Peña Blanca, Mulas Muertas and Barrancas Blancas : a mountain travel report : Atacama Region, Chile, December 2018
Royal Geographical Society, (2019)Abstract
This report contains details of an independent mountaineering expedition in the Atacama Region of Chile in December 2018, undertaken with the intention of climbing peaks in the vicinity of the San Francisco Pass and the Laguna Verde. The following mountains were ascended: Cerros Peña Blanca (6030m), Cerro Mulas Muertas (5878m) and Cerros de Barrancas Blancas (6119m), potentially including first ascents by specific nationalities and genders. A subsequent attempt on Cerro deIncahuasi (6621m) was turned back by poor weather. This was solely a mountaineering excursion as opposed to a scientific expedition. However, due to the location’s relative remoteness, and the relative scarcity of detailed English-language information on mountain travel in the area, we felt that a concise report on the practicalities of our trip might be of use to others. Perhaps needless to say, this report is simply a record of one possible approach, for a specific group of individuals, rather than being intended as a generally-applicable template.