| Alpamayo | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,947 m (19,511 ft) |
| Prominence | 524 m (1,719 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Quitaraju |
| Coordinates | 08°52.75′S77°39.22′W / 8.87917°S 77.65367°W /-8.87917; -77.65367 |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Shuyturaju (Quechua) |
| Geography | |
  Alpamayo Peru | |
| Location | Ancash,Peru |
| Parent range | Cordillera Blanca |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | June 20, 1957, by Günter Hauser, Berhard Huhn and Horst Wiedmann. |
| Easiest route | Difficult snow/ice climb on SW face |
Alpamayo[2][3] (possibly fromQuechuaallpa earth,mayu river,[4] "earth river") orShuyturaju[3] (possibly fromAncash Quechuahuytu, shuytu oblong, slim and long,Quechuarahu snow, ice, mountain covered in snow)[5][6] is one of the most conspicuous peaks in theCordillera Blanca of thePeruvianAndes.Alpamayo Creek originates northwest of it.[2]
The Alpamayo lies next to the slightly higherQuitaraju.
In July 1966, the German magazine"Alpinismus", published a photo of Alpamayo taken by American photographer Leigh Ortenburger accompanied by an article on a survey among mountaineering experts, who chose Alpamayo as "The Most Beautiful Mountain in the World".[7]
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Most popular routes start from the village ofCaraz, on the north of the Cordillera Blanca. A French-Belgian expedition including George andClaude Kogan claimed to have made the first ascent in 1951. After studying the photos in George Kogan's bookThe Ascent of Alpamayo, the German team of G. Hauser, F. Knauss, B. Huhn & H. Wiedmann came to the conclusion that the 1951 team did not reach the actual summit, thereby making their ascent via the north ridge in 1957 the first.
The most common climbing route, 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 byCasimiro Ferrari. It is considered a difficult climb, demanding goodcrampon andice climbing technique. There are incomparable views of steep ice faces,penitentes, gigantic white walls and ridges like those ofHuandoy Norte,Artesonraju andHuascaran Norte, similar to the finest of theHimalayan scenery. There are also at least six other alternative climbing routes, the second most popular being the Vasque-French route.
Nevado Alpamayo
