Aconcagua

Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the Americas, and the highest outside Asia. The altitude is 6,962 meters, or 22,841 feet. It is one of the Seven Summits. It is in the Argentine province of Mendoza. It is in Aconcagua Provincial Park, in the Andes,.

Matthias Zurbriggen reached the summit in 1897.

Aconcagua
Aconcagua from the south
Highest point
Elevation	6,960.8 m (22,837 ft)[1]
Prominence	6,960.8 m (22,837 ft)[1] Ranked 2nd
Isolation	16,533.4 km (10,273.4 mi)
Listing	Seven Summits Country high point Ultra
Coordinates	32°39′12.35″S 70°00′39.9″W
Naming
Pronunciation	Spanish: [akoŋˈkaɣwa] /ˌækəŋˈkɑːɡwə/ or /ˌɑːkəŋˈkɑːɡwə/
Geography
Aconcagua Argentina
Location	Mendoza, Argentina
Parent range	Andes
Climbing
First ascent	1897 by Matthias Zurbriggen (first recorded ascent)[2]
Easiest route	Scramble (North)

Aconcagua is considered to have the highest mortality rate of any high mountain in South America (approximately three deaths per year). This is because it is relatively easy to climb, so people try to do it without proper preparation. Climbers blanch at altitude sickness and extreme weather changes, with strong winds as a result of the mountain's proximity to the Pacific Ocean. Since records began in 1926, more than one hundred people have died on Aconcagua. Between 2001 and 2012, of the 42,731 people who tried to reach the summit, 33 died, which indicates a mortality rate of 0.77 per 1,000 individuals.