Dan Nash is our partner and representative in the USA. Dan has led expeditions on 5 continents and some of the world's largest peaks. Dan is a member of the American Mountain Guides Association and a board member for the American Hiking Guides Association. Dan is passionate about teaching and participates in numerous outdoor classes each year, along with motivational speaking.
Dan specializes in coordinating custom trips to the most beautiful and interesting places in Peru, including Cordillera Blanca, Cordillera Huayhuash, Cordillera Raura, and Inca Trail Cuzco.

Agust Runarsson is our representative in Iceland. Agust has worked in the travel business for over 40 years, holding various positions, including tour director at Icelandair in Miami, manager at Reykjavík excursions, founder of Adventure travel of Iceland, and now Iceland Magic Travel.
Agust also worked at the Permanent Mission of Iceland to the United Nations and operated his own Home guesthouse and horseback riding tours across Kjölur highlands, Syðra Fjallabak, Löngufjörur, Laufskálaréttir horse roundups. He started the Blue Lagoon excursions as well as tours to the Snæfellsnes peninsula, including boat trips to Breiðafjörður Islands, snowmobile tours, glacier and mountain hiking, and more in the 80s. He graduated from the Hotel and Restaurant School of Iceland in 1977.

Rodolfo's father, native of Huaraz living in the skirts of the Cordillera Blanca, He is working since 1970 in tourism and he started as donkey driver then as porter, then as cook and assistant of guide , He worked for many adventure travel companies from American and Europe , he has lots of experience to work in adventure area.
Now together with his son offers adventures and expeditions in Peru. He is very attentive, talkative, jokers He likes to make laugh to the clients with his jokes and the passengers are happy with His services.

Peruvian Mountains Founder – General Manager
Rodolfo was born and grew up in Huaraz at the foot of the Cordillera Blanca. Rodolfo studied 3 years in Huaraz at Casa de Guias, C.E.A.M. (House of Guides, Center for High Mountain Studies). C.E.A.M. is an institution dedicated to the training of high mountain guides in Peru.
Rodolfo is a fully certified professional Mountain and Trekking Guide. Working in treks and climb since 1997, His experience include Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.
He studied law three years at the University of Huaraz.
Rodolfo has extensive experience on the mountains of Peru including Alpamayo (5,947m), Huascaran (6,768m), Chopicalqui (6,054m), Artesonraju (6,025m), Quitaraju (6,030m), Tocllaraju (6,030m), Pisco (5,752m) and many other peaks in Peru.
Trek:
Cordillera Blanca Cordillera Huayhuash, Cordillera Raura, Cusco Treks, Puno, Arequipa
Outside of Peru.
Ecuador:
Illinizas (5,248m), Cotopaxi (5897m), Chimborazo (6268m)
Bolivia:
Pequeño Alpamayo (5,370m), Huayna Potosi (6,088m)
Treks:
Cordillera Real, Cordillera Apolobamba Norte
Chile:
Ojos del Salado (6893m), Cerro San Francisco (6,000), Volcan Licancabur (5,920m), Volcan Lascar (5,640m) Cerro Toco (5,604m.)
Treks:
Torres del Paine
Argentina:
Aconcagua (6,962m)
Rodolfo continues to add other South America peaks to his resume each year.
In addition to being an accomplished climber, Rodolfo has over the years, performed every aspect of the guiding trade from being a donkey driver, a porter, and a trekking guide.
His unique and comprehensive experiences have enabled him to become an expert organizer of all of the aspects of guiding so that his clients can enjoy a worry-free and amazing life-changing adventure. He is currently organizing and guiding climbing, trekking and mountaineering groups throughout South America.
Rodolfo maintains his safety skills by taking a yearly rescue course organized by Association Mountain Guides of Peru.
Rodolfo worked on the film “Touching The Void “as assistant to the climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates. This renowned film was filmed on the west face of Siula Grande 6,344m. in the Cordillera Huayhuash Peru.

Trekking Guide Languages: Spanish, Quechua & English she studied administration in the university, and trekking guide she knows the trekking routes around the cordillera blanca Cordillera Huayhuash when she is not in trekking, she is working in our office with managing all your logistical in – Hotel, bus and flight travel arrangements.

Frael is truly a 5 star cook with more than 15 years working in the mountains. from a small corner in the tent with only a 2-ring gas cooker he produces the most amazing meals & he is specialist in delicious vegetarian meals.
We are proud to him on our team not only as an amazing cook also as an experienced climber and assitant guide. in the high season he works for us.

