Ishinca

Nevado Ishinca
Highest point
Elevation	5,530 m (18,140 ft)
Coordinates	09°23′18.9″S 77°24′12.8″W
Geography
Nevado Ishinca Peru
Location	Ancash, Peru
Parent range	Cordillera Blanca
Climbing
Easiest route	North-West Route Alpine Grade PD- (peu difficile/somewhat difficult)

Nevado Ishinca,[1] meaning "snow covered mountain", is a mountain peak located in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the Peruvian Andes. It is located in the Ishinca Valley region and has a summit elevation of 5,530 meters. Ishinca is most often climbed via its normal route, the North-West Route rated Alpine PD-. Ishinca's North-West Route was first ascended by J. Fonrouge, W. Lindaver, H. Salger, H. Schmidbauer and V. Staudacher in 1964.[2]

Oronymy

At Anqash Runa Simi: ichinqa → ishinqa → ishinca (it will stand).[3]

References

1. "Ishinca - Ancash, Peru • peakery". Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
2. "South America, Peru, Iowa Mountaineers' Climbs in Quebrada Ishinca, Cordillera Blanca - AAC Publications - Search The American Alpine Journal and Accidents".
3. Fill work