Andes

Chile. Late in 1939 the Italian climber and journalist, Piero Ghiglione, with two German companions, Messrs. Nobl and Jorgl, made a successful winter ascent, despite poor snow conditions and bad weather, of El Tronador, climbing both the high peak and the Argentine summit.

In April, 1939, M. and Mme. F. Marmillod made the first ascent of the Alto de los Leones.

In February, 1940, Prof. D. DeAgostini left for another trip to the Southern Andes of Patagonia to stay about three months.

Early in 1940 Arnold Heim of Zurich with Hermann Hess, Jr, from Engelberg and W. Schmitt of Osorno, Chile, were active in the Southern Andes of the Argentine-Chilean frontier. They were later joined by Dr. Hans Moser of Zürich. Their explorations in the vicinity of Lake Buenos Aires and the Leon Valley were considerably hampered by bad weather and sickness of a member of the party.