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Aconcagua is the highest mountain in America and the highest peak outside of AsiaThe continent of Asia is defined by subtracting Europe and Africa from the great land mass of Africa-Eurasia. The boundaries are vague, especially between Asia and Europe: Asia and Africa meet somewhere near the Suez Canal. The boundary between Asia and E. [1]

This member of the Andes mountain range covers 59°-68° W and 32°-39° S with its boundaries marked by the Valle de las Vacas to the north and east and the Valle de los Horcones Inferior to the West and South. The mountain and its surroundings are part of the Aconcagua Provincial Park. The mountain has a number of glacierA glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity. Equivalently, it is a multi-year ice accretion in mountainous terrain. The glacier fringe is the area where the glacier has recently melted. There ares. The most sustantial are the north-eastern or Polish Glacier and the eastern or English Glacier.

The mountain was created by the subduction of the Nazca plate beneath the South American plate during the geologically recent Andean orogenyOrogeny is a geologic term associated with periods of mountain building. An orogenic belt therefore, is a geologic structure associated with continental collisions and mountain building. Generally orogenic belts consist of long parallel strips of rock exh. The origin of the name is contested, it is either from the Arauca Aconca-Hue or the QuechuaQuechua (Quechua, Runa Simi is an American Indian language native to South America and related to Aymara, both members of the Quechumaran linguistic stock. It was the official language of the Tawantinsuyu ( Inca Empire), and today is spoken in various dia Ackon Cahuak.

1 Routes

In mountaineeringMountaineering is an umbrella term that can variously be used to describe the actions of climbing, hillwalking and scrambling. In its usual sense, however, it concerns the ascent of mountains of various stature, using various types and amounts of mountain terms, Aconcagua is technically an easy mountain if approached from the North, the 'Normal route', on this approach no actual climbing is needed although the effects of altitude are severe (atmospheric pressure is 40% of sea-level at the summit). The use of supplemental oxygen is not required.

The record for the Normal route is 5 hours and 45 minutes, set in 1991. More typically, the Normal Route is ascended through three camps with additional rest days.

The second most common route is the Polish Glacier Traverse route. This approaches the mountain through the Vacas valley, ascends up to the base of the Polish Glacier, then traverses across to the Normal Route for the final ascent to the summit.

The routes to the peak from the Southern and Southwest ridges are more demanding and the Southern face climb is considered very tough.

The first recorded ascent was in 1897 by an expedition led by the Briton Edward Fitzgerald. The summit was reached by the Swiss Mathias Zurbriggen on January 14January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 351 days remaining (352 in leap years). Celebrated as New Year's Day by those still following the Julian calendar. Events 1301 Andrew III dies, ending the Arpad dynasty in Hungary and by two other expedition members a few days later.

Before attempting the mountain climbers need to purchase a permit from the Aconcagua Provincial Park authority in MendozaGeneral San Martin in Mendoza. For the musical instrument mendoza please see its alternative name Monkey stick. Mendoza is a city (population over 1 million, 2001) and capital of the Mendoza Province in Argentina. It is in the west of Argentina, on a majo. Prices vary depending on the season.