The Tower focuses on Cesare Maestri’s claimed first ascent of Cerro Torre. Maestri and his supporter and partner, Cesarino Fava, maintained that Maestri and Toni Egger, who did not survive the climb, reached the summit. Cordes does a damn good job bringing the evidence to bear. Yes, this is the same Cesare Maestri who later…
Fear, Lack, and Truth: Reflections on “The Tower”
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Boris Langenstein on the first ski descent of India’s Meru Central. Photo: Tiphaine Duperier
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Ryan Griffiths, somewhere cold. Photo: Aidan Whitelaw
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Teton shadows extending toward the Gros Ventre.
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