Nevado Ishinca,[1] meaning "snow covered mountain", is a mountain peak located in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the Peruvian Andes. It is located in the Ishinca Valley region and has a summit elevation of 5,530 meters. Ishinca is most often climbed via its normal route, the North-West Route rated Alpine PD-. Ishinca's North-West Route was first ascended by J. Fonrouge, W. Lindaver, H. Salger, H. Schmidbauer and V. Staudacher in 1964.[2]
| Nevado Ishinca | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,530 m (18,140 ft) |
| Coordinates | 09°23′18.9″S 77°24′12.8″W / 9.388583°S 77.403556°W |
| Geography | |
  Nevado Ishinca Peru | |
| Location | Ancash, Peru |
| Parent range | Cordillera Blanca |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | North-West Route Alpine Grade PD- (peu difficile/somewhat difficult) |
- Oronymy
At Anqash Runa Simi: ichinqa → ishinqa → ishinca (it will stand).[3]
References
edit- ^ "Ishinca - Ancash, Peru • peakery". Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
- ^ "South America, Peru, Iowa Mountaineers' Climbs in Quebrada Ishinca, Cordillera Blanca - AAC Publications - Search The American Alpine Journal and Accidents".
- ^ Fill work