Toni Egger

Toni Egger (September 12, 1926 – February 2, 1959) was an Austrian mountaineer from Tyrol. An exceptional climber, specialist in the Eastern Alps, Toni Egger is known for his extraordinary rapids. In 1957, he led an expedition to the Huayhuash Cordillera. In 1959, it was made in Patagonia with Cesare Maestri. The reward for issuing the attempt to climb Cerro Torre was required for an ice avalanche. His body was not found until 1975. Accompanied by Toni Egger and Cesarino Fava, Cesare Maestri returned to Patagonia in 1959 to attack Cerro Torre. After a few lengths, Fava drops the case, he will not succeed. The other two persistent pass and the hours without the base camp having any news of the two climbers. They climb to the top which they finish in bad weather. On the descent, Egger fell fatally, carried away by an avalanche. Maestri also falls but will be found a few days later by Fava, half-buried. Tested by the death of his climbing companion, he will recount their success and then the drama of the descent. The end is terrible but Maestri managed to overcome Cerro Torre. Well, that's what he says...