Aconcagua

AndesArgentina

RangeAndes

CountryArgentina

Elevation6,961 m

First Ascent1897 (Fitzgerald & Zurbriggen)

About Aconcagua

Already covered in VolcanoDB. Additional mountaineering context: the highest mountain outside Asia. The normal route does not require technical climbing but altitude is extreme. About 3,500 attempt it annually with a 30% success rate. The Polish Glacier route is a classic climb.

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