Who is the youngest person to climb Aconcagua?

Answer 1

Mathias Zurbriggen was the first recorded person to reach the summit, on January 14, 1897.

The first attempts to reach the summit of mount Aconcagua, Argentina, were made by German explorer Paul Güssfeldt, who in 1882 marked a route up to 6560 meters but had to descend in the middle of a storm.

In December 1896, a European team was led by English mountaineer Edward FitzGerald and Swiss climber Matthias Zurbriggen as chief guide. After FitzGerald could climb no higher, it was Zurbriggen who reached the summit of Mount Aconcagua (6962 meters above sea level).

After regrouping below, two other members of the expedition, Stuart Vines and Nicola Lanti, also reached the summit on February 13, 1897.

Answer 2

On July 14, 1865, in what is considered the last ascent of the golden age of alpinism, the party of Edward Whymper, Charles Hudson, Lord Francis Douglas, Douglas Robert Hadow, Michel Croz and the two Peter Taugwalders (father and son) was able to reach the summit from the the Hörnli route in Switzerland.

Answer 3

The youngest person to reach the summit of Cerro Aconcagua (22,841 ft/6962 m) is Matt Moniz of Boulder, Colorado. Matt was 10 years old when he summited Aconcagua on December 16, 2008. Photos and trip log can be found on his web site climb7.

Answer 4

The first recorded ascent was in 1897 on a British expedition led by Edward FitzGerald. Swiss guide Matthias Zurbriggen was the first to reach the summit, on January 14 1987.

It is unknown whether the native Incas climbed to the summit of Aconcagua, but there is some evidence that they climbed to some height on the mountain.

Answer 5

The youngest person to reach the summit of Aconcagua was Matthew Moniz of Boulder, Colorado. He was 10 years old when he reached the summit on December 16, 2008.

Answer 6

The first recorded ascent of Mount Aconcagua was in 1897 by Matthias Zurbriggen