Aconcagua west face
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Aconcagua west face is the imposing, often snow-covered western slope of Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Americas, known for its dramatic rock walls and challenging climbing routes.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain face ⓘ |
| accessFrom | Horcones Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | cold high-altitude ⓘ |
| climbingDiscipline |
alpine climbing
ⓘ
high-altitude mountaineering ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| elevationGainToSummit | approximately 3000 meters from base of face ⓘ |
| featureOf | Aconcagua mountain massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geology | sedimentary and volcanic rock ⓘ |
| hasRoute |
Direct routes on central wall
ⓘ
French Route (Aconcagua west face) NERFINISHED ⓘ Messner Route (Aconcagua west face) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazard |
altitude sickness risk
ⓘ
avalanches ⓘ high winds ⓘ icefall ⓘ rockfall ⓘ severe storms ⓘ |
| highestPointOf |
Americas (via Aconcagua summit)
ⓘ
Andes (via Aconcagua summit) NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Hemisphere (via Aconcagua summit) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
challenging climbing routes
ⓘ
dramatic rock walls ⓘ high objective hazards ⓘ steep slopes ⓘ technical alpine climbing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aconcagua Provincial Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Argentina ⓘ Mendoza Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Aconcagua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
big-wall style alpine routes
ⓘ
long and committing climbs ⓘ |
| orientation | west ⓘ |
| partOf | Aconcagua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | inside a provincial park ⓘ |
| region | Cuyo region of Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeDifficulty | harder than Aconcagua normal route ⓘ |
| relativePopularity | less frequented than Aconcagua normal route ⓘ |
| summitReachedVia | Aconcagua summit (6960.8 m) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceType |
rock
ⓘ
snow ⓘ |
| typicalConditions |
exposed to strong westerly winds
ⓘ
often snow-covered ⓘ |
| usedFor |
expedition-style ascents
ⓘ
technical mountaineering training ⓘ |
| visibility | dominant feature from Horcones approach ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.