Mount Seler
| Mount Seler | |
|---|---|
The peak in the background, with a memorial at the crash site in the foreground | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,600 m (15,100 ft) |
| Prominence | 127 m (417 ft) |
| Isolation | 0.45 km (0.28 mi) |
| Coordinates | 34°44′58″S 70°18′23″W / 34.749448°S 70.306322°W |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Seler Parrado |
| Geography | |
| Countries | Argentina and Chile |
| State(s) | Mendoza Province (Argentina) O'Higgins Region (Chile) |
| Parent range | Andes |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | December 14, 1972 Nando Parrado |
Mount Seler is a mountain located on the border between Argentina and Chile on the western rim of the Glacier of Tears cirque in the Andes mountain range. The mountain was first summitted in December 1972 by Nando Parrado, and shortly thereafter by Antonio Vizintin and Roberto Canessa, survivors from the nearby crash site of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571. They made the ascent with the intent of finding civilization. At the summit, Parrado used lipstick to write "MT. SELER" on a plastic bag, which he placed under a rock. Nando named the mountain after his father Seler Parrado, who was his motivation to survive.