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Jaime Viñals
Biologist
Guatemala

  • He started to climb mountains at December 20, 1987 with a Guatemalan event called "Summit to Summit"
  • First summit climbed: Tajumulco Volcano, located in San Marcos, Guatemala
  • He has climbed three times the most important summits of Central America
  • Andes Range in South America, has achieved numerous summits, such as: Aconcagua, Ojos del Salado, Huascaran, Sajama, Chimborazo, Cayambe, Cotopaxi, Tupungato, Pico Bolivar and others
  • Alps Range in Europe, has reached the summits of Matterhörn, Mont Blanc, Mont Rosa and Gran Sasso
  • Himalayan Range in Asia, has climbed two peaks over 7,000 meters of altitude, Shartse and Baruntse
  • From March to May 2000, participated in an international expedition to Mt. Cho Oyu, 8,201 meters above sea level in the Himalayan range


Great mountain challenges finished:

  • Spring 2001 was part of an expedition to Mt. Everest (via North Col), and reached the summit on May 23th, becoming the first person from Central American and Caribbean countries that succeeded achieving this summit, the highest in the World
  • January 1995 started a challenge called Seven Summits of the World, which means  to climb the highest peak on every continent of the World, he concluded it successfully on May 23, 2001
  • July 2002 started a challenge called Seven Islands of the World, which means to climb the highest summit of the seven largest islands of the World, he successfully completed on January 5, 2006



Currrent Mountain Challenge:

  • 50 Most Prominence Summits of the World, he has already climbed 21 of them


Acknowledgments:

  • Order of Quetzal, medal that is awarded by the President of the Republic of Guatemala, was delivered by the former President, Ramiro de León Carpio at December 1995
  • Peace Monument Replica awarded by the former President of the Republic of Guatemala Alvaro Arzu. "as an example for Guatemalan Pride"
  • Sovereign Order of Congress delivered in September 2001 granted by the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala at that time


Videos & Publications published: (only in Spanish)

- Books:

  1. 1) La montaña es mi destino. Published in 1997, with a 2 edition in 1999
  2. Everest ... asi conquiste su cima. Published in December 2001
  3. La Conquista de Siete Retos. Published in March 2002
  4. Mas alla del Everest. Published in November 2005
  5. Nos vemos en la cumbre. Published in February 2007


- Videos:

  1. Everest, colosal desafio... asi conquiste su cima. January 2002
  2. Las Siete Cumbres del Mundo. November 2006
  3. Las Siete Islas del Mundo. March 2007

 

 
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