Cerro Torre, The First Ten Ascents. Despite the doubts about whether the Cerro Torre was actually ascended in 1959, here in Argentina, we accept this as the first ascent. There have by January, 1985 been ten ascents of the peak: 1. Cesare Maestri (Italy) and Toni Egger (Austria), January 31, 1959, by north and northeast faces; (On December 2, 1970 Maestri, Carlo Claus and Ezio Alimonte (Italy) climbed the southeast buttress but did not climb the summit mushroom.) 2. Casimiro Ferrari, Daniele Chiappa, Mario Conti, Giuseppe Negri (Italy), January 13, 1974, by west face; 3. John Bragg, Jay Wilson, Dave Carman (USA) January 15, 1977, by west face; 4. Jim Bridwell, Steve Brewer (USA), January 4, 1979, by southeast buttress, the first complete ascent of this route; 5. Ermanno Salvaterra, Mauricio Giarolli (Italy), November 25, 1983, by southeast buttress; 6. Daniel Anker, Thomas Wüschner (Switzerland), December 27, 1983, by southeast buttress; 7. Elio Orlandi, Livio Rigotti (Italy), December 14, 1984, by southeast buttress; 8. Beda Fuster (Switzerland), Alan Kearney (USA), January 23, 1985, by southeast buttress; 9. Hans Bämthaler, Manfred Lorenz (Austria), January 23, 1985, by southeast buttress; 10. Karl Schrag, Hartmut Münchenbach (Germany), January 30, 1985, by southeast buttress.

Vojslav Arko, Club Andino Bariloche