The 1985 film Cerro Torre Cumbre by Fulvio Mariani that documents the first solo ascent of Cerro Torre in Patagonia, carried out by Swiss alpinist Marco Pedrini on 26/11/1985 via the Cesare Maestri ...

The Cerro Torre in Patagonia is one of the most iconic, beautiful, but also most difficult peaks to climb in the world. It took him several attempts, but in 2012, he and his partner Peter Ortner ...

Marco Pedrini climbing towards the summit of Cerro Torre, which he climbed solo via the Maestri Compressor route on 26/11/1985. The photos were taken a few days later by Fulvio Mariani for the film ...

This story was originally published in April 2022. We’re re-releasing it now because the author, Mario Heller, recently released an excellent short film about his experience climbing up and flying off ...

What’s it like to climb Cerro Torre? This six-minute film gives a nice glimpse. John Long does voiceover, playing the part of Jess Roskelley, in this film of Cerro Torre’s west face. Roskelley and Ben ...