| Our Guides & Staff |
| Director and owner of "Aconcagua Trek SRL" |
Rudy Parra
Staff |
He has reached the summit of Aconcagua many times. He has climbed one hundred summits between 3000 and 6000 mts.
He has also been a qualified representing of sportive institutions and mountaineering magazines.
From 1979 he performs as a successful organizer to Aconcagua and other mountains of Central Andes
In 1997 by a special resolution of top chiefs of Army, he received the Honoris Causa,Golden Condor prize. It is the greatest honor granted to a civilian climber by Argentinian Army. |
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Director and owner of "Aconcagua Trek SRL" |
Heber Orona
Staff & Guide |
Certified Bilingual high altitude mountain guide and National Climbing Instructor ( Argentina). First Argentinean who climbed the Mt. Everest ( 8,848 meters ) by the North Route ( Tibet, in May of 1999) becoming the first person from this country that climb this mountain without artificial oxygen or the aid of high altitude porters. Has climbed all over the world (South America, North America, Asia, Europe, Oceania, Africa and Antártica). He has climbed Mt. Aconcagua 24 times by four different routes.
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| Bilingual high altitude mountain guide |
Miguel "Lito" Sanchez Guide |
National Climbing Instructor ( Argentina). In 1990 he became the first Argentinean in climbing a 8.000 meters peak: Mt. Dhaulagiri I 8.172m in the Himalayas. He has climbed Mt. Aconcagua 41 times by four different routes. We are proud to have Miguel "Lito" Sanchez in our staff because hi is one of the best climbers in Argentina and hi is one of the precursors of the Mountain Activity in this country. |
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| Bilingual high altitude mountain guide |
Oscar "Laky" Gomez
Guide |
National Climbing Instructor. Physique Education professor. Outdoor activities Instructor .Professor of ¨ Guide techniques I y II ¨, of the mountain guides school. P.A.S.E.C. of Anatomy, Physiology and Physical work of the mountain guide school. |
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| Bilingual high altitude mountain guide |
Marcos Sokolovsky
Guide |
National Climbing Instructor. He has climbed Mt. Aconcagua 11 times. He has climbed in Perú (Huascarán, Artesonraju, Huandoy Sur, Chopicalqui, Churup) |
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| Bilingual high altitude mountain guide |
Augusto Ortega
Guide |
From Peru, He made some first ascents of the mountains in his country and He led many mountaineering expeditions from the last 25 years, and has made ascents of many challenging peaks of the Andes: in Ecuador Chimborazo (16 times), Cotopaxi (20), Cayambe, Tungurahua, Pichincha and Rumiñahui; in Perú Huascaran (36), Alpamayo (30), Yerupaja, Huandoy, Artesonraju and many others, in Bolivia Illimani (12), Huayna Potosí (16), etc.; In Argentina Aconcagua (46) The highest mountain in the western hemisphere. He has also challenged the Himalayas. In 1992 he became the first Peruvian to successfully climb Mt. Everest, (2) in 1998 Cho Oyu and in 1999 back to Everest, without oxygen, for the second time. |
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| General Coordinator of Aconcagua Trek |
Cristian Panelli
Staff |
In charge of logistics and general coordination of the activities that are needed to ensure the perfection of the expeditions and the quality of the service. Speaks Italian, English and Spanish. Actually attending the 4th year of Engineering in Computer Science at U.A.D.E University ( Buenos Aires, Argentina). |
