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  Alpamayo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Alpamayo is a steep (sixty degrees), almost perfect pyramid of ice, one of a number of peaks that comprise the Santa Cruz massif, the northernmost massif of the Cordillera Blanca.
In 1966, the Alpamayo mountain was declared "the most beautiful mountain in the world" by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alpamayo   (263 words)

  
 Alpamayo Expedition 2001
Alpamayo is regarded by many people as the most beautiful mountain in the world.
We were stunned by the magnificent scenery and the remoteness of the region.
Alpamayo Base Camp (…m) is situated under trees, with a quiet stream running through it and with a beautiful view on the surrounding mountains.
www.geocities.com /janwuite/alpamayo/alpamayo_expedition_2001.html   (1770 words)

  
 Alpamayo and Quitaraju summit climbs | Mountain Madness
Steep, fantastically fluted ice faces, such as the Southwest Face of Piramide, wildly corniced ridges like the French Ridge on Huascaran Norte, and huge ice walls like the Northeast Face of Huandoy Norte are the norm and validate the comparisons of these peaks with the grandeur of the Himalayan peaks.
Considered by many to be the world’s most beautiful mountain, an ascent of Alpamayo is an achievement valued and recognized by mountaineers the world over.
Alpamayo’s base camp is located at 14,270 ft. and situated amongst the Arhuaycocha valley’s highest trees.
www.mountainmadness.com /samerica/alpamayo_quitaraju.cfm   (680 words)

  
 everest
Alpamayo is a steep, perfectly shaped pyramid of ice, one of many fine peaks that comprise the Santa Cruz massif, the northernmost massif of the Cordillera Blanca.
Alpamayo is smaller than many of its neighboring peaks, but overcomes this shortcoming by its breathtaking form.
As Alpamayo seemed to block the clouds coming in from the east, the weather on the other side cleared up every now and then, resulting in beautiful pictures of Quitaraju (6036m.).
www.student.unimaas.nl /jp.lanslots/alpamayo.html   (743 words)

  
 Climb Alpamayo with Southwest Adventure Guides
Nevado Alpamayo (19,506 ft.) and Quitaraju (19,820 ft.)
Alpamayo & Huascaran - Climb the two premier mountains in Peru in one trip: $4995.
From moraine camp, we catch a glimpse of the first steep snow climbing between high camp and the col between Alpamayo and Quitaraju.
www.mtnguide.net /international/peru/climbing/alpamayo.php   (778 words)

  
 Altidude Alpamayo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Alpamayo makes part of the Santa Cruz - Quitaraju - Alpamayo - Tayapampa Chain.
The chain is characterized by rugged, steep and snow covered peaks.
Although each peak of the range is of breath taking beauty Alpamayo is considered to be one of the most beautiful mountains of the world.
www.altidude.net /mount/alpamayo/alpamayo.htm   (579 words)

  
 Alpine Wild Mountain Images :: Peruvian Andes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Peruvian bean salad served at the Santa Cruz trailhead.
The Santa Cruz valley is surrounded by spectacular peaks such as Santa Cruz, Alpamayo and Taulliraju.
Alpamayo high camp with the stunningly fluted SW face behind.
www.alpinewild.com /gallery/peru   (132 words)

  
 Alpamayo 5947m - Amazing Peru, Alpamayo climb, Travel to South America, Peru, Inca trail
Climb to the Moraine camp, which is mainly steep terminal moraine with a few sections of easy rock.
The high col is between Alpamayo and it's sister peak, Quitaraju.
Ascent to the summit of Alpamayo, lying at 5947m.
www.amazingperu.com /peru/peru_tours/peru_climbing_and_trekking/climbing_alpamayo_mountain.asp   (473 words)

  
 Alpamayo Expedition — June, 2003
This year in Peru we had 3 great trips, one to Alpamayo and 2 in the Ishinca valley.
On Alpamayo we were Joined by Heidi Wahl, Derek Porter and Emery Dameron.
The trek into Alpamayo Base Camp take two days.
www.cosleyhouston.com /recent/03-06-alpamayo.htm   (432 words)

