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Artesonraju is a mountain peak located in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the Peruvian Andes. Its summit has an elevation of 6025m (or 5999m according to the IGN-Peru map). It is one of many prominent peaks located within the boundaries of Peru's Huascarán National Park. Artesonraju has two distinguished climbing routes; however due to their difficulties, Artesonraju is seldom successfully climbed in comparison to other well known mountains in the Cordillera Blanca.It has been suggested that Artesonraju is the mountain depicted in the live-action Paramount Pictures logo, its summit ringed with 22 stars.ClimbingThere is no easy route to the summit of Artesonraju, with all climbing routes rated at least D according to the International French Adjectival System.The primary climbing route is the North Ridge Route, rated D. This route runs along the north ridge from the Santa Cruz ravine and it was the route used in 1932 by Erwin Hein ed Erwin Schneider of the Deutscher und Österreichischer Alpenverein for the first successful climb. The standard route up Artesonraju varies year over year due to route condition changes.Another well known climbing route is the Southeast Face Route, rated D. The approach begins in the city of Caraz at an altitude of 2256m, and from there proceeds upward another 2,000 meters along a 32-km dirt road to Lake Parón. A path along the lake's north shore brings climbers to the Base Camp at 4250m. It involves a trek from Parón lagoon to the base of the face of the mountain and then a long climb from a camp at 5000m.