Jirishanca 6094m

A large and very difficult peak in the  Cordillera Huayhuash.  


Jirishanca from the west

Jirishanca from the high camp on Yerupaja to the southwest

      Jirishanca from Carhaucocha to the east

Jirishanca from Carhaucocha to the east showing the line of the Austrian ascent up the east ridge and also A Powell and Nick Bullocks very difficult line on the east face.

We organise guided treks and ascents in the Cordillera Huayhuash, though not of peaks as difficult as Jirishanca. For details of how to climb peaks in the Cordillera Huayhuash,  please see our guidebooks, which are available in English and French editions, direct from us or from all good bookshops and mountaineering shops.

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