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.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain face ⓘ
accessFrom Horcones Valley ⓘ
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 ⓘ
geology sedimentary and volcanic rock ⓘ
hasRoute Direct routes on central wall ⓘ
French Route (Aconcagua west face) ⓘ
linked to: Aconcagua west face

Messner Route (Aconcagua west face) ⓘ
linked to: Aconcagua west face
hazard altitude sickness risk ⓘ
avalanches ⓘ
high winds ⓘ
icefall ⓘ
rockfall ⓘ
severe storms ⓘ
highestPointOf Americas (via Aconcagua summit) ⓘ
Andes (via Aconcagua summit) ⓘ
linked to: Andes

Southern Hemisphere (via Aconcagua summit) ⓘ
knownFor challenging climbing routes ⓘ
dramatic rock walls ⓘ
high objective hazards ⓘ
steep slopes ⓘ
technical alpine climbing ⓘ
locatedIn Aconcagua Provincial Park ⓘ
Argentina ⓘ
Mendoza Province ⓘ
locatedOn Aconcagua ⓘ
Andes ⓘ
notableFor big-wall style alpine routes ⓘ
long and committing climbs ⓘ
orientation west ⓘ
partOf Aconcagua ⓘ
protectedAreaStatus inside a provincial park ⓘ
region Cuyo region of Argentina ⓘ
linked to: Cuyo region
relativeDifficulty harder than Aconcagua normal route ⓘ
relativePopularity less frequented than Aconcagua normal route ⓘ
summitReachedVia Aconcagua summit (6960.8 m) ⓘ
linked to: Aconcagua summit
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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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mule Square → hasViewOf → Aconcagua west face ⓘ
Aconcagua west face → hasRoute → French Route (Aconcagua west face) ⓘ
linked to: Aconcagua west face
Aconcagua west face → hasRoute → Messner Route (Aconcagua west face) ⓘ
linked to: Aconcagua west face