Pedra Riscada is a granite dome in the state of Minas Gerais, located in southeast Brazil. In July, Argentine climbers Ignacio Elorza, Horacio Gratton, María José Moisés, and Cintia Percivati established a new route on this wall, just left of Place of Happiness (AAJ 2010); it shares some terrain with that route at the beginning and end, but 11 of the 19 pitches are new. They summited on July 23 after spending 12 days on the wall with portaledges, calling their route Viaje de Cristal (900m, 8a). The route is mostly bolted but requires a standard rack. [Download a detailed photo-topo of the route.]

Marcelo Scanu, Argentina