about us
Who We Are

Christopher Baker
Founder/Director
Baton Rouge, LA
Lives in Assisi, Italy

Our Name
ALP stands for Altum l’alto Pilgrimages. “Altum” is the Latin word for “deep” from Luke 5:4 when Christ tells Simon Peter “Duc in altum” which means “Put out into the deep”. St. John Paul II is known for quoting this phrase. “L’alto” is Italian for “the heights” from Blessed Pier Giorgio’s phrase “Verso l’alto” which means “Towards the heights”. We use these two words “Altum” and “l’alto” to signify “Deep heights”.
Our Logo
Our logo represents our name with an image of a mountain reflecting on the water to signify both the “deep” and the “heights”.