Peru · Andes6,344 m (20,814 ft)Siula Grande 3D Terrain Map & Relief Model
Interactive digital elevation model (DEM) for Siula Grande. Tilt, rotate, and inspect high-altitude summit ridges, glacial cirques, and approach routes in high-resolution 3D WebGL cartography.
Lakeside base camp beside the turquoise waters of Laguna Sarapococha.
Snow ledge bivouac situated immediately below the gaping bergschrund of the West Face.
Hollowed-out snow cave scooped beneath an overhanging ice mushroom midway up the wall.
Sharp corniced summit crest commanding panoramic vistas across the entire Huayhuash range.
Total vertical rise from Laguna Sarapococha Base Camp (4,450m) directly to the summit crest.
DMS: 10°17′41″ S, 76°53′26″ W. Verified against alpine geodesy baselines.
The vertical drop to the lowest contour encircling the peak with no higher summit inside it.
Surrounded by lateral moraines, active icefalls, and high glaciated ridges feeding regional river systems.
Topographic Architecture of Siula Grande
Siula Grande is a majestic 6,344-metre mountain in the Cordillera Huayhuash of the Peruvian Andes, renowned for its sheer western precipice, knife-edge corniced ridges, and one of mountaineering's greatest survival sagas. First climbed in July 1936 by Austrian alpinists Erwin Schneider and Arnold Awerzger via the North Ridge, the peak earned worldwide fame from Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' harrowing 1985 first ascent of the West Face, chronicled in Touching the Void.