Ishinca

Nevado Ishinca,[1] meaning "snow covered mountain", is a mountain peak located in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the Peruvian Andes. It is located in the Ishinca Valley region and has a summit elevation of 5,530 meters. Ishinca is most often climbed via its normal route, the North-West Route rated Alpine PD-. Ishinca's North-West Route was first ascended by J. Fonrouge, W. Lindaver, H. Salger, H. Schmidbauer and V. Staudacher in 1964.[2]

Oronymy
Nevado Ishinca
Nevado Ishinca
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,530 m (18,140 ft)
Coordinates09°23′18.9″S 77°24′12.8″W
Geography
LocationAncash, Peru
Parent rangeCordillera Blanca
Climbing
Easiest routeNorth-West Route
Alpine Grade PD- (peu difficile/somewhat difficult)

At Anqash Runa Simi: ichinqa → ishinqa → ishinca (it will stand). [3]


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