Summit: Aconcagua

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Written By Robert Alt
 

Robert’s climbing badge. Aconcagua was summitted by Robert Alt in 2019.

Location: Argentina – South America
Height: 22,841 feet (6,961 meters)

As the highest peak outside of Asia, Aconcagua is also the tallest mountain in the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. It is situated close to the Chilean border in Mendoza Province, and its precise elevation has been a source of contention for more than a century. It was first summitted in 1897 by Swiss climber Matthias Zurbriggen.

Robert Alt

Robert Alt the Founder of PROFOUND CLIMBING™ and the president and chief executive officer of The Buckeye Institute in Columbus, Ohio. He is an accomplished lawyer by profession and a dedicated mountaineer by hobby. 

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