The Italian mountaineer Corrado Pesce “can no longer be alive” on Cerro Torre, says Carolina Codo, head of Argentina’s El Chaltén Alpine Rescue Centre. “Today, we were able to zoom in on the images of a drone flown near the accident. Pesce’s body can be seen. It slid 50 metres below the platform where he spent the night with an Argentine companion. Without adequate protection, death from hypothermia occurs within two hours,” said Codo. Cerro Torre. Photo: Roger Schaeli The avalanche hit during a rest break An avalanche of ice and rocks struck Pesce and his companion, local guide Tomas Aguilo, on the east face of Cerro Torre around 3 am last Friday. It happened on a rest break during their descent, after the pair had opened a new route on the north face. Aguilo suffered several fractures and a collapsed lung. Pesce’s fractures were even worse and included a fractured pelvis and possibly a broken spine. He could not move. After the avalanche hit, Aguilo was lucky to find their small InReach device in the snow. Still, it took him about three hours before he managed to text for help. Pesce stayed in a small rocky shelter known as…
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