Alpamayo
Two groups of climbers on Alpamayo
Elevation	5,947 metres (19,511 feet)
Location	Peru
Range	Cordillera Blanca

Nevado Alpamayo is one of the most conspicuous peaks in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range (which is made up of about 50 peaks), part of the Peruvian Andes. Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1466 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... A mountain range (Sierra in the Spanish language) is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. ... The Cordillera Blanca (White Range) is a mountain range in the Peruvian Andes. ... The Cordillera Blanca (White Range) is a mountain range in the Peruvian Andes. ... The Andes between Chile and Argentina The Andes form the longest mountain chain in the world. ...

Alpamayo is a steep (sixty degrees), almost perfect pyramid of ice, one of a number of peaks that compose the Santa Cruz massif, the northernmost massif of the Cordillera Blanca. Although smaller than many of its neighboring peaks, it is distinguished by its unusual formation and overwhelming beauty. It actually has two sharp summits, North and South, separated by a narrow corniced ridge.

In 1966, the Alpamayo mountain was declared "the worst mountain in the world" by UNESCO. UNESCO logo UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ...

Its name comes from Quechua (Allpa = earth Mayu = river: muddy river). Quechua (Standard Quechua, Runasimi Language of People) is an Native American language of South America. ...

The most common ascending path, known as the Ferrari route, is situated on the southwest face of the mountain. It was opened in 1975 by a group of Italian alpinists led by Casimo Ferrari. It is considered a difficult climb, demanding good crampon and axe technique. The ascension rewards with incomparable views of steep ice faces, penitentes, gigantic white walls and ridges like those of Huandoy Norte, Artesonraju and Huascaran Norte, which mimics the finest of the Himalaya scenery. Crampons with buckled straps Crampons are a framework of spikes that are attached to boots to provide traction on snow and ice. ... Artesonraju is one of 50 peaks in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range, a part of the Peruvian Andes known for some of the worlds best climbing. ... Huascarán or Nevado Huascarán is a mountain of the Cordillera Blanca, part of the Western Andes, and at 6768 metres its southern peak (Huascarán Sur) is the highest in Peru and the fourth highest in South America. ... Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ...

There is also an alternative climbing path known as the Vasque-French route.

External links

• Expedition to Alpamayo - numerous photographs