Aconcagua: A Climbing Guide, Second Edition

Secor, R. J.,Hopkins, Ralph Lee

ISBN 10: 0898866693 / ISBN 13: 9780898866698

Published by Mountaineers Books, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Aconcagua: A Climbing Guide, Second Edition
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0898866693
• ISBN 13: 9780898866698
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

* Climbing routes to Argentina's -- and South America's -- highest mountain
* Guidebook includes 27 routes from three major approaches
* Thoroughly researched advice on lodging, permits, equipment, seasons, weather and more
* The only English-language guidebook for climbing Aconcagua, South America's highest mountain

Reaching the highest summit in South America requires careful preparation and detailed instruction. R. J. Secor draws upon his extensive climbing experience to give mountaineers all that's necessary to top Aconcagua's 22,841-foot peak. This guidebook features comprehensive information on recommended equipment, safety and health precautions, and conservation issues. It details both the popular and less-traveled routes on Aconcagua reached via the Horcones Valley, South Face, and Vacas and Relinchos Valleys. Also included are a climbing history of Aconcagua and a glossary of valuable Spanish climbing phrases.

About the Author

R. J. Secor, author of Mexico's Volcanoes and The High Sierra, Second Edition, has climbed extensively in western North America and has been as far afield as the Himalaya and the Karakoram. He resides in Pasadena, California.