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Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Quito - Ecuador
Current Location: Albuquerque NM USA
Favorite Zone: I love guiding on the Dolomites, but the Andes will always have a soft spot in my heart.
Proudest Achievement: I lead the process for Ecuador to become a country member of the IFMGA. I was able to accomplish that without forgetting my personal climbs. During that period I climbed the Cassin pillar of Denali, completed a first ascent in Nepal and guided Makalu.
Favorite Advocacy Org: The AMGA, Semilla Project
Biography
I was born in Ecuador where I started to enjoy the mountains at the age of 10. The desire to spend some good time with friends on the mountains has taken me all around the world. I have been fortunate enough to climb along the Andes, in North America and the Himalaya, as well as guiding in Europe. When I decided to become a mountain guide, there was no international training in my country. It took me seven years of efforts at all levels, including travels to Bolivia, France and Argentina until I achieved the IFMGA diploma. Later in my career, my colleagues elected me technical director of the ASEGUIM (Ecuador Mountain Guide’s Association) and we were able to bring the international training to our country and therefore give access to that recognition to the future generations of aspiring guides. Nowadays I live in the US where I serve as instructor for the AMGA (American Mountain Guide’s Association) and I try to use my position to serve as a mentor for future mountains guides, especially those who come from BIPOC populations.
ATHLETE MENTORSHIP INITATIVE
The SCARPA Athlete Mentorship Initiative presented by Mountain Hardwear has been created to connect and engage
the SCARPA and Mountain Hardwear Athlete teams with accomplished athletes from historically marginalized
communities aspiring to take their sport or career to the next level. The mission of this program is to connect
mentors with mentees focused on the sports we serve to provide participants with opportunities for personal,
athletic and career development with the goal of helping to create a more inclusive and diverse community of
athletes.
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