Polish Glacier

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Polish Glacier is a prominent and challenging ice route on the eastern face of Aconcagua, renowned among mountaineers for its steep, high-altitude climbing.


Statements (34)
Predicate Object
instanceOf ice climbing route
mountaineering route
climbingSeason austral summer
continent South America
difficulty high
elevationContext high-altitude above 6000 meters
firstAscentBy Polish expedition
firstAscentYear 1934
hasAlternativeName Glaciar de los Polacos
hazard avalanches
crevasses
icefall
rockfall
severe altitude effects
isDifferentFrom Polish Traverse route on Aconcagua
knownFor high-altitude climbing
steep ice climbing
technical difficulty
liesOn eastern flank of Aconcagua
locatedIn Andes
locatedInCountry Argentina
locatedOn Aconcagua
locatedOnFace eastern face of Aconcagua
mountainRange Principal Cordillera of the Andes
namedAfter Polish climbers
partOf Aconcagua climbing routes
popularityAmong experienced mountaineers
requires high-altitude mountaineering experience
technical ice-climbing equipment
routeType glacier route
ice and snow route
summitReachedVia Aconcagua summit
typicalApproachFrom Plaza Argentina base camp
typicalUse summit route to Aconcagua

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Aconcagua
Aconcagua ("Upper Horcones Glacier")
hasGlacier
Polish Glacier ("Glaciar de los Polacos")
hasAlternativeName
Polish Glacier Route ("Polish Glacier on Aconcagua")
namedAfter

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