Chullunko, 1981. On July 29, 1981 Peter Getzels and I established Base Camp just below the Palcay Pass at approximately 15,000 feet. The following day we climbed Chullunko (17,127 feet) by the rock ridge which runs virtually from the summit back to the pass. The majority of the climb was on loose, very rotten rock that was impossible to protect. Getzels went on to solo Salcantay over the next two days.

John E. Saunders, Alpine Club of Canada