Aconcagua
| Aconcagua | |
|---|---|
 Aconcagua from the south | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,960.8 m (22,837 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 6,960.8 m (22,837 ft)[1] Ranked 2nd |
| Isolation | 16,533.4 km (10,273.4 mi)  |
| Listing | Seven Summits Country high point Ultra |
| Coordinates | 32°39′12.35″S 70°00′39.9″W / 32.6534306°S 70.011083°W |
| Naming | |
| Pronunciation | Spanish: [akoŋˈkaɣwa] /ˌækəŋˈkɑːɡwə/ or /ˌɑːkəŋˈkɑːɡwə/ |
| Geography | |
  Aconcagua Argentina | |
| Location | Mendoza, Argentina |
| Parent range | Andes |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1897 by Matthias Zurbriggen (first recorded ascent)[2] |
| Easiest route | Scramble (North) |
Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the Americas, and the highest outside Asia. The altitude is 6,962 meters, or 22,841 feet. It is one of the Seven Summits.
Mortality
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Aconcagua is considered to have the highest mortality rate in South America (approximately three deaths per year). This is due to the fact that it is possible to achieve the ascent with relative ease, people without the proper preparation present themselves to make the attempt. Climbers blanch at altitude sickness and extreme weather changes, with strong winds as a result of the mountain's proximity to the Pacific Ocean.
Since records began in 1926, more than one hundred people have died on Aconcagua. Between 2001 and 2012, of the 42,731 people who sought to reach the summit of Aconcagua, 33 died, which indicates a mortality rate of 0.77 per 1,000 individuals.
Location
[change | change source]It is the Andes, in the Argentine province of Mendoza. It is in Aconcagua Provincial Park.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Informe científico que estudia el Aconcagua: el Coloso de América mide 6.960,8 metros" [Scientific Report on Aconcagua, the Colossus of America measures 6960,8 m] (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ↑ Secor, R.J. (1994). Aconcagua: A Climbing Guide. The Mountaineers. p. 13. ISBN 0-89886-406-2.
There is no definitive proof that the ancient Incas actually climbed to the summit of the White Sentinel [Aconcagua], but there is considerable evidence that they did climb very high on the mountain. Signs of Inca ascents have been found on summits throughout the Andes, thus far the highest atop Llullaillaco, a 6,721-metre (22,051 ft) mountain astride the Chilean-Argentine border in the Atacama region. On Aconcagua, the skeleton of a guanaco was found in 1947 along the ridge connecting the North Summit with the South Summit. It seems doubtful that a guanaco would climb that high on the mountain on its own. Furthermore, an Inca mummy has been found at 5400 m on the south west ridge of Aconcagua, near Cerro Piramidal
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