Italian alpinist Mario Conti shares his views about the recent bolt chopping of the Compressor route on the SE Face of Cerro Torre. The topic is certainly "hot". The ascent of Hayden Kennedy and Jason ...
Today is the 66th anniversary of the disputed -- many would say discredited -- first ascent of Patagonia's Cerro Torre by Cesare Maestri and Toni Egger. The undisputed first ascent came many years ...