peak Name: Aconcagua
peak height: 6,964 meters above sea level is
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peaks on: Aconcagua (Casablanca), elevation 6,964 meters, is the highest peak in South America.
at 32 degrees 39 minutes south latitude, 70 degrees 01 minutes west longitude, the Cordillera of the Andes Mountains south of the junction of Argentina and Chile Mendoza province northwest side.
Aconcagua, the highest elevation on Earth or in an extinct, submarine volcano. Year 1897, the first time that a human Aconcagua peak inspection confirmed it by a volcanic rock, Yamagata was conical, Peak has Leng Tsui of the mouth of the volcano, the volcano is typical Block. Access to the region by the volcanic eruption, was not found after it had also renewed, and therefore it will become the world's most recognized an extinct, submarine volcano.
Cordillera Mountains, is the world's longest fold mountains. Subordinate to the world's two main mountain belt of the "Pacific Rim mountain belt." Its North American from Alaska, along the North American, South American continent Xijing direct Argentine Tierra del Fuego, the 15,000 km-long north-south. This mountains of the Coastal Range from North America, Rocky Mountain, Nevada Mountains, blocking mountains and the Andes of South America. Its complexity and diversity of the natural environment, including almost all of the Earth's climate - with biological, forming different vertical band structure.
Andes, is the world's longest mountain range in South America, western mainland with a total length of 9,000 km, almost three times the Himalayas half. It consists of a series of parallel mountains and Hengduan Mountains body composition, and there Plateau Valley. This is the high and steep mountains, with an average altitude of 3,900 meters, over 6,000 meters peaks are more than 50. There elevation of 6,964 meters peak of the Western Hemisphere "Aconcagua."
climbing history
1817, a Spanish military team in General Jose de San Martin led the first climb, came to the region.
1883, Paul Gussfeldt German climbers from the North tried to climb the mountain ridges, arrived at the altitude of 6,000 meters height.
January 14, 1897, the Swiss mountaineer Chu cloth Reagan (Matthias Zurbriggen) the first time the northwestern side of the top, this route has become the peak of the "traditional climbing routes." Since then, numerous bare from the top of the line.
1899, V. M. Conway, the top of the second peak.
1915, Eilert Sundt, three climbers first attempt to climb the winter, but failed.
1934, the team created a Dongbi climb from the second line, and using the vanguard of the Alpine climb. ,
191,947, and Lothar Heroldd Thomas Kopp, created from the peak to the south-lines. 47, Thomas Kopp and Lothar Heroldd, created from the peak to the south-lines.
1947, Thomas Kopp and Lothar Heroldd, created from the peak to the south-lines.
1953, the Swiss and Frederic Marmillod Dorly Marmillod couples from the southwest ridge top South Aconcagua peak.
1954, a powerful French team, the first top South wall line, a line which is called the most difficult of the entire Andes. , F j7O
1966, "the French line," created a right "A Ting-line. "
1966, "the French Line" and "Argentina line" between, creating a "line."
1974, Austria famous mountaineer Reinhold Messner alone without protection from "French Line" successful top.
1981, the Japanese team from the top of the line.
January 9, 1995, the Chinese Li Zhixin, Warriors top Aconcagua. outdoor | magazine
February 1997, Aventuras Patagonicas team created a shorter, there is no technical difficulty of the line.
Spain topped create climb Aconcagua fastest recorded
< BR> Spanish climber, Jorge Egocheaga physician is a very shy person, he is not willing to accept media interviews, does not like to become the target of public attention. Therefore, we have to search on the Internet news and pictures of his few. However, according to Jorge companions, he created late last year climb Aconcagua - the fastest recorded time:
Jorge 12 in 2006 breaking on 28 Aconcagua -climbing records, from the base camp to the top and back to base camp, he spent 14 hours 5 minutes 54 seconds of time, faster than the original record almost an hour.
What is more surprising thing is that the record is not a good day weather, great wind. The home team plans to leave the next day, so he must be accelerated pace. However, the weather is the biggest factor in the accident. Jorge from a common base to the top of the 7 hours 52 minutes, he can spend less time viewers. Viewers in the process of a climbers partners look into trouble, regardless of how the bullets Jorge like to create the fastest speed records, he stopped Tom, came to the climbers man's side, temporary help He walked some distance. Jorge Aguirre partnership Murphy said: "To help others, his record in the course of a half-hour of lost time."
doctor Jorge Egocheaga Spain is a very tough man, and he climbing mountains above 8,000 meters almost never not top the record, he has been climbing anaerobic Everest , SU Bloom a peak Cho Oyu peaks southeastern peaks , distinct Feng Ma south wall, Manatuto Irina peaks and G1 peaks .
