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Aconcagua (Spanish pronunciation: [akoŋˈkaɣwa]) is a mountain in the Principal Cordillera [4] of the Andes mountain range, in Mendoza Province, Argentina.It is the highest mountain in the Americas, the highest outside Asia, [5] and the highest in both the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere [1] with a summit elevation of 6,961 metres (22,838 ft).
Edward Arthur FitzGerald (10 May 1871 – 2 January 1931) was an American-born mountaineer and soldier of British descent, best known for leading the expedition which made the first ascent of Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the American Continent, in 1897.
During the course of the Aconcagua river, it receives contributions from many others rivers and swamps, reaching a mean flow of 39 cubic metres per second (1,400 cu ft/s). The Aconcagua River valley was used as the route of the Transandine Railway on the Chilean side. The river flows alongside Chile Route 5 from Llaillay to La Calera.
Aconcagua Provincial Park is a Provincial Park located in the Mendoza Province in Argentina. The Andes mountain range draws all types of thrill seekers ranging in difficulty including hiking, climbing, skiing, etc. Besides it draws history lovers. This range plays an important place in the history of Latin America.
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Route 2004: Everest Tibet 8848m: China: Spring: North col Route ... Aconcagua 6962m Argentina Summer Normal 2017 Everest 8848m China Spring NNE- Ridge 2017 Manaslu 8163
1998: Cho Oyu (8,201 m) - on a new route he reached 7,500 m in bad, deteriorating weather. 1999: Dhaulagiri NE peak of the summit ridge (8,140 m) - solo ascent. 2003: Machermo (6,237 m) - virgin peak in Gokio zone ( Khumbu region), first team to ascent (with Viorel Amzaroiu and Vladimir Condratov).
Kammerlander skied the North Col route. [6] 2006: Kit DesLauriers (United States) is the first woman to ski from the top of Everest. [3] 2018: Andrzej Bargiel (Poland) completed the first top-to-bottom (base camp) descent of K2 (a combination of the normal route, Basque route, Messner's variant to the Polish route) without removing his skis.