Pumasillo Explained

Pumasillo
Elevation M:5991
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:1397
Parent Peak:Salcantay
Prominence Ref:[2]
Listing:,
Translation:Puma claw
Language:Quechua
Location:Cusco, Peru
Map:Peru
Map Size:240
Coordinates:-13.2492°N -72.8192°W
First Ascent:07/26/1957 - Mike Gravina and Simon Clark (UK) via west ridge[3] [4]

Pumasillo (possibly from Quechua puma cougar, puma, sillu claw, "puma claw") is a mountain in the Vilcabamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,991 m (19,656 ft) high[5] . Pumasillo or Sacsarayoc also refers to the whole massif. It includes the peaks Pumasillo, Sacsarayoc and Lasunayoc. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province. Its slopes are within the administrative boundaries of the Peruvian city of Santa Teresa.[6]

Elevation

Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM 5976 metres[7] and TanDEM-X 5849 metres.[8] The height of the nearest key col is 4594 meters, leading to a topographic prominence of 1397 meters.[9] Pumasillo is considered a Mountain Subrange according to the Dominance System [10] and its dominance is 23.32%. Its parent peak is Salcantay and the Topographic isolation is 30.9 kilometers.

First Ascent

Pumasillo was first climbed by Mike Gravina and Simon Clark (UK) on 26 July 1957.[11] [12] Harry Carslake and John Longland (the son of Jack Longland[13]), their expedition team-mates, reached the summit two days later and so did Colin Darbyshire, Kim Meldrum and Ronnie Wathen on the following day.[14]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.allthemountains.com/httpdocs/pumasillo.htm allthemountains.com
  2. Web site: Pumasillo / Sacsarayoc. Andes Specialists. en. 2020-04-12.
  3. Jill Neate, Mountaineering in the Andes, 1994
  4. 1958. AAJ (American Alpine Journal) South America, Perú, Pumasillo, Vilcabamba. AAJ (American Alpine Journal) South America, Perú, Pumasillo, Vilcabamba.
  5. Book: Biggar, John. The Andes a guide for climbers. 15 September 2024 . 2020 . 5th. 978-0-9536087-7-5 . The Andes . Castle Douglas, Scotland . 1260820889 .
  6. Web site: PERU. Autor: GEO GPS. Base de datos Perú - Shapefile - *.shp - MINAM - IGN - Límites Políticos. 2020-04-30.
  7. Web site: NASA. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission - Filled Data V2. 12 April 2020.
  8. Web site: TanDEM-X. TerraSAR-X. Copernicus Space Component Data Access. 12 April 2020.
  9. Web site: Pumasillo / Sacsarayoc. 2020-04-12. Andes Specialists. en.
  10. Web site: Dominance - Page 2. 2020-04-12. www.8000ers.com.
  11. 1958. AAJ (American Alpine Journal) South America, Perú, Pumasillo, Vilcabamba. AAJ (American Alpine Journal) South America, Perú, Pumasillo, Vilcabamba.
  12. Book: Clark, Simon. The Pumas Claw . 1959. Adventurer's Club . 14 September 2024 .
  13. In Memoriam: John Henderson Longland 1936 – 1991 . Alpine Journal. 1993. J. G. R. . Harding . 978-0948153273. 0065-6569 .
    1. 98
    . 342 . 317–319 . 15 September 2024 .
  14. Cambridge on Pumasillo . Alpine Journal. 1958. John H. . Longland . 0065-6569 .
    1. 63
    . 297 . 9–17 . 15 September 2024 .

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