Porter & Assistant Guide Pelayo has worked many years as porter and assistant guide.
He has vast experience as a climbing. pelayo has climbed many peaks in the Cordillera Blanca as Alpamayo, Huascaran, Artesonraju, Chopicalqui, Ranrapalca many other peaks in the Cordillera Blanca Cordillera Huayhuash.

Walter experienced mountain guide Born and raised in the foot hills of the Andes, He´s graduated of “Centro De Estudios de Alta Montaña” (CEAM), and became a fully certified mountain guide by the “Asociacion De Guias de Montaña del Peru” ( AGMP) and by the Union International des Associations de Guides de Montagnes (UIAGM).
He is expert for climbing big and technical mountains as Alpamayo, Huascaran

Professional experienced certified mountain guide, Member of Peruvian Mountain Guide Association AGMP – UIAGM.
Eleazar is from the School of Guides don Bosco in the Andes of the operation Mato Grosso. He climbed many peaks in the White Mountain Range as Pisco 5,752m, Alpamayo 5,947m. Chopicalqui 6,354, Huascaran 6,768m. and other mountains in Peru , Bolivia, Ecuador and Argentina.

Amador Maquin professional experienced mountain guide, Member of Peruvian Mountain Guide Association AGMP – UIAGM.
Amador Maquin is from the School of Guides don Bosco in the Andes of the operation Mato Grosso. He has climbed many peaks in the White Mountain Range – Peru, beat a speed record in mount chopicalqui at 6,354m (4h.30minutes) He climbed in Bolivia , Ecuador, Chile , Argentina and He attempted climbing the south wall of Kanchenjunga at 8,586M. in Nepal.

Perúvian UIAGM certified Mountain guide, He was born and grew up in the Peruvian Andes, graduated of “Centro De Estudios de Alta Montaña” (CEAM), and He is member in “Asociacion De Guias de Montaña del Peru” ( AGMP) and by the Union International des Associations de Guides de Montagnes (UIAGM). He worked for many adventure travel companies, He has lot of experiences climbing in Cordillera Blanca, Huayhuash and Bolivia. He speaks Quechua, Spanish and foreign language English.

Professional experienced mountain guide, Member of Peruvian Mountain Guide Association AGMP – UIAGM.

Nelly grew up in the foot of the white mountain range, She studied for three years for trekking guide, she knows many trekking routes in the Cordillera Blanca, Cordillera Huayhuash, Cusco, Arequipa. She loved hiking, camping, shows the nature mountains and the peruvian culture, When she isn’t guiding she is working in our office.

Trekking Guide. speaks Quechua, Spanish & English.
She is gradued in a tourism as professional qualified trekking guide with many years experience guiding in the Cordillera Blanca Cordillera Huayhuash. She belongs to the great team of Peruvian Mountains Travel Agency. she has pleasure to work with us. you will enjoy your travel to Peru.

She holds the post of Accountant in our company ( Peruvian Mountains ). She was born and grew up in Huaraz - near to the Cordillera Blanca. She graduated her college level in Accounts. She has amazing passion for numbers. Libe ensures that our account is spruced up. She has many years of experience in accounting. Now she is part of the Peruvian Mountains Team.

He is professional certified trekking guide with different experiences in the mountains for 20 years. He is responsible, sincere, hard working and a perfect trekking guide for all over the Peru. Edgar knows very well the Cordillera Blanca, Cordillera Huayhuash, Cusco as well Bolivia and Chile. Is determined by the service He did to our valued clients. He makes happy to our valued clients in any case with polite, friendly behave and well service. We are sure that he will do his best in his responsibility. He speaks Quechua, Spanish, English

She comes from Huaraz, Certified Professional trekking guide, She studied three years for trekking guide. Edit belongs from association of trekking guide AGOEMA – Huaraz. Being very passionate talent person who works as trekking tour guide in Peruvian Mountains. She knows all the route in the White Mountain Range, Huayhuash Range, Cordilleras of Peru so she loves trekking nonetheless, she always manages to satisfy our each and every customer with extraordinary set of skills. She speaks Spanish, English

Marcelino is truly a 5 star cook with more than 40 years working in the mountains. From a small corner in the tent with only a 2-ring gas cooker he produces the most delicious meals. He knows all the White Mountain range, Huayhuash range, Raura range. In the high season He works for Peruvian Mountains. He is experienced climber.

Dula Rimac She helps us in the logistics organization, she is friendly person who will help facilitate the plans and details of your trip to make your holiday most memorable in Peru.

