Aguja Desmochada from the east: (1) The Sound and the Fury (Sharratt- Wilkinson, 2006). (2) El Facón (Bowers-Bransby-Tresch, 2004). (3) CoDa (Kauffman-Wharton, 2011). (4) Circus Pets (Fasoldt-Simon, 2011). (5) Puerta Blanca (Huber-Walder, 2007) and (v) Haley-von Birckhahn variation. Colin Haley
(Back to South America, Argentina/Chile, Southern Patagonia)
Aguja Desmochada, CoDa.
By Josh Wharton, AAC
In mid-February 2011, Neil Kauffman and I climbed a new route on Aguja Desmochada. After climbing the first five pitches of Golden Eagle we traversed right for 500′, below the south face, to a point just right of the obvious overhanging pillar that flanks the wall’s right side. From here we climbed seven new pitches in mostly steep, right-facing corners, before gaining the lower-angled slabs above, and traversing back left to Golden Eagle’s finish. The route is relatively high quality (all routes on Desmochada have a bit of “ball-bearing rock”), and would be a worthy candidate for repeat ascents. I named the climb CoDa (V 5.12- A0), which means the end of a musical movement, and honors my dear friends Jonny Copp and Micah Dash.
