Pico Polaco climb

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Maximo Kausch

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Distance: 2.16 mi
Elevation gain: 2,585 ft
Technical difficulty: Difficult
Elevation loss: 3 ft
Max elevation: 17,749 ft
TrailRank: 15
Min elevation: 14,969 ft
Trail type: One Way

Coordinates: 254
Uploaded: December 21, 2012
Recorded: December 2012

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near Los Chacayes, San Juan (Argentina)

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Itinerary description

Mapped in Nov 2009 with a Garmin 60csx by Maximo Kausch. The route is named "glaciar colgante" which means Hanging Glacier. Most of it, up to about 5500m is hard/rotten snow climbing (about 45/55 degree), then ice climbing+traverse on hard verglass (about 65 degree) then easy snow climbing (35/40 degree). There is a bergschrund shown on the map. You need 2 snow bars, 4 or 5 steel ice screws and a double 60m rope

Pico Polaco climb

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Polaco 5940

Rock section

Bergschrund

hanging glacier

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