La Cresta, Central Andes. Luis Fernando Toro, from Manizales, and ...

La Cresta, Central A ndes. Luis F ernando Toro, from M anizales, and I did on D ecem ber 29, 1980 the second ascent of La Cresta, 5100 meters (16,733 feet) by my altimeter. This peak in the H uila group, was first climbed by Sergio G aviria and two Spaniards in 1979. We entered from V erdún (there is now a road allowing access from the C auca valley, via Corinto and T acayo) and hired two men to help hack a route up through dense rain forest. C r is p in H

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Pereira, Colombia