OUR GUIDES

Andres is a tour guide living in Bogotá. With diverse experience in customer service, tour guide, and operator. Currently working full time in tourism. The experienced acquired as a filmmaker has given Andres the chance to share the diverse Colombian perspectives of his society, besides breathtaking landscapes, the hidden history of the ancestors and so much more, as well as the skills like service minded.
Moreover, he is a cycling traveler that uses to ride on the coffee region and the land of cyclists -Boyacá- so you can ask for cycling tours too. Speaking fluent English and Spanish.

Fredrik is a Swede living in Colombia and he’s loving it. Fredrik has a diverse background, from construction to development studies, and many skills, being attentive and service minded are just a few. He works full time with tourism, both as a guide and tour operator, and has travelled extensively throughout Colombia. With Fredrik as your guide, you will get to know more about the cultural, social and political life of Colombia. When Fredrik is not working or spending time with his family, you’ll find him riding his mountain bike. He speaks fluent Swedish, Spanish and English.

Julia Catunta is Bolivian and from La Paz. She is an excellent, dedicated and very service-minded guide. She loves to show the best of her country – especially Uyuni – one of her favorite destinations. Travelling with Julia you are in best possible hands. She speaks fluent Spanish and English.

Born at the foothills of Los Nevados national Park, Juan Diego grew up looking at the surrounding mountains from his hometown Manizales. He is been guiding people into the mountains for the last 25 years, making him one of the most experience guides in the area with a deep knowledge of the terrain and local culture. Juan Diego studied geology and agronomy at the Caldas University and travel extensively throughout the country from the high icy summits to the low hot and humid jungles. All these elements complement greatly, making a trip with him a great experience. He speaks fluent English and Spanish.

Alex was born in Suesca, Colombia, one of the cradles of rock climbing and started with outdoor activities at a very young age, becoming an engaged rock and mountain climber. He travelled extensively throughout the northern part of the continent, climbing in the mountain areas of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Argentina and the USA. He started working as a guide in 2006, and became a certified UIAGM/IFMGA guide in 2013 and also a certified ACME rock climbing instructor and mountain guide. Alex has done very interesting first and second ascents of renowned itineraries in the Andes, and has been part of a Colombian expedition to Manaslu in Nepal and Denali in Alaska. In addition to guiding expeditions and personal climbing projects, Alex works leading groups of children and teenagers with focus on environmental education and outdoor activities. He speaks Spanish and English.

Jacobo it’s been involved in tourism since 1999, when he started working in both mountain guiding as well as cultural trips. This engagement makes him an excellent guide with knowledge that covers a wide spectrum from the traditional way of living to the icy summits of his native Ecuador. He is a certified ASEGUIM and international UIAGM/IFMGA mountain guide, plus also one of the few mountain guides with a cultural national guide certificate. Jacobo is also well know for his good humor and patience, you’ll be having a great time with this guy!
He speaks fluent Spanish, German and English.

Robinson is one of the first mountain guides in Ecuador to be fully certified both, as a ASEGUIM and international UIAGM/IFMGA mountain guide. He has an extensive experience from trekking to technical climbs, as well as many years guiding throughout the Andean countries like: Argentina, Peru, & Bolivia, not forgetting to mentioned that he has climbed most of the mayor summits in his home country Ecuador.
On top of his mountain proficiency, Robinson is a certified cultural national guide, which enriches a trip with him beyond the mountain ranges.
He speaks fluent Spanish and English.

Henry Santuario was born in Uruguay, but has lived most of his live in North Patagonia, Argentina. You might meet him as assistant guide on your Aconcagua Expedition. He is an excellent cook and his speciality is Argentinean barbeque. Henry has more than 11 summits in Aconcagua and he is very service minded. Speaks Spanish.

Matteo Mazzieri is one of our most skilled mountain and trekking guides. With more than 30 years of rock and high mountain technical climbing in South America and Europe you are definitely in good hands with him. He is an excellent cook, maybe due to his Italian background, and you might be lucky to try his specialities in remote mountain areas. He speaks fluent English, Spanish and Italian.

Carlos was born and raised in the small town of Pocpa, located close to the majestic Huayhuash mountain range. He was surrounded by the tourism atmosphere at an early age, as his father was one of the pioneer mountain guides in Huayhuash area. He was trained as mountain guide achieving the highest degrees in the field: AGMP / IFMGA – UIAGM. Carlos is currently a highly qualified instructor at the Peruvian Mountain Guide Association’s school, and has a wide knowledge of both the Cordillera Blanca and Huayhuash. He is also an active guide in countries such as: Argentina, Bolivia and Ecuador. He speaks fluent Spanish and English.

Julver was born and raised in Arequipa in southern Peru, and started to hike in the mountain at a young age making the high volcanoes of the region his training ground. Later on in his life, he became an experience mountaineer and achieved the UIAGM/IFMGA certification in the Cordillera Blanca of Northern Peru. Julver has been guiding since the start in the Arequipa region, and the fact that he is a local make him the perfect guide for the region. On top of this, Julver is an expert guide in Aconcagua having led more than 35 expeditions and summited more than 30 times. He also guides in other areas of the continent such as Cordillera Blanca, Cordillera de Ausangate - Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. He speaks fluent Spanish and English.

Henry is one of the veterans of the Venezuelan mountain world. He started to climb at a very young age, becoming one of the best rock climbers of his generation. His passion for the outdoors took him to the place he most loves: La Gran Sabana. Two and a half decades ago he started to travel extensively in this remote region, making it his home – a passion he has transmitted through his profession as a photographer and his work in the tourist industry for more than 15 years. He speaks Spanish and English.

Born in Caracas, Venezuela. Ricardo is one of the most accomplished mountaineers of his generation. He is been an active climber for more than 20 years, ranging from sport climbing competitions to big Wall ascents in remote areas around the continent. His passion took him to the rock faces of “La Gran Sabana’s” tepuis, where he started to lead groups into this amazing area, specializing in Angel Falls’ treks and climbs. Ricardo has also been involved in logistics for TV productions and documentaries for international production teams. He speaks fluent Spanish and English.