Tocllaraju

Tocllaraju[4][5] (possibly from Quechua tuqlla trap,[6] rahu snow, ice, mountain with snow,[7] "snow-covered trap mountain") is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru,[8] about 6,034 m (19,797 ft) high.[5][4] It is situated in the Ancash Region, Carhuaz Province, Aco District, and in the Huaraz Province, Tarica District. Its territory is within the Peruvian protection area of Huascarán National Park.[9] Tocllaraju lies north-west of the mountains Pukaranra and Palcaraju.[4]

Tocllaraju
Highest point
Elevation6,034 m (19,797 ft)
Prominence2,757[1] m (9,045 ft)
Parent peakChinchey
Coordinates9°20′51.46″S 077°23′48.47″W
Geography
Tocllaraju is located in Peru
Tocllaraju
Tocllaraju
Peru
Parent rangePeruvian Andes, Andes
Climbing
First ascent07/31/1939 - Walther Brecht and Hans Schweizer (Germany)[2][3]

Elevation

Although official sources mention 6034 metres,[10] DEM elevation data shows lower numbers (SRTM 5950 metres[11] and TanDEM-X 5928 metres[12]), Therefore, Tocllaraju might not reach the 5980 metre altitude.[5]

The height of the nearest key col is 3253 meters, therefore its topographic prominence is 2757 meters.[13] Tocllaraju is considered a Mountain Sub-System according to the Dominance System [14] and its dominance is 45.87%. Its parent peak is Chinchey and the Topographic isolation is 8.3 kilometers.[13]

Climbing

The normal route to the summit of this mountain is the Northwest Ridge rated Alpine D (difficile/difficult). The Northwest Ridge route was the route used to claim the first ascent of Tocllaraju by W. Brecht and H. Schweizer on 31 July 1939. An alternative route to the summit is the West Face Direct route rated Alpine D+ and was first climbed on 18 July 1980.[15][2]

References
  1. "Tocllaraju". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. "AAJ (American Alpine Journal)". AAJ (American Alpine Journal): 157. 1941.
  3. Hung Alberto. "Montañas Peruanas 10". Montañas Peruanas 10.
  4. Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000. Oesterreichischer Alpenverein. 2005. ISBN 3-937530-05-3.
  5. Biggar, John (2005). The Andes: A Guide for Climbers. Andes. p. 81. ISBN 9780953608720.
  6. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. babylon.com Archived 2014-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Biggar, John (2020). The Andes a guide for climbers (5th ed.). Castle Douglas, Scotland. ISBN 978-0-9536087-7-5. OCLC 1260820889.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. PERU, Autor: GEO GPS. "Base de datos Perú - Shapefile - *.shp - MINAM - IGN - Límites Políticos". Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  10. Instituto Geografico Militar Peru, IGMP (1984). Peru. IGMP. pp. 19-I Huari (1:10000).
  11. "Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission - Filled Data V2". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  12. TanDEM-X, TerraSAR-X. "Copernicus Space Component Data Access". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  13. "Tocllaraju". Andes Specialists. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  14. "Dominance - Page 2". www.8000ers.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  15. Hung Alberto. "Montañas Peruanas 10". Montañas Peruanas 10.
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