The Andes - John Biggar

The Andes

A Guide for Climbers

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Buch | Softcover
352 Seiten
2015 | 4th Revised edition
Andes (Verlag)
978-0-9536087-4-4 (ISBN)
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This is the 4th English edition of the only comprehensive guidebook to the peaks of the Andes and covers many areas not described in any other source. Previous editions have been translated into French, Spanish, Polish and Czech. The author has been climbing and skiing in the Andes for 25 years and has made ascents of 300 peaks higher than 5000m.
This is the 4th English edition of the only comprehensive climbing guidebook to the peaks of the Andes. It covers many areas not described in any other source. This new edition has expanded coverage of the whole range, with many new photos and route diagrams plus extended coverage of the ski-mountaineering opportunities in the Andes.The book contains details of how to climb all 100 of the major 6000m peaks in the Andes, plus route information for approximately 300 other peaks. There are over 240 route diagrams, 150 additional photos and 80 sketch maps. Previous editions of this book have been translated into French, Spanish, Polish and Czech.

The author John Biggar is a professional mountaineering instructor based in Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. His first publication was an internal report for the nuclear physics department at Edinburgh University, entitled "Anisotropies in the Sequential Break-up of Li6".Since those days John has done little nuclear physics but has been climbing and ski-mountaineering in the Andes a lot. He has climbed many of the highest peaks, including 19 of the 20 highest, made over 100 ascents of 6000m peaks, plus 180 ascents of Andean 5000m peaks. He has made first ascents of six 6000m peaks and also made the first ski descent of Domuyo, the highest peak in Patagonia. A professional mountaineering instructor, he runs a business which specialises in mountaineering, skiing and ski-mountaineering expeditions to South America.

INTRODUCTIONUsing this guidebook - times, names, heights, grades etc.Where to go and when to climb General advice for travel to the AndesPlanning a mountaineering expeditionClimbing conditions and hazardsEquipmentTips for High Altitude ExpeditionsEnvironmental ImpactSki MountaineeringVENEZUELAMeridaSierra de la Culata Sierra NevadaCOLOMBIA BogotaSierra Nevada de Santa MartaSierra Nevada del CocuyLos Nevados and Nevado HuilaECUADORQuitoThe VolcanoesNORTHERN PERU HuarazNorthern Cordillera Blanca including AlpamayoCentral Cordillera Blanca including Huascaran Southern Cordillera Blanca and HuantsanCordillera HuayhuashCordillera RauraLimaCentral Peruvian CordillerasCordilleras Huaytapallana and HuagarunchoMinor ranges, Cordilleras Chonta, Huanzo and Sara SaraSOUTHERN PERUCuzco Cordilleras Vilcabamba and UrubambaCordillera VilcanotaMinor ranges, Cordilleras La Raya, Carabaya and AricomaPeruvian Cordillera ApolobambaBOLIVIA La PazBolivian Cordillera ApolobambaCordillera Real Cordillera Quimsa Cruz Cordillera LipezCORDILLERA OCCIDENTAL Arequipa area (Peru)Sajama area (Chile and Bolivia) Calama area (Chile)PUNA DE ATACAMA Calama area (Chile)Salta area(Argentina)Ojos del Salado area (Chile and Argentina)Pissis and Bonete area (Argentina)THE HIGH ANDES Agua Negra area (Chile and Argentina)Mercedario area (Argentina)Mendoza and Aconcagua area (Argentina)Santiago and Tupungato area (Chile) Maipo, Sosneado and TinguiriricaMAULE AND THE LAKES DISTRICT Maule, Domuyo and ChillanLa AraucaniaThe Andean Lakes DistirctPATAGONIA CHILE & ARGENTINAChaiten and AisenThe North Patagonian Ice-cap and San LorenzoSouthern Patagonia - Fitzroy and Cerro TorrePaine massifUshuaia and Tierra del FuegoAPPENDICES6000m peaks of the AndesSubsidiary 6000m peaksHistorical NotesThe Inca MountaineersAbbreviationsGeographical Glossary - 5 languageMountaineers Vocabulary - 5 languageBibliography Journal, Magazine and Online ReferencesAcknowledgements and Photo Credits

Erscheint lt. Verlag 21.3.2015
Verlagsort Kirkcudbrightshire
Sprache englisch
Maße 148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport
ISBN-10 0-9536087-4-3 / 0953608743
ISBN-13 978-0-9536087-4-4 / 9780953608744
Zustand Neuware
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