On the 66th anniversary of the disputed first ascent of Cerro Torre in Patagonia by Cesare Maestri and Toni Egger, we examine ...

Over two years have passed since the first free ascent of the Compressor Route on Cerro Torre at the hands of David Lama and Peter Ortner and the climbing world is only now beginning to comprehend ...

what Rolo Garibotti referred to contemptuously as a "Via Ferrata" is no more – as if Maestri’s route on Cerro Torre had rendered the mountain an easy outing for any old Sunday climber. What would ...

sets out to climb the infamous south-east face of Cerro Torre, a mountain once said to be the most difficult to climb in the world. Unfortunately Cerro Torre: A Snowball's Chance in Hell isn't ...

World-class climbers in 10 teams battled to be the fastest up the wall during a head-to-head 180m-high ascent.

Patagonia is humming with climbing teams exploiting short weather windows to send new routes and repetitions. Here are the ...

Jeff and Priti Wright have climbed K7 Central in Pakistan, Fitz Roy in Patagonia, and many other adventures. Yet both work full-time. How do they do it?