Siula Grande is a mountain in the Peruvian Andes. It is 6,344 meters high and has a sub peak named Siula Chico with a height of 6,260 meters. The Peruvian Andes are a mountain range in South America.
In 1985 Siula Grande was climbed by Joe Simpson and Simon Yates. Their ascent was made famous by Joe Simpson’s book Touching the Void, which describes the ascent and subsequent harrowing descent of the mountain. The ascent was on the West Side of the mountain and the horrific and terrifying descent was on the North Ridge.
The mountain tops are covered in endless sheets of snow and the weather varies from day to day. For example on day the weather could be hazardous such as storms and blizzards and another day it could be bright sunshine.
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