Alpamayo
Alpamayo
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mariedragon
Huaraz, Peru335 contributions
Aug 2011 • Business
Mount Alpamayo is undeniably the jewel of the Cordillera Blanca - renowned worldwide for the beauty of its near-perfect pyramid of ice. Since winning ‘The World’s Most Beautiful Mountain’ photography competition in Munich in 1966, Alpamayo has fascinated mountaineers, and climbers come from all corners of the globe in great numbers each year to attempt the serious and difficult route to its summit.
Alpamayo was first climbed by a German expedition, which reached its summit via the north ridge in 1957.
These days the summit is reached via the more accessible, but still extremely steep and fluted ‘French Route’. The route is highly technically difficult, requiring good crampons and ice-climbing techniques, and should be attempted by well-acclimatised and highly experienced climbers only.
Located right inside the Cordillera Blanca, Alpamayo’s breath-taking pyramid is only fully visible from the high camp, which is accessed via a 70m wall. This highly prized view is motivation enough to join the expedition and will leave you gasping in awe! And if that isn’t enough, Alpamayo also provides magnificent views from its summit, nestled among the most stunning 6000m+ glacier-clad peaks of the Cordillera Blanca, including Mount Quitaraju (6036m), Artesonraju (6025m), Pucajirca (6050m), Santa Cruz (6259m), Caraz (6025m), Chacraraju (6112m), Huandoy (6395m) and Huascaran (6768m).
If you do not wish to climb the mountain, you can get a glimpse of it while doing the Santa Cruz trek, or even better on the Cedros-Alpamayo circuit that allows you to see its stunning pyramid of ice in all its splendour.
Alpamayo was first climbed by a German expedition, which reached its summit via the north ridge in 1957.
These days the summit is reached via the more accessible, but still extremely steep and fluted ‘French Route’. The route is highly technically difficult, requiring good crampons and ice-climbing techniques, and should be attempted by well-acclimatised and highly experienced climbers only.
Located right inside the Cordillera Blanca, Alpamayo’s breath-taking pyramid is only fully visible from the high camp, which is accessed via a 70m wall. This highly prized view is motivation enough to join the expedition and will leave you gasping in awe! And if that isn’t enough, Alpamayo also provides magnificent views from its summit, nestled among the most stunning 6000m+ glacier-clad peaks of the Cordillera Blanca, including Mount Quitaraju (6036m), Artesonraju (6025m), Pucajirca (6050m), Santa Cruz (6259m), Caraz (6025m), Chacraraju (6112m), Huandoy (6395m) and Huascaran (6768m).
If you do not wish to climb the mountain, you can get a glimpse of it while doing the Santa Cruz trek, or even better on the Cedros-Alpamayo circuit that allows you to see its stunning pyramid of ice in all its splendour.
Written 14 November 2011
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mbjs
Tewkesbury, UK177 contributions
June 2016 • Friends
One of the classic climbs and sought after summits in the climbing world. It has been on my list for a number of years and this year I had the opportunity to go and attempt it via the classic French Direct route on the SW face. I am please to report that it was a success and I and two others, plus our two Peruvian guides, summited on 26th June 2016. We had the whole mountain to ourselves that day and the weather window just held for us. 24 hours later and we would not have had the opportunity as the weather closed in. Dream came true!
Written 13 July 2016
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Alberto C
169 contributions
Jan 2017
Alpamayo is a famous mountain in the central Andes, in the Caraz area, as part of the Cordillera Blanca. It's dubbed to be the most beautiful mountain in the world,as result of a survey that took place in 1966 by the German magazine Alpinismus. There are stunning scenery around this mountain, where is possible to camp under certain regulations as is part of the Huascaran National Reserve (Soles 65 admission fee). Access is possible from Caraz, the nearest city with full support from a reliable travel agency or just hiring the necessary camping gear and food supplies. A minimum of three days (round trip from Caraz) will take you to what is known as Alpamayo Base Camp, or a full loop of about 8-11 days. The famous "pyramid", can be seen only from the NE face, which demands at less 5-6 days (one way) doing a traverse to Pomabamba and returning by bus.
Written 25 February 2017
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ThomPrenn
Denver, CO16 contributions
Just a note to mention Peruvian Andes Adventures. If you find them on Trip Advisor, you'll see almost perfect "5s" in their reviews. These are not fake reviews! We just returned from a 12-day trek that started with Santa Cruz and finished by circling that entire portion of the Cordillera Blanca. The company was terrific in every way, and I'd particularly like to note how scrupulous they were about cleanliness and safe eating. We all sailed through our trek with no stomach problems at all. Top recommendation!!
Written 19 June 2017
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