Palcaraju

Palcaraju

Lake Palcacocha with lower slopes of Palcaraju (left) and Pucaranra (right).
Highest point
Elevation 6,274 m (20,584 ft)
Coordinates 09°22′06″S 77°22′15″W / 9.36833°S 77.37083°W / -9.36833; -77.37083Coordinates: 09°22′06″S 77°22′15″W / 9.36833°S 77.37083°W / -9.36833; -77.37083 
Geography
Palcaraju
Location in Peru
Location Ancash, Peru
Parent range Andes, Cordillera Blanca
Climbing
First ascent 1939

Palcaraju[1][2][3] (from Quechua pallqa, p'allqa, p'alqa forked, branched, fork,[4][5][1] rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[6][1]) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the region of Ancash within the Peruvian Andes. It has an elevation of 6,274 metres (20,584 ft) on its main summit.[3]

Palcaraju has three peaks: Palcaraju (6,274 metres (20,584 ft)), Palcaraju Oeste 6,110 metres (20,046 ft) and Palcaraju Sur 6,274 metres (20,584 ft).[1]

In July 2012, two American climbers, Ben Horne and Gil Weiss, died on the way back down, after scaling the south face of Palcaraju W.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Nevado Palcaraju". Inventario Turístico del Perú (in Spanish). MINCETUR. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  2. ↑ Biggar, John (2005). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. Andes. p. 81. ISBN 9780953608720.
  3. 1 2 Alpenvereinskarte 0/3a. Cordillera Blanca Nord (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3928777572.
  4. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): pallqa, P'ALLQA - adj. Bifurcado, ahorquillado. pallqa. - s. Bifurcación. Punto donde se separan dos o más vías o caminos.
  5. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: p'alqa - s. Bifurcación, desvío, final en V. de una rama de árbol. EJEM: p'alqa k'aspi, rama de árbol que termina en V. SINÓN: tanka. Pe.Aya: pallja. Pe.Jun: palja. Ec: pallka.
  6. ↑ babylon.com
  7. ↑ Brocchetto, Marilia (July 28, 2012). "2 American climbers found dead in Peruvian mountains". Retrieved 2012-07-29.
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