South America, Peru, Cordillera Blanca, Ishinca and San Juan

Publication Year: 1973.

Ishinca and San Juan. My wife Ruth, sons Frederick and John, and I with the Peruvian porter Humberto Henostroza climbed Ishinca (18,143 feet) on July 15 and Urus (18,028 feet) on July 16. Then from the Quebrada Shallap we ascended Huamashraju (17,825 feet) on July 25 and San Juan (19,170 feet) on July 27.

Herbert Weiss, Appalachian Mountain Club