Profession, Guide and Sociologist
A native of Colombia, he loves high mountain guiding in the Andes of Peru, which is why he came to live next to the Cordillera Blanca – Huaraz and to become a professional high mountain guide at the Center for High Mountain Studies – CEAM. He is currently continuing his studies. He is an aspirant in the Colombian Guides Association. He loves sharing the places that inspire him with people who travel. He carries out his mountaineering activities with responsibility and safety

He is passionate about rock climbing and climbing places that few people go, one of his qualities is laughter and being perseverant. Abi Galindo has climbed the mountains of Colombia. Nevado Tolima 5,520m. along the ridge of plateaus. Nevado Ruiz 5,300m. Nevado del Huila 5,400m. Mountains of Ecuador South and North Illiniza Peaks. Mountains of Peru Huascarán Sur 6,768m. Nevado Chopicalqui 5,354m. Tocllaraju 6,030m. Vallunaraju 5,686m. Nevado Pisco 5,752m. Urus, Ishinca and several attempts to the North face of Ranrapalca, South face of Ocshapalca, the West face of Nevado Churup by the classic route.

High Mountain Guide Aspirant AGMP – UIAGM
Because of his love of the mountains and nature, he loves mountain sports and outdoor sports. He has climbed many mountains in Peru such as Huascaran 6,758m. the highest peak in Peru, Nevado Yanapaccha 5,460m. Nevado Huarapasca 5,418m. Nevado Pisco 5,752m. Vallunaraju and Mateo Peak 5,150m.

Nuestro socio y representante en España.
Our partner and representative in Spain.
Founder and director of ONAS, he is a High Mountain Guide and Medium Mountain Guide with international UIMLA accreditation, registered with the AEGM, and he is also a snow-meteorological observer for the AEMET. He has been working in the tourism sector for more than 25 years, during which he has developed his duties as a mountain guide in the main mountain ranges of the planet, performing trekking and ascents in all of them (Pyrenees, Alps, Andes, Atlas, Eastern Rift, Himalayan Mountains, etc…) José has been director of the Madrid High Mountain School for more than 13 years where he launched the first approved TDME training center in the community of Madrid. Today he continues to collaborate with several schools in training future mountain guides. . With extensive experience in mountain sports training for different groups, athletes, firefighters, teachers, etc. A regular contributor to several magazines specialized in mountain sports and travel, in 2009 he published an author's manual on wall rescue with Desnivel publishing house. He is a mountain and travel enthusiast in all his facets.

Our Representative in Brazil
Brazilian, born in the city of Brusque, State of Santa Catarina. Sports and adventure have been in his life since he was very young. Bike cross competitor from 7 to 16 years old. At the age of ten he had his first experiences with kayaking, in the sea and at that time fishing and camping were already part of his childhood activities.

Returning to Brazil, he began his search for professionalization and acquisition of experience in rescue, canoeing, climbing and mountaineering. He did three seasons of snowboarding in South America (Chile 2008/2009 and Argentina 2010). Increasingly challenging expeditions are your preference. Álvaro values the process of an expedition and its general context, its beauty and above all its cultural context, not only its final objective.

On CANOEING EXPEDITION His expeditions stand out, such as the descent of the Río Cristalino in MT (300km/7 days/2009) with Toni Ossi. He alone circumnavigated Santa Catarina Island (140km / 4 days / 2011), accompanied by the Chilean Juan Zuazo, rowed from Río Exploradores to Laguna Glaciar San Rafael and Regreso (280km / 9 days / 2011). Peruíbe SP – Paranaguá PR (240 km / 7 days / 2017), Cananéia SP – Penha SC (240 km / 7 days / 2018) and several others along the coast of Santa Catarina, his training ground. In Alaska, in 2013, he made his longest expedition, crossing the Gulf of Alaska from Whitier to Port Valdez in sea kayaks and the Chugach Mountains, in a single expedition, totaling thirty days of travel under the rays of the summer sun of the hemisphere. north. In Chile he crossed the Patagonian Fjords twice (2009/2014). In Argentina, Álvaro, Sarita and Pablo Passera rowed with right whales in Peninsula Valdés (5 days/2014). Lake Titicaca (3,810 meters above sea level) carried out a solitary 400km/12-day circumnavigation between two countries, Peru and Bolivia (07/19-31/2019). In the winter of 2020, Álvaro and Jean Tim crossed Lagoas Mirim, Canal S. Gonsalo and Lagoa dos Patos (RS), in a total of 535 km/22 days of expedition. In 2022 it is time to paddle into the depths of the Lençóis Maranhenses along the Alegre River (63 km/4 Days).

