The Andes - A Guide for Climbers

The Andes - A Guide for Climbers
Author John Biggar
Published Andes Publishing (2005)
ISBN 0-9536087-2-7

Website andes.org.uk

Review

A comprehensive guide including every 6000m peak in the Andes range as well as other significant peaks from Venezuela and Colombia right down to Tierra del Fuego. Colour photos, sketched topos of each peak, descriptions of normal routes and other known routes are included. This guide also provides useful information and advice about planning a trip to this region and general travel advice, including a brief geographical and mountaineering vocabulary. [Jonny M]


Crags covered by this Guide
Ancash crags # climbs Rocktype Faces
Ishinca 4 - all
Pisco 3 Ice all
Araucanía crags # climbs Rocktype Faces
Parque Nacional Villarica 4 Volcanic tuff all
Volcan Lonquimay 2 - all
Atacama crags # climbs Rocktype Faces
Ojos del Salado 3 Andesite all
Mendoza crags # climbs Rocktype Faces
Aconcagua 11 Andesite all
Ñuble crags # climbs Rocktype Faces
Nevados de Chillán 4 - all
Oruro crags # climbs Rocktype Faces
Nevado Sajama 2 Ice all
San Juan crags # climbs Rocktype Faces
Cerro Mercedario 8 Andesite ?
Santa Cruz crags # climbs Rocktype Faces
Aguja de Saint-Exupery 3 Microgranite ?

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