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This is the 5th English edition of the only complete guidebook to the peaks of the Andes. It covers many areas not described in any other source. Previous editions have been translated into French, Spanish, Polish and Czech. The author, John Biggar, is a very experienced high-altitude mountaineer who has been climbing and skiing in the Andes for 30 years and has made ascents of over 350 peaks higher than 5000m. The 5th edition includes route information for all 100 of the major 6000m mountains, plus over 300 other peaks. With over 200 diagrams, 270 photos and 80 maps it also gives the best ski-mountaineering peaks in over 10 areas across 5 countries.

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Author:   John Biggar
Publisher:   Andes
Imprint:   Andes
Edition:   5th Revised edition
Weight:   0.575kg
ISBN:  

9780953608768

ISBN 10:   095360876
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   01 February 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Where to go and when to climb 3. Travel to the Andes 4. Altitude and Acclimatisation 5. Planning Mountain Expeditions 6. Climbing Conditions 7. Equipment 8. High Altitude Tips 9. Ski Mountaineering 10. VENEZUELA 11. COLUMBIA 11.1 Bogota 11.2 Sierra N. de Santa Marca 11.3 Sierra Nevada del Cocuy 12. ECUADOR 12.1 The Volcanoes 13. NORTHERN PERU 13.1 Huaraz 13.2 Cordillera Blanca 13.3 Alpamayo 13.4 Huascaran 13.5 Cordillera Huayhuash 13.6 Yerupaja 13.7 Lima 13.8 Central Cordilleras 13.9 Cord Chonta & Huanzo 14. SOUTH EAST PERU 14.1 Cuzco 14.2 Cordillera Vilcabamba 14.3 Cordillera Urubamba 14.4 Cordillera Vilcanota 14.5 Cordillera Carabay & Aricoma 14.6 Cordillera Apolobamba 15. BOLIVIA 15.1 La Paz 15.2 Cordillera Apolobamba 15.3 Cordillera Real 15.4 Cordillera Quimsa Cruz & Lipez 16. CORDILLERA OCCIDENTAL 16.1 Peruvian Occidental 16.2 Arica Area 16.3 Sajama & Parinacota Area 16.4 Calama & Chilean Occidental 17. PUNTA DE ATACAMA 17.1 Calama area (Chile) 17.2 Salta area (Argentina) 17.3 Llullaillaco 17.4 Nevados de Cachi 17.5 Copiapo area 17.6 Tres Cruces 17.7 Ojos del Salado 17.8 Pissis & Bonete 18. THE HIGH ANDES 18.1 Agua Negra area 18.2 Mercdario 18.3 Mendoza 18.4 Aconcagua 18.5 Santiago & area 18.6 Maipo Area 19. MAULE & THE LAKES 19.1 Domuyo 19.2 Chillan 19.3 La Araucania 19.4 Andean Lakes District 19.5 Vocan Villarrica 19.6 Volcan Lanin 19.7 Bariloche area 19.8 Tronador 20. PATAGONIA 20.1 Chaiten & Aisen 20.2 Coihaique area 20.3 San Valentin & San Lorenzo 20.4 Fitzroy & Cerro Torre 20.5 Torres del Paine 20.6 Tierra del Fuego 21. APPENDICES

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