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Images of Ojos del Salado (left) and Aconcagua (right) by Cedric Larcher.

Climber on Ojos del Salado altitude controversy: Aconcagua is tallest - beyond doubt

Posted: Dec 15, 2006 01:20 pm EST

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(MountEverest.net) Two weeks ago we ran the story about a controversy flying in Chilean media, regarding Ojos del Salado possibly being higher than Aconcagua, and also the only 7000er in America. Local Andes Magazine quoted René Gajardo, the first Chilean to summit Ojos del Salado in 1956, who reportedly measured its central summit to 7.084 m and doubted other topographic studies done on the mountain.Summiteer Janne Corax: Article of interest only to the ignorantAndes Magazine published other testimonies as well, and...

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