Mercedario
| Mercedario | ||
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 Mercedario from the southwest |
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| height | 6720 m | |
| location | San Juan , Argentina | |
| Mountains | To the | |
| Dominance | 75 km → Aconcagua | |
| Notch height | 3333 m ↓ Paso de las Lloretas | |
| Coordinates | 31 ° 58 ′ 0 ″ S , 70 ° 7 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| First ascent | January 18, 1934 by a Polish team with Victor Ostrowski and Adam Karpiński | |
| Normal way | High tour on the "Incas" route | |
The Mercedario is located in the Andes in Argentina and is the eighth highest mountain in the Andes at 6,720 meters.
The mountain lies in the border area with Chile. There are several gendarmerie checkpoints on the Argentine side. There is mining, copper mining .
Access is often from Barreal. After about 35 km you reach the main checkpoint Las Juntas, the confluence of two bodies of water. Access is via a guarded bridge. The mining company demands a permit. The mine itself is 121 km from Las Juntas.
Web links
Commons : Mercedario - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Mercedario on www.andeshandbook.cl (English)
- Mercedario on andesargentinos.com.ar (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bob Villarreal: clawing for the Stars: A solo climber in the Highest Andes . Abbott Press, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4582-1321-1 , pp. 257 ( Google Books ).