South America, Southern Peru, Sahuasiray Group, Cordillera Urubamba

Publication Year: 1972.

Sahuasiray Group, Cordillera Urubamba. Robin Hildrew, John Turner, Paul Krebs, David Winser, Beryl Griffiths and Bruce Grierson of the Andean Society climbed two peaks above Wasanqocha in the Quebrada Humanchoque: P 16,250, a rock peak previously climbed by John Ricker and Jonas Osauskas in 1970 (A.A.J., 1971, 17:2, p. 410) on August 11 and 12 and P 16,700. They attempted unsuccessfully the southwest ridge of Sahuasiray (which is also called Pitusiray and Qolqe Cruz in this valley).