Palcaraju Oeste. O ur expedition was com posed of Josep Piera, leader, A lbert Altet, L luís A m bròs, E duard Ballbè, Esteva Cardellach and me. W ith the veteran porter Eustaquio H enostroza, we set up Base Cam p in the Q uebrada Ishinca at 14,400 feet on July 29, Cam p I at 16,250 feet and Cam p III on the Palcaraju G lacier at 17,400 feet. The first summ it attem pt failed at a great crevasse at 19,500 feet, but on A ugust 12 Piera and I reached the top of Palcaraju Oeste (20,046 feet) via the southwest ridge and west face. We two had climbed Ishinca ( 18,143 feet) the day before. U rus Este (17,782 feet) was climbed on August 4 by C ardellach and P iera and on A ugust 6 by A ltet and Ballbè. J o a q u i m P r u n É s , G rup d’Iniciatives de M untanya, Terrassa, Spain