Mount Seler is located on the border between Argentina and Chile on the western rim of the Glacier of Tears cirque in the Andes. The mountain was 1st summitted in 12/1972 by Nando Parrado, & shortly after by Antonio Vizintin and Roberto Canessa, survivors from the crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571. They made the ascent with the intent of finding civilization. At the summit, Parrado used lipstick to write "MT. SELER" on a plastic bag, which he placed under a rock. Nando named the mountain after his father, who was his motivation to survive.
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