That's the good news. Cerro Torre and its neighbors are classic spires, inaccessible daggers of rock that only in the last 25 years first felt the footsteps of men. Wind deposits a meringue of ice on the west faces where Antarctic winds sweep across the Patagonian ice cap and condense moisture on the cold rock. Climbers spend weeks or even months waiting for the weather to calm enough to allow sorties on their targeted routes. The Argentine roads tend to be rough a la the Alaska Highway circa 1970.
Chile saves money by paving only one lane.
The road from Punta Arenas to Puerto Natales consists of one paved southbound lane and one dirt northbound lane. Cars drive on the wrong side until a driver with right of way forces them over. Despite this unusual economy, I saw no evidence of human carnage, but lots of deceased machinery. The good old days are right now. Go, but go now.