A few monthsafter Robson, Marc set off for Patagonia at the far southern tipof South...

[PETER] A few months
after Robson, Marc set off for Patagonia at the far southern tip
of South America. His objective was a climb
that had never been attempted, a winter solo ascent
of Torre Egger, the most difficult peak
in the range. Patagonia's jagged summits are a proving ground
for serious alpinists, who gather each summer
in the village of El Chaltén. But in the winter, the mountains are lashed
by vicious storms {\an8}and El Chaltén is a ghost town. [DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE]