Iowa Mountaineers' Climbs in Quebrada Ishinca, Cordillera Blanca. In ...

Iow a M ountaineers’ Climbs in Quebrada Ishinca, Cordillera Blanca. In July, 44 members and eight porters, led by John Ebert, climbed in the Quebrada Ishinca. A truck hauled all expedition food and equipment from Huaraz to Colion, whence it was taken the 12 miles by pack train to near the head of the quebrada. The Base Camp site was excellent for the 51-man operation. The following peaks were ascended: Urus Oeste (1 7 ,8 8 1 feet) by 34 persons in 8 climbing parties; Urus Central (1 8 ,0 2 8 feet) on July 18 by Stuart Turner and Charles Satterfield, a first ascent; Urus Este (1 7 ,7 8 2 feet) by 36 person in 11 parties by the regular route and on July 6 by Turner, B ill Steger and Robert Elliott by the north­ west ridge, a new route; "el Caballo” (1 7 ,7 4 0 feet) on July 21 by John Filsinger and N ick Ellena, who approached it from the lower summit ridge of Urus Este, a first ascent (T his is a lower summit of Urus Este, northeast of the main peak. — E d ito r.); Nevado Ishinca (1 8 ,1 4 3 feet) by

32 members in 9 parties by the regular route and on June 23, by the northeast ridge from the Ishinca-Palcaraju col by Turner, W illiam Bassett, Jonathan Hough and Satterfield, a new route; Tocllaraju (1 9 ,7 9 0 feet) by 24 persons in 9 parties; Ranrapalca (2 0 ,2 1 6 feet) by 13 persons in 3 parties; and Palcaraju Oeste (2 0 ,0 4 6 feet) on July 21 by Harold W alton, Satterfield and Steger. The ascent of Huascarán was cancelled due to the evacuation problems associated with the accident on Ranra­ palca on July 21 when Roger S. W hitney, M .D . and Thomas Heim fell to their death on the descent. J ohn Ebert