In CLIMBING, HIKING and MOUNTAIN– The first walks were held in Serra General, in SC, in 2002. Then, the Sports, Traditional and Ice Climbing races. Dozens of small expeditions and rock climbs in SC, PR and RJ. In Peru he independently completed the Huayhuash Altitude Trek (100km/10 days/2015). Traditional ascents such as Capacete in RJ (Via El Kabong 450m and CERJ 400m/2017). In 2015, 17 and 18 climbed the following mountains of the Cordillera Blanca (Peru): Ishinca 5,530m (2x), Urus 5,423m, Tocllaraju 6,032, Vallunaraju 5,683m, Copa 6,022m (Intento), Yanapaccha 5,460m, Mateo 5,150m . In 2020 Cerro Plata 5,964my Crossing the Longest Beach in the World (Cassino-Chuí) 230km/8 days. In 2021 it was the turn of the Illiniza Norte Volcanoes 5,126m, Tungurahua 5,023m, Rucu Pichincha 4,784m and Cayambe 5,790m, in Ecuador. In 2022 he returned to Trekking Huayhuash leading his group and climbed Nevado Chopicalqui 6,354m in the company of Ecuadorian friends. And to close 2022 with a flourish, he made another expedition to Cº Plata and in November reached the summit of Cerro Aconcagua at 6,962m – the highest mountain in America!
He currently teaches courses and leads Sea Kayak, Trekking and High Altitude Mountaineering expeditions in southern Brazil, Peru and Argentina. Her knowledge comes from experiences and training in Brazil, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, the United States, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador over the last twenty-two years.
Álvaro is Certified and Prepared to serve his clients and lead everything from a tour to long-term expeditions by sea and land.

He is a native of the rural community of Huayllapa - which is located in the extreme west of the reserved zone of the Cordillera Huayhuash - Province of Cajatambo district of Copa - department of Lima Peru.
He works more than 10 years driving donkeys, mules and horses. On the basis of mules and horses and in a very safe way he will transport all our food equipment, tents, personal equipment, etc. To each camp of our trek.

Natural of the rural community of Pocpa neighboring the rural community of Llamac which are accessible from the province of Bolognesi - Chiquian known as (the little mirror of the sky) representing as the gateway to the Cordillera Huayhuash. Oder born and raised at the foot of the Cordillera Huayhuash works in a very responsible and safe way moving our logistic and personal equipment on donkeys and horses to each camp.

He is an experienced cook and has been working for more than 15 years in trekking and climbing in the mountains of the Cordillera Blanca Cordillera Huayhuash.
Passionate about cooking and Peruvian gastronomy, from a corner of the tent he prepares delicious, nutritious and fresh food to recover energy during the trek. He also prepares meals for vegetarians and vegans.

Delighted to have in our Peruvian Mountains team, Abel with years of experience in the job has learned and knows how to cook Peruvian food. During your trip you will taste the typical, delicious and fresh dishes prepared by our cook. During your trek you will have the opportunity to taste trout ceviche and Peruvian pisco sour.

She is a chef committed to Peruvian gastronomy who knows how to manage the kitchen logistics to prepare a variety of delicious meals that are prepared from a corner of the kitchen tent. Teresa, our trekking cook is exclusively for women's groups, she will be happy to assist you during your trek in the Andes of Peru, she is also prepared for any dietary restrictions (vegetarian, vegan).

Languages: Spanish, English
Official tour guide specialized in trekking. Graduated from Hipolito Unanue with more than 10 years of experience in adventure tourism, conventional tourism and cultural tourism, developing her work in the Cordillera Blanca, Cordillera Huayhuash, Callejón de Huaylas and the coastal area of Ancash, registered in the national service of tourism providers of the Peruvian state. Claudia has also studied journalism and audiovisual production at the University of Ancash. She will be happy to guide and show you the culture of Peru. She belongs to the Association of Official Guides Specialized in Mountains - Ancash “AGOEMA”.

Our Women's Group Representative – AWExpeditions for Women, By Women Born and raised in Germany and now living in the USA, she runs a mountaineering expedition company for Women and by Women – Female Groups expeditions. Sunny is a photographer and her images have appeared in National Geographic, Trail runner Magazine, Outside Online, advertisements for brands such as Patagonia, Adidas Outdoor and Metolius Climbing.
Today, she is a professional mountain athlete with multiple speed records on Aconcagua, the Annapurna Circuit and in the Colorado Rockies. Sunny is a certified wilderness rescuer, an AMGA apprentice alpine guide and a graduate of the AIARE course. Sunny leads climbing trips in the Cordillera Blanca, Cusco Peru, Argentina, Nepal, Kilimanjaro.