Santa Cruz mountains

"Once you get past the end of the main trail, it turns into loose scree field. I didn’t get to summit Cerro Madsen because the top got very loose and I didn’t feel comfortable going up the snowfields with only micro spikes. Past the snowfields looked pretty sketchy too so I just needed better gear and beta going into this. Made it about 5/6 way to summit" — easton • Feb 15, 2025

"It took two days horseriding South from Estancia Cocovì and a one day march mostly on snow to reach base camp at 1220 m. On the fourth day we started before dawn (Ade, Ramiro and myself) from the North side and through gravel, rocks and snow we got to the top by 8.38 a.m. Great view on Cerro Torre, Fitz Roy and San Lorenzo. We believe ours was the first ascent ever to this peak." — enricobonatti • Dec 2, 2011