Aconcagua: A Climbing Guide
Product Description
Reaching the highest summit in the Western hemisphere requires careful preparation and detailed instruction. R. J. Secor draws upon his extensive mountaineering experience to give climbers all that's necessary to top Aconcagua's 22,841-foot peak. This updated and revised guide features comprehensive information on recommended equipment, safety and health precautions, and conservation issues. It details both the popular and less-traveled routes reached via the Horcones Valley, South Face, and Vacas and Relinchos Valleys. Also included are a climbing history of Aconcagua and a glossary of valuable Spanish mountaineering phrases.- 27 routes from three major approaches.
- Thoroughly researched advice on lodging, permits, equipment, seasons, weather and more.
Product Details
Price: $16.95Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Mountaineers Books; 2nd edition (August 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0898866693
ISBN-13: 978-0898866698
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
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Kenneth.alone - Mar 17, 2008 11:58 am - Voted 2/5
Not so great...
I respect Secor for his experience but...
The book greatly needs to be updated as the information is quite old and glacier conditions and so on have changed dramatically.
He spends way to much time and weight on pro-level routes of the south wall. These routes are climbed by climbers who don't read 20 year old, black and white guidebooks. They have a look for themselves.
I think that a colour version would have aided greatly to the photos and book's value and accuracy.
For the price, you can find a better, lighter book.
The book greatly needs to be updated as the information is quite old and glacier conditions and so on have changed dramatically.
He spends way to much time and weight on pro-level routes of the south wall. These routes are climbed by climbers who don't read 20 year old, black and white guidebooks. They have a look for themselves.
I think that a colour version would have aided greatly to the photos and book's value and accuracy.
For the price, you can find a better, lighter book.
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Alpinist - Mar 19, 2007 4:42 pm - Voted 4/5
Focused climbing guide