Ranrapalca
{{short description|Mountain in Peru}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Ranrapalca
| photo = Ranrapalca.jpg
| photo_caption = Ranrapalca (on the left) and Ocshapalca (on the right) as seen from the north-east (near the Ishinca glacier)
| map = Peru | map_caption = Peru
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| coordinates = {{coord|9|24|39.27|S|077|25|00.12|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_m = 6162
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| parent_peak = Chinchey
| prominence_m = 2909
| prominence_ref = {{Cite web|url=http://www.andes-specialists.com/ranrapalca-6162|title=Ranrapalca|website=Andes Specialists|language=en|access-date=2020-04-12}}
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| range = Andes, Cordillera Blanca
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| first_ascent = Northeast ridge 06/25/1939 - Hans Schweizer, Karl Schmid, Siegfried Rohrer and Walter Brecht (Germany){{Cite book|last=|first=|title=Deutsch-Österreichische Alpenvereins expeditionen in den Peruanischen Anden|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=}}{{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=1941|title=AAJ (American Alpine Journal)|url=|journal=AAJ (American Alpine Journal)|volume=|pages=157|via=}}Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994
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| map_size = 250
}}
Ranrapalca{{Cite book|title=The Andes: A Guide for Climbers and Skiers|last=Biggar|first=John|publisher=Andes|year=2020|isbn=9780953608768|pages=97}}{{Cite book|title=Alpenvereinskarte 0/3b. Cordillera Blanca Süd (Peru). 1:100 000|publisher=Oesterreichischer Alpenverein|year=2005|isbn=3-937530-05-3}} (possibly from Quechua ranra stony, pallqa bifurcation, division into two parts){{Citation needed|date=June 2016}} is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca range in the Andes of Peru. It has an elevation of 6,162 m (20,217 ft). It is located in the region of Ancash, east of Ocshapalca. Its territory is within Huascarán National Park, province of Huaraz, within the territory of the local communes Independencia and Tarica.{{Cite web|last=PERU|first=Autor: GEO GPS|title=Base de datos Perú - Shapefile - *.shp - MINAM - IGN - Límites Políticos|url=https://www.geogpsperu.com/2014/03/base-de-datos-peru-shapefile-shp-minam.html|access-date=2020-04-30}}
Climbing
The northeast ridge (normal route) is of intermediate difficulty (rated D range according to the International French Adjectival System).{{Cite book|last=Mesili|first=Alain|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58959078|title=The Andes of Bolivia : adventures and a climbing guide|date=2004|publisher=Producciones CIMA|others=Erik Monasterio|isbn=99905-79-08-3|edition=1st|location=La Paz, Bolivia|oclc=58959078}} It consists in climbing a steep, rocky ridge from the Ranrapallqa-Ischinca col to the summit snowfields and 6,000 m and then traverse south of the knife edge summit.{{Cite web|title=Ranrapalca : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost|url=https://www.summitpost.org/ranrapalca/150961|access-date=2021-08-17|website=www.summitpost.org}} An easier variant of the normal route consists in avoiding the northeast ridge. From the Ranrapallqa-Ischinca col the summit snowfields can be reached climbing the easy snow slopes on the left of the ridge but this route, albeit slightly easier is more exposed to seracs and loose rocks. Many other routes exist, some of them quite difficult (such as the east ridge and south face, both rated TD+).
First Ascent
Ranrapalca was first climbed by Hans Schweizer, Karl Schmid, Siegfried Rohrer and Walter Brecht (Germany) 25 June 1939.{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=Deutsch-Österreichische Alpenvereins expeditionen in den Peruanischen Anden|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=}}{{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=1941|title=AAJ (American Alpine Journal)|url=|journal=AAJ (American Alpine Journal)|volume=|pages=157|via=}}
Elevation
Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM 6132 metres,{{cite web|last1=NASA|first1=Jet Propulsion Laboratory|title=Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission - Filled Data V2|url=https://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/srtm/|accessdate=12 April 2020}} ASTER 6108 metres{{Cite web|title=ASTER GDEM Project|url=https://gbank.gsj.jp/madas/map/index.html|access-date=2020-04-14|website=ssl.jspacesystems.or.jp}} and TanDEM-X 6067 metres.{{cite web|last1=TanDEM-X|first1=TerraSAR-X|title=Copernicus Space Component Data Access|url=https://spacedata.copernicus.eu/web/cscda/missions/tandem-x|accessdate=12 April 2020}} The height of the nearest key col is 3253 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 2909 meters.{{Cite web|title=Ranrapalca|url=http://www.andes-specialists.com/ranrapalca-6162|access-date=2020-04-12|website=Andes Specialists|language=en}} Ranrapalca is considered a Mountain Sub-System according to the Dominance System {{Cite web|title=Dominance - Page 2|url=https://www.8000ers.com/cms/en/dominance-mainmenu-178.html?start=1|access-date=2020-04-12|website=www.8000ers.com}} and its dominance is 47.21%. Its parent peak is Chinchey and the Topographic isolation is 10 kilometers.
Images
File:Cordillera Blanca Glacier.jpg|Ocshapalca (on the left) and Ranrapalca (on the right), the Llaca Glacier and the Llaca Lake
File:Huarazlasoledad.jpg|Vallunaraju, Ocshapalca, Ranrapalca (the snow-covered mountains on the right) as seen from Huaraz
External links
- [http://www.andes-specialists.com/ranrapalca-6162 Elevation information about Ranrapalca]
- [https://www.meteoguru.com/en/pro/surface/?latlon=-9.41091,-77.4167 Weather Forecast at Ranrapalca]