Why Andes Vertical?

Agustin is an experienced mountaineer and has practiced mountaineering in the Andes since 1995. He is also a Lifesaving and Rescue Technician WFR-CSE, a rock climbing instructor, and a superior technician of tourism. Agustin has worked 20 years in Aconcagua park starting his career as a porter and then became a professional guide, where he has obtained, till present, 15 summits by different routes. Additionally, he has made ascents of high mountains in Peru and Bolivia and has climbed diverse routes in Patagonia and Europe

Bernardo is a Mountain and Trekking Guide and has been developing his passion for the mountains for more than 20 years. At the moment it carries out its activity in the Aconcagua hill where it counts with more than ten ascensions including the technical Polish glacier route. He has also made different climbs in the Peruvian and Bolivian Andes such as the Mt Alpamayo, Sajama volcano, Huayna potosí among others. As in the Argentinean Patagonia he has been performing several climbs. He also enjoy the rock climbing, cycling and skiing.

Damien is a French local Guide, has been practicing mountaineering for more than ten years, experience d explorer of the Central Andes Andes with more than 70 summits in his career. He likes exploring new areas and knows very well all the corners of the Central Andes, Cordon del Plata, Aconcagua, north and Patagonia. He also practices rock, ice climbing and skiing.

Federico is an outdoor lover with plenty of adventures in The Andes and enthusiastic about rock climbing. Specialized in the tour logistics and Organization of Expeditions and Treks in the Central Andes, Patagonia, Peru, Bolivia, and French Alps for Andes Vertical. His career highlights and awards are the Argentinean championships of sport climbing. He was an athlete and participate in a range of world-wide sport climbing championship IFSC. Federico has also traveled and climbed in other areas of South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia and New Zeland. He also practices backcountry ski, mountain bike, mountaineering, snowboarding, and ice climbing. He currently lives part of the year in Spain with his family and practices sport climbing Around Catalunya and mountaineering in the Pyrenees and Alps.

Dedicated to climbing and exploring and the Andes mountains for more than 20 years, Guillermo has been at the summit of Mt Aconcagua 15 times, one ascended by the Polish Glacier Route; Besides the Nevado de Huascaran, Alpamayo and Tocllarraju in Peru; Huayna Potosi, Illampu, Small Alpámayo in Bolivia; Volcan Lanin, Incahuasy, Important technical climbs such as the Poincenot Needle and Guilloumet Needle in El Chalten - Patagonia,Ice Cap traverse - 10 laps to the southern Patagonian ice, To mention only some of its ascensions besides several crossings in ski as much in the Patagonian as in Central Andes.

Lucas father of two boys, he is a mountain guide and has been guiding expeditions in the highest mountains in America´s and Aconcagua for more than 17 years, reaching its summit more than 35 times, combining the season in Aconcagua with expeditions in Bolivia, Peru and Mendoza with numerous ascents to over 20 snowy mountains of the area stand out Alpamayo, Huascaran, Illimani and Sajama. He also teaches climbing courses in Ice, artificial and traditional climbing. When he is not working develops his great passion that is the rock climbing, that has taken it from El Chalten to the walls of the Sphinx in Peru.

Mariano has an extensive sports career; began to practice mountaineering,rock and ice climbing in national and international expeditions along South America and United States, Alaska, Europe and Thailand. Among his best climbs has done "El Capitan" 1200m in Yosemite - USA, El Naranjo de Bulnes - Spain, Mount Mckinley - Alaska, La Esfinge - Peru and Mount Aconcagua. Among his greatest adventure has made lots of bike trips crossing Argentina - Chile, Bolivia - Peru - Ecuador, bike trip from Europe to Asia.

Martin has more than 15 year working as a guide in Mt. Aconcagua, with 27 summits. He has also climb and Guide extensively throughout South America in Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile and Europe. Martin is an excellent and passionate climber that has traveled around the world climbing an opening new routes, such as hard sport and trad climbing routes as well many long technical alpine routes included Cerro Torre and Fitz Roy in Patagonia, and may Big Walls in Yosemite.

Experienced guide he has working for many in Mount Aconcagua reaching the summing several times ,in two occasions in one day from the base camp. He also has worked conducting, guiding in rock climbing and several expeditions in the Central Andes joined our staff to guide all the different activities we offer.

Professional Mountain Guide with WFR certification. Mountaineer and sports climber. In his experience as a guide and mountaineer, he has climbed numerous mountains of the Andes included Mount Aconcagua. He has worked as a trekking guide mostly in Aconcagua Park and Cordón del Plata Park. He has worked as a sport climbing instructor and mountaineering coordinator in Puerto Madryn, Chubut, where he organized expeditions to Lanin Volcano, among others. Nature lover and explorer which led him to crown some virgin summits of more than 4000 meters. Committed to the safety development of the activity and the ecological impact.

Paola Cibantos is a nature enthusiastic. She has been practicing mountaineering for more than 15 years. she counts on an ample guide experience with more than six complete seasons working in Mt Aconcagua, Cordón del Plata and other important mountains in the central Andes. Conservation Technician, she counts on an ample knowledge about the flora and fauna of the Andes. In her free time she practices rock climbing and mountaineering.

Born in 1982 in the south of France and son of a Canadian mother, married with an Argentinian from Mendoza and father of two kids, he came to Argentina with his family 5 years ago after being a firefighter emergency medical technician in Paris, France during 11 years (BSPP). Passionated by nature and horses, he found a new vocation guiding people in the Andes Mountains. Now he has become one of the best and expert local guides in Mendoza with much knowledge of our culture, traditions, and lover of good wine.