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.

Interview with Austrian alpinist David Lama after the first free ascent of the Compressor Route on Cerro Torre, carried out on 20 and 21 January 2012 with Peter Ortner. January has been a rather ...