Aconcagua

Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the Americas, and the highest outside Asia. The altitude is 6,967 meters, or 22,851 feet. It is one of the Seven Summits. It is in the Argentine province of Mendoza. It is in Aconcagua Provincial Park, in the Andes,.

280px Aconcagua from the south
Elevation	6,967.15 m (22,858 ft)
Prominence	6,967.15 m (22,858 ft) Ranked 2nd
Listing	Seven Summits Country high point Ultra
Pronunciation	Spanish: [akoŋˈkaɣwa] /ˌækəŋˈkɑːɡwə/ or /ˌɑːkəŋˈkɑːɡwə/
Location
Location	Mendoza, Argentina
Range	Andes
Climbing
First ascent	1897 by Matthias Zurbriggen (first recorded ascent)
Easiest route	Scramble (North)

File:Matthias Zurbriggen in the Tasman Valley.jpg

Matthias Zurbriggen reached the summit in 1897.

Aconcagua is considered to have the highest mortality rate of any high mountain in South America (approximately three deaths per year). This is because it is relatively easy to climb, so people try to do it without proper preparation. Climbers blanch at altitude sickness and extreme weather changes, with strong winds as a result of the mountain's proximity to the Pacific Ocean. Since records began in 1926, more than one hundred people have died on Aconcagua. Between 2001 and 2012, of the 42,731 people who tried to reach the summit, 33 died, which indicates a mortality rate of 0.77 per 1,000 individuals.

Aconcagua Media

• Aconcagua from the park entrance

• Aconcagua Summit Route.jpg

  Summit route for Aconcague peak (Argentine)

• Aconcagua SouthSummit2007.jpg

  South summit of Aconcagua with south face

• Aconcagua route 1a.jpg

  Normal route to the summit