Episode 6: Hayden Kennedy: Alpine Taliban or Patagonian Custodian™? (Part 1)

Maestri and his Compressor (a dramatization).





Oh, man. On Episode 6 of the Enormocast, I sit down in a remote secret bunker deep in the Rockies with the man of the hour and my friend: Hayden Kennedy. HK comes clean about his season in Patagonia with Jason Kruk and their now infamous decision to remove the headwall bolt ladders on Cesare Maestri’s 1970 Compressor Route. Quite a ride its been. This is Part 1.







More fun reading on the Compressor Controversy:







Kelly Cordes’ Cleanest Line Blog







Rolo Garibotti’s site







Italian Stefano Lovison’s view







Arnaud Petit’s view







Everyone else’s view: Supertopo







Everyone else’s view: Mountain Project