbing, and hiking in Patagonia?

Perhaps that’s my own bias coming through, but watching Backcountry athlete Colter Hinchliffe climb, ski, and explore Argentina’s world-famous mountain range, it’s hard to imagine any lover of the outdoors saying no to an expedition like this one.

Then fellow mountain athlete Nils Mindnich shows up, and the pair tackles the mega-exposed spire known as La Estella. Yeah, it’s just as cool as it sounds.

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