  
 Alpamayo and Huascaran
In August 1997 we successfully climbed two famous mountains in Peru.
Alpamayo, 5947m, the most prominent mountain in Peru, the second one is
Sabine and Michael at the summit of Alpamayo.
www.sbg.ac.at /mat/staff/revers/alpamayo.html   (50 words)

  
 Alpamayo Expedition with Granite Arches Climbing
Our Alpamayo expedition is between 10 and 14 days long and is the most physically and mentally challenging scheduled expedition that we offer.
This 60 degree, 6000 meter ice pyramid is widely regarded as the most beautiful mountain in the world.
The climbing season for Alpamayo is mid May to mid August.
www.granitearches.com /alpamayo.htm   (217 words)

  
 Alpamayo extension
We will warm up on Chopakalki or Toclaraju and then travel up the spectacular Santa Cruz valley where some of the most impressive peaks of the range can be found.
Our climb of Alpamayo will consist of glacier travel to the base of the beautifully fluted southwest face.
Climbers are expected to have glacier travel experience and have climbed both steeper alpine ice and waterfall ice up to grade 3.
www.mountainmadness.com /samerica/alpamayo_ext.cfm   (937 words)

  
 Condoriri Group Photos (Part 2)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
This is a view of Pequeño Alpamayo, our next climb, from the summit of Pyramida Blanca.
The summit of Pequeño Alpamayo is seen from Tarija.
Two of our groups are climbing, one, let by Juan, along the ridge to the left, and one, led by Brendan, at the base of the steeper face.
www.vic.com /bolivia/images/condoriri/index2.html   (154 words)

  
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This trek goes through valleys on the lateral branch of the Main Incatrail, that communicated with the west part of the Inca Empire, coming out or going in a Tambo called Hualcayan.
The trail goes in the deep part of the Andes, going through rural communities, passes, valleys, having a good view of this Mountain range with spectacular views and able to see ALPAMAYO (4947 mts.), the most beautiful Mountain in the World (1966,Germany).
The climate is dry and warm between April and October, advisable season to visit it and quite rainy between the months of November and March; The annual minimum temperature varies between 8°C and 11.2°C. In the months of June, July and August, the temperature, many times gets to under zero.
www.angelfire.com /pe2/alpamayotrail   (165 words)

  
 Climbing Alpamayo | Climbing Alpamayo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Alpamayo considered as the most beatiful mountain in the world, due to its Pyramidal shape and its dead ice (hard Ice), and requires technical skils, climbing experiences.
We’ll rest to explore or bad conditions of the weather, overnight in the glacier.
Equipments cheking, today the hardest day to climb Alpamayo, with 350 meter the route, and 65º - 80º inclination, ice climbing short expedition, ad finally we have reached Alpamayo’s summit, and come down to Camp 1.
www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/13551.html   (229 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Folklore De Peru Y Ecuador: America Nuestra Esperanza: Music: Alpamayo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
This item is not eligible for Amazon Prime, but over a million other items are.
This and another disc by Alpamayo (Music of Peru and Ecuador, also available from Amazon.com) are my favorite two discs of Andean music, which I acquired while broadening my musical experience to include more worldmusic.
I had always enjoyed the earthy sound of the pan pipe, combined with energetic guitar and other instruments, heard as background music during television shows about the Andes.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000001IGC?v=glance   (465 words)

  
 Peruvian Andes Adventure | peru | cordillera blanca | mountaineering | mountain trekking | trekking | Alpamayo | ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Join Alpine Wild in the summer of 2004 on an expedition to the highest tropical mountain chain on earth.
An experienced guide will help you attain your alpine dreams on summits including Alpamayo (5947m), Ishinca (5530m) and Peru’s highest, Huascaran Sur (6768m).
We travel up the glacier to high camp in the col between Quitaraju and Alpamayo (5300m).
www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/13731.html   (642 words)

  
 alpamayo peru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
4 Day: Camp 1 - Summit 5947m - Camp 1 Alpamayo
And after to enjoy for a few minutes we will come dawn rappelling with the help of our guide, arriving to the camp place at 11 or 12 am and just for lunch, and rest in the afternoon, overnight in the glacier at 5400masl
After the breakfas in the glacier, we will take the same route to go back to the Base Camp, Arriving at 3pm aprox.
www.santacruztrek.com /alpamayo.htm   (206 words)

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