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Aconcagua: first ascent of the south face route

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Date: 25/02/1954

On 25 February 1954, a French expedition led by René Ferlet completed the first ascent of the south face of Aconcagua (6,959 m). The summit team consisted of Pierre Lesueuer, Adrien Dagory, Edmond Denis, Robert Paragot, Lucien Berardini and Guy Poulet.