Patagonia: Summit Reached | Cerro Torre – Ragni Route | Documentary Film
"Patagonia: Summit Reached | Cerro Torre – Ragni Route | Documentary Film" is a rock climbing video (37 minutes) published by JASA team on December 10, 2025 with 67K views. Available to watch free on CouchClimbs.
In February 2024, four climbers from different countries converged on El Chaltén with no fixed agenda — just a shared hunger to explore one of the most unforgiving alpine environments on Earth. What began as an open-ended expedition into Patagonia's brutal wilderness ultimately led the team to the summit of Cerro Torre via the legendary Ragni Route, a line that has defined Patagonian alpinism since the Lecco Spiders first established it in 1974. This award-winning documentary from the JASA team captures every step of that journey, from the uncertainty of arrival to the hard-won moments high on the tower, surrounded by screaming wind and vertical ice. What sets this film apart is its honesty about the process — the waiting, the doubting, and the raw commitment required to attempt one of climbing's most committing objectives. The cinematography places you inside the experience, with GoPro footage from the climbers themselves woven alongside sweeping shots of Patagonia's savage granite spires. Recognized at the EXO Echo Mountain Film Festival and shortlisted at festivals across three continents, this is not just a summit film — it is a portrait of friendship, patience, and what it means to fully surrender to a place that offers nothing easily.
JASA team · 37:13
• Best Mountain Documentary — EXO Echo Mountain Film Festival • Official shortlist — Rio Mountain Festival • Official shortlist — Ulsan Ulju Mountain Film Festival • Festival screenings — Central Asia & Europe In February 2024, a team of four friends traveled to El Chaltén, Patagonia, from different countries to familiarize themselves with the area, without a fixed objective, in one of the world’s most severe alpine environments. As a culmination of the trip, the team climbed the most iconic and committing line of the massif — Cerro Torre via the Ragni Route, one of Patagonia’s most significant and historically demanding alpine routes, requiring sustained commitment in complex terrain and unstable weather. Denis Lukyanchuk – Cameraman / Director Omar Asserbekov – Climber / GoPro Cameraman / Producer Grigoriy Chshukin – Climber / GoPro Cameraman Marius Gruzauskas – Climber / GoPro Cameraman Rustam Abenov – Editor Arsen Oganessov – Sound Engineer Alexei Novosyolov – VFX ✉️ For collaborations or partnership inquiries, contact us at Info@jasamedia.ch 📷 Follow us on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasa_universe/ Subscribe to our channel, hit the like button, and turn on notifications so you don't miss our videos.