Nevado Huascarán Sur - East Face

A perfect horseshoe of rock and ice, overlooking a tormented glacier, and reaching the highest point in the country, the east face of Huascarán Sur has not seen a new line since 1980! The two long ridges framing the face are the only ones seeing the very occasional attempt.

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Route List

1: Integral Southeast Ridge, TD, B. Jenkinson, M. Jones, J. Strang, Jun. 1971
2: Southeast Ridge via South Face, TD-, F. Ayres, H. Kendall, W.V.G. Matthews, D. Michael, I. Ortenburger, L.N. Ortenburger, Jul. 1958
3: ANZAC Ridge, TD+ 70°, P. Coradine, B. Ryan, G. Wayatt, R.H. Schneider, Jun. 1971
4: 1980 Variant, TD+, R. Blatherwick, Jul. 1980
5: Austrian Direct, ED, F. Six, A. Indrich, Aug. 1979
6: Austrian Route, ED-, S. Hasitschka, E. Koblmüller, E. Lackner, C. Pollet, R. Schulz, Jul. 1972
7: East Couloir, TD 70°, J.M. Montfort, J. Selga, J. Vinyoli, Aug. 1978
8: Northeast Ridge, TD+, P. Acuña, A. Pérez, S. Rivas, F. Mautino, Jul. 1961
9: Northeast Pillar/The Road to Hell, ED-, M. Kovač, B. Ložar, T. Petač, Jul. 1993