Interview with Austrian alpinist David Lama two years after the first free ascent of the Compressor route on Cerro Torre, Patagonia, carried out with Peter Ortner in January 2012. Over two years have ...

They wanted to climb the west side of Cerro Torre. The teams were rivals and would not join forces. Bonatti and Mauri made a bold attempt on the west face and managed to climb half the route.

With regards to the bolt chopping on Cerro Torre's Compressor route, we have received and published the views of Stefano Lovison, shared by numerous Italian alpinists. The views expressed in the ...