The snow cornices at the beginning of a series of three ice walls just a few hours away from the summit of Nevado Chopicalqlui.
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The snow cornices at the beginning of a series of three ice walls just a few hours away from the summit of Nevado Chopicalqlui.

Location: Nevado Chopicalqui, Peru

Date: July 20, 2005

Tagged with: high altitude, snow, cold, mountain, Cordillera Blanca, sunrise, cornice

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