![El Hermano (ca. 4,500), Chile. In 2014 Libby Sauter's team mostly followed the sun-shadow line, and then cut to the right a few hundred feet from the top. [Photo] Doug Tompkins](https://i0.wp.com/alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/beyond-the-dusk-1.jpg?resize=900%2C620&ssl=1)
Beyond the Dusk: El Hermano, Andes, Chile
After the death of her brother Michael in June 2012, Suzanne Ybarra noticed a reference to a mysterious “El Hermano” amid his files, along with photos of a massive unclimbed wall. In 2014 one of Michael’s friends, Libby Sauter, organized an expedition to make the first ascent and complete his dream.