Yerupaja
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 Yerupaja, May 2006 |
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| Elevation | 6,635 metres (21,769 feet) |
| Location | Moquegua Region, Peru |
| Range | Cordillera Huayhuash |
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| First ascent | 1950 |
| Easiest route | glacier/snow/ice climb |
Yerupaja or Nevado Yerupaja is a mountain of the Cordillera Huayhuash in north central Peru, part of the Andes. At 6,635 m (other sources: 6,617 m) it is the second highest in Peru and the highest in the Cordillera Huayhuash. The summit was first reached in 1950 by Jim Maxwell and Dave Harrah, and its northern peak (Yerupaja Norte) 1965 by the Wellingtonian Roger Bates and Graeme Dingle.
The mountain's local name is El Carnicero, which means Butcher. This name refers to the knife-sharpness of its summit ridge. Many visitors consider Yerupaja to be the most spectacular peak in South America.
There have been only few successful ascents of this peak because it is one of the hardest Andean high peaks to climb. The most common route to climb the Yerupaja is the southwest face. The approach is normally made from Huaraz southwards via Chiquián and Jahuacocha.
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