Hello
EverestNews.com:
I hope
everything goes well for you. Congratulations for
your great web site.
I just want
to inform you, that I have finished the Seven
Summits, I am so happy for it because it was my
dream for the last five years, and now it is
finished.
Not only
that, also because now I am the first Guatemalan
and Central American who has summited Everest and
finish the Seven Summits.
Now I am
sending to you all the information about dates,
route and with who I have climbed the Seven
Summits.
1)
ACONCAGUA
Route: Normal
Summit day: 17/January/1995
I
summited together with:
Raymundo Arciniega from Mexico
German Figueroa from Mexico
Rodrigo Velazquez from Mexico
Carlos Martνnez from Mexico
Eduardo Cuervo from Mexico
Alejandra Martinez from Mexico
2)
DENALI
Route: West Buttress
Summit Day: 8/July/1995
I summited together with:
Marty Schmidt from U.S.A. (leader)
Dr. David Berke from U.S.A.
John Harmon from U.S.A.
Dr. John Heine from U.S.A.
Dr. Marco Pavesi from U.S.A.
Erika Heine from U.S.A.
3) KILIMANJARO
Route: Umbwe
Summit Day: 15/November/1997
I summited together with:
Alex Tarimo from Tanzania
Simon Miui from Tanzania
Nuru Sabik from Tanzania
4) ELBRUS
Route: Southeast (Normal)
Summit Day: 20/July/1998
I summited together with:
Tim Lovelace from U.S.A.
Abu Vyalnekova from Russia
Leo Rub from U.S.A.
Lena Belestkaya from Russia
5) CARSTENSZ
PYRAMID:
Route: North Face and then West Ridge
Summit Day: 26/October/1999
I summited together with:
Leszek Cichy from Poland
Ana Czerwinska from Poland
Krzysztof Gardyna from Poland
Barbara Batro from Poland
Rudy
Nurcahyo from Indonesia
Harry Kikstra from Holland
Mark Gunlogson from U.S.A.
Alison Levine from U.S.A.
Jose Mijares from Spain
Joe Wolfgruber from U.S.A.
5)
KOSCIUSKO
Route: South side from Thredbo
Summit Day: 12/October/1999
I summited together with:
Nelson Espinoza from Australia
6)
VINSON MASSIF
Route: Branscomb glacier
Summit Day: 9/December/2000
I summited together with:
Joby Ogwyn from USA.
Alex Harris from South Africa
Gilad Stern from South Africa
7)
EVEREST
Route: North Col
Summit Day: 23/May/2001
I summited together with:
Andy Lapkass from U.S.A.
Asmus Norreslet from Denmark
I was member of Russell Brice's
expedition.
Best Regards,
Jaime Vinals
Guatemala
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