Torre Norte del Paine, Solo, 1985. Italian Elio Orlandi climbed the North Paine Tower solo on December 29, 1985. He was accompanied to Base Camp by Nora Rigotti. On December 28 he approached the western foot of the three towers, where he bivouacked. On the 29th he rapidly climbed the couloir between the north and central towers, getting to the top of the Brecha Bich at 1:30 P.M. He was attracted to the south face of the north tower and set off immediately. He had overcome the difficult pitches of the long crest by 7:30 and reached the summit at 9:30 P.M. He descended until one A.M., when he bivouacked on a ledge, and on the 30th he continued down to his bivouac tent on the moraine. The onset of bad weather drove him back to Base Camp on the 31st and ended his climbing in the region.