Torre Egger

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Torre Egger is a steep, jagged granite peak in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field of Argentina and Chile, renowned among alpinists for its extreme technical difficulty and harsh weather conditions.

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Torre Egger canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain ⓘ
approachFrom Argentinian side ⓘ
climbingSeason austral summer ⓘ
climbingType alpine climbing ⓘ
ice climbing ⓘ
mixed climbing ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
difficulty one of the most difficult alpine summits in the world ⓘ
elevation about 2850 m ⓘ
about 9350 ft ⓘ
firstAscentBy Jay Wilson ⓘ
Jim Donini ⓘ
John Bragg ⓘ
firstAscentDate 1976-02-22 ⓘ
firstAscentRoute southeast ridge ⓘ
hasFeature corniced ridges ⓘ
seracs and hanging glaciers ⓘ
steep rock faces ⓘ
hazard avalanches ⓘ
falling ice ⓘ
rockfall ⓘ
severe storms ⓘ
isPartOf Cerro Torre massif ⓘ
linked to: Cerro Torre
knownFor big-wall alpine climbing ⓘ
extreme technical difficulty ⓘ
harsh weather conditions ⓘ
locatedIn Patagonia ⓘ
Southern Patagonian Ice Field ⓘ
locatedOnBorderOf Argentina ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
material granite ⓘ
mountainRange Cerro Torre Group ⓘ
linked to: Cerro Torre
namedAfter Toni Egger ⓘ
nameLanguage Spanish ⓘ
nearestTown El Chaltén ⓘ
partOf Andes ⓘ
region Santa Cruz Province ⓘ
relativeLocation near El Chaltén ⓘ
southeast of Cerro Torre ⓘ
weather frequent storms ⓘ
rapid weather changes ⓘ
strong winds ⓘ

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Cerro Torre → hasNeighbor → Torre Egger ⓘ