Ranrapalca

Ranrapalca[2][3] (possibly from Quechua ranra stony, pallqa bifurcation, division into two parts) is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca range in the Andes of Peru. It has an elevation of 6,162 m (20,217 ft).[3] It is located in the region of Ancash, east of Ocshapalca.

Ranrapalca
Ranrapalca (on the left) and Ocshapalca (on the right) as seen from the north-east (near the Ishinca glacier)
Highest point
Elevation6,162 m (20,217 ft)
Coordinates9°24′40″S 77°25′00″W 
Geography
Ranrapalca
Peru
LocationAncash, Peru
Parent rangeAndes, Cordillera Blanca
Climbing
First ascentNortheast ridge by W.Brecht et al. - 25 June 1939 [1]

Climbing

The northeast ridge (normal route) is of intermediate difficulty (rated D [2] range according to the International French Adjectival System). It consists in climbing a steep, rocky ridge from the Ranrapallqa-Ischinca col to the summit snowfields and 6,000 m and then traverse south of the knife edge summit. An easier variant of the normal route consists in avoiding the northeast ridge. From the Ranrapallqa-Ischinca col the summit snowfields can be reached climbing the easy snow slopes on the left of the ridge but this route, albeit slightly easier is more exposed to seracs and loose rocks. Many other routes exist, some of them quite difficult (such as the east ridge and south face, both rated TD+).

Images
  • Ocshapalca (on the left) and Ranrapalca (on the right), the Llaca Glacier and the Llaca Lake
  • Vallunaraju, Ocshapalca, Ranrapalca (the snow-covered mountains on the right) as seen from Huaraz

References
  1. Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994
  2. Biggar, John (2020). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers and Skiers. Andes. p. 97. ISBN 9780953608768.
  3. Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.
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