| Salcantay (Nevado Salcantay) or Salkantay (Nevado Salkantay),
Sallqantay in Quechua is the highest peak of the Cordillera Vilcabamba,
part of the Peruvian Andes. It is located in the Cusco Region, about 60
km (40 mi) west-northwest of the city of Cusco. It is the 38th highest
peak in the Andes, and the twelfth highest in Peru. However, as a range
highpoint in deeply incised terrain, it is the second most
topographically prominent peak in the country, after Huascarán.
Salcantay is a large, steep peak, "the most spectacular peak of the
region", with great vertical relief, particularly above the low
valleys to the north, which are tributaries of the Amazon River
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Salcantay was first climbed in 1952 by a French-American expedition
comprising Fred D. Ayres, David Michael, Jr., John C. Oberlin, W. V.
Graham Matthews, Austen F. Riggs, George I. Bell, Claude Kogan, M.
Bernard Pierre, and Jean Guillemin. All except Oberlin, Riggs, and
Guillemin made the summit.
The standard route on the mountain is the Northeast ridge. Accessing the
route typically involves three days of travel from Cusco. The climb
involves about 1,800 m (5,900 ft) of vertical gain, on glacier, snow,
ice, and some rock. The route is graded AD on the French adjectival
scale.
The name Salkantay is from sallqa, a Quechua word meaning wild,
uncivilized, savage, or invincible, and was recorded as early as
1583.The name is thus often translated as "Savage Mountain".
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