Mount Epperly

Mount Epperly
Location of Vinson Massif in Western Antarctica.
Highest point
Elevation	4,359 m (14,301 ft)
Coordinates	78°27′0″S 85°51′0″W / 78.45000°S 85.85000°WCoordinates: 78°27′0″S 85°51′0″W / 78.45000°S 85.85000°W
Geography
Central and southern Sentinel Range map.
Location	Antarctica
Climbing
First ascent	December 1, 1994 by Erhard Loretan

Mount Epperly is a 4,359-metre-high (14,301 ft)^[1] or perhaps 4,512-metre-high (14,803 ft)^[2] mountain in the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. It overlooks Cervellati Glacier to the northeast and Ramorino Glacier to the east-northeast. The peak was first climbed by Erhard Loretan, solo over the 2,100-metre-high (6,900 ft) south face, on December 1, 1994. Loretan returned the next year and reclimbed the route for a film. In 1999, the American climbers Conrad Anker and Jim Donini failed in their attempt over the west ridge.^[3] The third successful ascent was by the Chilean Camilo Rada and Australian Damien Gildea via a new route over the south face in December 2007. Their GPS measurements on top suggested a height 153 m above the official one.^[2]

Maps

• Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

References

1. "Antarctic Factsheet Geographical Statistics" (PDF). Natural Environment Research Council. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
2. Damien Gildea, Twenty-Hour Epperly Push For New Route, GPS Height, Alpinist, 2008
3. Gildea, Damien (1999). "Mountaineering in Antarctica". American Alpine Journal: 145. Retrieved 6 May 2012.