Annie Smith Peck, who was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1850, was a remarkable female pioneer in a wide variety of fields, but is best known in Peru for the first ascent of its highest mountain, at the age of 58.
Vallunaraju - a 'Moderate' Cordillera Blanca Climb
By the giddying standards of Huascaran National Park, which contains 27 peaks over 6,000 m (19,685 ft), Mount Vallunaraju, standing at 5,686 m (18,654 ft) is a relative midget.
It can be seen directly from Huaraz, as well from the Cordillera Negra, and is easily identifiable for its double - headed summit, of which the northern summit is the highest one. It is one of the few peaks in the Cordillera Blanca that can be climbed from Huaraz in two days.
