Toni Egger

Biography

Toni Egger was a renowned Austrian mountaineer from Tyrol, specializing in the Eastern Alps. He led an expedition to the Huayhuash Cordillera in 1957 and attempted to climb Cerro Torre in Patagonia in 1959, where he tragically fell during the descent due to an ice avalanche. This ill-fated expedition led to the naming of the Torre Egger in his honor. His body was not recovered until 1975.