A revelation of soaring, ice-encased peaks rewards determined climbers. After weeks of paralyzing weather, they finally approach the 6,550 foot summit of a mountain they called Gremlin’s Cap. A nearly permanent cloud cover has kept the 40-mile-by-15-mile coastal range- a finger of the Andes- wrapped in mystery. The expedition, led by author Jack Miller, marked the first successful attempt to penetrate this terra incognita. National Geographic, April 1994