Salcantay
Americannoun
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In recent months, two major expeditions have been preparing assaults on the spectacular snowcrest of Salcantay, 20,551 ft. above sea level.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week, while the big parties were still flexing their muscles, Lima learned that two Swiss mountaineers, traveling light, had grabbed off the honors for the first ascent of Salcantay.
From Time Magazine Archive
Salcantay, so vividly described by Raimondi, de Sartiges, and others.
From Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru by Bingham, Hiram
Near Salcantay is the sharp needle of Mt.
From Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru by Bingham, Hiram
He was cut off from Cuzco by the inhospitable snow fields and glaciers of Salcantay, Soray, and the adjacent ridges, Page 254even though they are only fifty miles from Cuzco.
From Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru by Bingham, Hiram
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