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Avalanche in Peru Kills Three | One Survives 24-Hours in 65′ Deep Crevasse

An avalanche came down on four famous Estonian mountaineers in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca last Sunday. The avalanche threw the four mountaineers into a 65-foot deep crevasse. One of the Estonians has been rescued from the crevasse. The other three climbers are still missing and assumed to have perished. The avalanche occurred at 19,400-feet (only 300-feet from the summit) on Tocllaraju peak in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in Peru this past Sunday. lone […]

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SnowBrains | June 10, 2015
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Skiing in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca: Urus, Ishinca and Tocllaraju | Photo Tour

This May and June I had the opportunity to join a trip to try and ski some high peaks in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca. This report is from the first part of our trip: the journey from Switzerland to Huaraz Peru, and our adventure into the Quebrada Ishinca.   I entered this trip with some hesitation, for a couple of reasons. […]

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Lee Lyon | June 18, 2013
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Cordillera Blanca, Peru | 19,912-Feet

“This photo is of Tocllaraju in the Ishinca Valley of the Cordillera Blanca’s in Peru.  She stands at 19,912 feet.” – Kyler Roush

SnowBrains | May 10, 2013
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