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Gonzalo
Velez
Lisboa,
Portugal
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Climbing
Curriculum
1983
Rock climbing initiation,
1985
- Mont Blanc du Tacul (4248m), France, normal route,
- Aiguille du Midi (3800m), France, Cosmiques ridge,
- Mont Blanc (4810m), France, traverse Goϋter to
Midi,
1986
- Les Courtes (3856m), France, SE face,
- Aiguille du Midi (3800m), France, Frendo spur,
1987
- Ski mountaineering to Vallot hut (4362m), France,
- Zinalrothorn (4221m), Switz, SW face,
- Aig Bionnassay (4052m), France, NW face,
- Mont Blanc (4810m), France, through Aig Bionnassay,
1988
- Ski touring Chamonix-Zermatt, France-Swiss, by
Ottema glacier,
- Mont Blanc (4810m), France, Aiguilles Grises route,
1989
- Ski touring on the 4000ers of Zermatt with ascent of
Breithorn (4159m),
Pollux (4092m), Castor (4228m), Signalkuppe (4554m),
Zumsteinspitze
(4452m), Parrotspitze (4432m) and Dufourspitze
(4634m),
- Aig d'Argentiθre (3900m), France, north face,
- Aiguille du Chardonnet (3824m), France, Migot spur,
- Aiguille sans Nom (3982m), France, from Charpoua,
attempt to 3900m before
getting lost,
- Mont Blanc (4810m), France, Jaccoux-Domenech spur,
1990
- Mont Blanc (4810m) on skis, France, by Grands
Montets,
- Les Trois Cols on skis, Mont Blanc massif,
- Pik Petrovski (4800m), Tadjikistan,
- Pik Vorobyovski (5500m), climbed to 5100m,
Tadjikistan,
- Pik of Four (6229m), Tadjikistan,
- Pik Korjenyevska (7104m), Tadjikistan,
1991
- Annapurna I (8091m), Nepal, sep/nov, south face, Bonington
route,
1995
- Kilimanjaro (5896m), Tanzania, dec/jan, Machame
route,
1997
- Cho Oyu (8202m), Tibet, sep/oct, normal route,
1999
- Mount Toubkal (4167m), Morocco, Imlil-Imlil in
12h,
- Shishapangma (8012m), Tibet, sep/oct, south face,
Slovenian route,
reached 6700m before snow fell consecutively for 72h,
2000
- Lhotse (8516m), Nepal, SW face, apr/may, reached the
end of the couloir,
8400m?, solo and on 40cm deep snow before a storm
induced me to descend,
2001
- Kangchenjunga
(8586m), Tibet, May 15, SW face, W ridge, apr/may,
- Mount M'Goun (4068m), Morocco, Oct.
2002:
Makalu Summit: Member
of the Makalu 2002
Expedition
Note: All climbs oxygenless.
Other Data
Birth: 16.08.58, in Lisbon,
Profession: Economist, by Universidade Catσlica
Portuguesa (1983),
Occupation: Founder and managing director of Rotas do
Vento, the leading
Portuguese adventure and trekking travel agency, some
guiding with the
agency's groups, reconnaissance of practically all the
itineraries sold agency in Portugal
Other activities: cycling, swimming, jogging,
triathlon, half-marathons,
Other interests: Art, literature, music, photography,
Other skills: coastal navigation master certificate
and coastal sailing
experience, jungle survival course (Malaysia),
Affiliation: ADA Desnνvel (Portugal), Alpine Club
(UK), Montaρeros de
Aragσn (Spain),
Languages: fluent in Portuguese, French and English,
fair command of
Spanish.
Member
of the Makalu 2002 Expedition
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