Region: America - South & Antarctica

Tony Barton with Tim Riley (May and August 2005)

Although the Cordillera Oriental is relatively easy of access and the majority of its peaks are of moderate height, it is one of the lesser-visited areas of Peru. However, the vulnerability of a two-man team was brought home to this pair when Riley injured his back soon after arriving in Peru in May, forcing him to take a prolonged rest. Fortunately he recovered sufficiently to allow a return to the mountains three months later, when they climbed a new route on Nevado Nausacocha (c5150m) and several other peaks that were previously unclimbed.