Monte Pissis

AndesArgentina

RangeAndes

CountryArgentina

Elevation6,793 m

First Ascent1937 (Polish expedition)

About Monte Pissis

The third highest mountain outside Asia. An extinct volcano in the arid Atacama region. Very remote and rarely climbed. One of the least visited major peaks in the world.

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