Over Alpamayo

Van waar komt de naam ALPAMAYO?

Alpamayo (Spanish: Nevado Alpamayo) is one of the most conspicuous peaks in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range of the Peruvian Andes. It is a steep (sixty degrees), almost perfect pyramid of ice, one of a number of peaks that compose the Santa Cruz massif, the most northern 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.

The mountain is named after the village of Alpamayo (Quechua Allpamayu: allpa = earth; mayu = river: muddy river), whereas its local Quechua name is Shuyturahu (shuytu = thin and long, pyramid; rahu = snowy mountain, glacier). On July 1966, on the German magazine "Alpinismus", a photo made by American photographer Leigh Ortenburger, came together with an article resulting from an international survey among climbers, photographers, etc, making the choice for Alpamayo as "The Most Beautiful Mountain in the World".

Facts & Figures

De ALPAMAYO SPORTS GROUP beheert en bestuurt outdoorsportwinkels in vlaanderen.

Deze groep werd in 2005 opgericht door Fons Boutsen, Johan Meert en Jan Larosse, met als doel het voormalige KARIBOE te Hasselt af te splitsen van KARIBOE Leuven. Enkele jaren later telt de groep 2 winkels: TraXs en TraXs Proshop in Hasselt, Kariboe en Kariboe Proshop in leuven. Naar de toekomst toe wil de groep zich onderscheiden door "high-standard" kledij en uitrusting aan te bieden aan de veeleisende outdoor- en wintersporter. De groep telt een 15tal medewerkers en de geconsolideerde omzet bedraagt van meer dan € 3 mio.