South America, Tierra del Fuego, Chilean Patagonia, Escudo, Southwest Face, First Winter Ascent

Publication Year: 1999.

Escudo, Southwest Face, First Winter Ascent. On August 7-8, Italians Marco Balla Longa, Marco Birolin, and Mario Cumis climbed the Southwest Face of Escudo in the Valle del Silencio. It was the first winter ascent of this route.

Hernan Jofre, Amerindia Concept, Chile