A Line Across the Sky | Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold

Long considered impossible, the Fitz Traverse draws an audacious line across Patagonia’s most iconic skyline: Cerro Fitz Roy and its satellite peaks. In this short film from Patagonia, Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold seize a rare weather window to attempt the four-mile, 13,000-foot traverse of snow- and ice-covered rock—linking summits with complex route finding, exposure, and relentless rappels in a committing alpine setting. Worth watching for its pure sense of scale and consequence, this is big-mountain climbing distilled into seven intense minutes. You’ll get a front-row look at what it takes to move efficiently through constantly changing terrain, manage risk when retreat is hard, and keep going when the margin for error is thin—plus the rare chemistry of two of the sport’s most driven partners working as one above the clouds.

Patagonia · 7:19

Long considered impossible, coveted by many and attempted by a few, the Fitz Traverse has fueled the imaginations of climbers in Patagonia for decades. Tracing the iconic skyline of Cerro Fitz Roy and its six satellite peaks, it spans four miles and 13,000 feet across snow and ice-covered rock, with epic route finding and endless rapelling. Seizing their chance during a rare extended weather window, Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold went big. The pair completed the first ascent in a five-day push during February 2014.