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About this peak
This needle of granite, famously crowned by a wind-sculpted ice mushroom, was once called unclimbable and provoked mountaineering's greatest controversy — Cesare Maestri's compressor. Today it remains the definitive test piece of Patagonian alpinism.
Peak facts
First ascent
1974 — Casimiro Ferrari et al. (compressor route line)
Best season
November–February
Nearest town
El Chaltén, Argentina
Geology
A granite monolith on the Patagonian ice cap, capped with perpetual rime mushrooms shaped by fierce storms.
Summit photo gallery
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Plan your climb
No cataloged trails yet for this peak.