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Yerupajá is a mountain of the Waywash mountain range in west central Peru, part of the Andes. At (other sources: ) it is the second-highest in Peru and the highest in the Waywash mountain range. The summit is the highest point in the Amazon River watershed, and was first reached in 1950 by Jim Maxwell and Dave Harrah, and its northern peak (Yerupajá Norte) in 1968 by the Wellingtonian Roger Bates and Graeme Dingle. The mountain's local name is ''El Carnicero'', which means ''The Butcher''. This name refers to the knife-edge-sharpness of its summit ridge, and possibly to the climbers who have died trying to climb it. Many visitors consider Yerupajá to be the most spectacular peak in South America. There have been only a few successful ascents of the peak because it is one of the hardest Andean high peaks to climb. The most popular route is the southwest face. The approach is normally made from Huaraz southwards via Chiquián and Hawaqucha. ==Notable ascents== * 1950 ''Southern flank of West Face'' FAof peak by David Harrah and James Maxwell. * 1966 ''Direct West Face'' 2nd ascent of peak, FA of route over 13 days by Leif Patterson and Jorge Peterek.〔 * 1968 ''Northeast Face'' FA of route by Chris Jones and Paul Dix (summit, July 30), supported by Dean Caldwell and Roger Hart (all US). * 1969 ''East Face'' by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yerupajá」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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