This spectacular and challenging Peruvian peak sees few climbers, or very talented and lucky ones. In 2022, Jirishanca was brought to light by two ascents, and controversy surrounding the film of one of them, which deliberately omits the other climber present at the summit that day. From July 13 to 15, a veritable dream team opened a new route on the 1,000-meter-high east face: Dani Arnold, Simon Gietl, and Alex Huber. However, they did not reach the true summit of Jirishanca due to unstable conditions. Nevertheless, a superb new route.
Jirishanca is a very special peak. Nicknamed the Matterhorn of the Andes, its profile is much more imposing than the Italian-Swiss pyramid, even sharp. Above all, it has attracted the elite of mountaineering since its first ascent in 1957 by Austrians Toni Egger and Jungmeier, shortly before Egger, one of the best climbers of his generation, died on Cerro