Aconcagua: A Climbing Guide

By R.J. Secor

Book Overview

The only English-language guidebook to South America's highest mountain, featuring 27 routes from the three major approaches and thoroughly researched advice on lodging, permits, equipment, seasons,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898864062
• ISBN13: 9780898864069
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 5.5" x 0.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent guide.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading Secor's guide. I read it before climbing Aconcagua and when I was on the mountain I felt as if I had already been there because of the accurate description in the book. The book has also good general advice on equipment, guides, weather, and acclimatization. Definitely a good companion for a wonderful adventure.

Very useful guide

A useful primer for those considering climbing Aconcagua. Describes routes of many different difficulty levels. If you are planning on doing the normal route, most of the book will be irrelevant since it describes more difficult and technical approaches. However, even the introduction and normal route description are valuable references. Especially the sections on health and safety concerns. Hopefully there will be a new edition for 1999 since I understand that in 1999-2000, Argentine regulations will require permits to purchased in Mendoza IN PERSON by those climbing -- a change from the current practice.