Hugo Ayaviri Explained
Hugo Ayaviri |
Birth Date: | 21 December 1978 |
Birth Place: | La Paz, Bolivia |
Occupation: | Mountain climber and guide |
Hugo Ayaviri (born December 21, 1978, in La Paz) is a Bolivian mountaineer. In 2021, he became the first Bolivian to summit Broad Peak and K2 without oxygen in ten days.[1] He also climbed Ñanga Parbat, Gasherbrum II and Gasherbrum I without oxygen in 2023.[2]
Biography
Ayaviri began instructing high-mountain rescue in 2008. The following year, he graduated as a high-mountain guide under the auspices of the . In 2015, he was the general secretary of the Association of Mountain and Trekking Guides of Bolivia and the technical director of Socorro Andino Boliviano.
Ascents
Ayaviri has specialized in rock and mountain ascents, climbing many of Bolivia's Cordillera Real and Cordillera Occidental ranges:
- 2008 Aconcagua
- 2011 Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya and Mount Stanley
- 2013 Nevado Ojos del Salado, Cotopaxi, Cayambe, Iliniza Sur and Chimborazo
- 2014 Nevado Pan de Azúcar, El Cóncavo and Ritacuba Blanco
- 2015 Opened the southern face of Illimani
- 2016 Climbed Illampu and Illimani, opening a new route in the Tail of the Condor
- 2017 Socompa
- 2018 Llullaillaco, Quewar and Mont Blanc
- 2019 Wakana, Alto Toroni
- 2020 Llullaillaco, WaraWarani (central peak), Ventanani, Mullu Apacheta, Janqu Laya, Acotango and Capurata
- 2021 Broad Peak and K2
- 2023 Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum II and Gasherbrum I
In 2021, together with Belgian climber,[3] [4] he summited Broad Peak on July 18, followed by K2 on July 28, without oxygen in ten days; at the time, only eight persons had accomplished this feat without oxygen.[5] [6]
Notes and References
- News: Fernández . Isaac . 2021-07-30 . Niels Jespers y Hugo Ayaviri coronan Broad Peak y K2 sin oxígeno en diez días . es . Desnivel . 2023-07-19 . June 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230608192135/https://www.desnivel.com/expediciones/niels-jespers-y-hugo-ayaviri-coronan-broad-peak-y-k2-sin-oxigeno-en-diez-dias/ . live .
- News: 2023-07-19 . Ayaviri conquista su cuarta montaña: el Gasherbrum II . es . 2023-07-19 . July 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230722204841/https://eju.tv/2023/07/ayaviri-conquista-su-cuarta-montana-el-gasherbrum-ii/ . live .
- Web site: August 6, 2021 . Niels Jespers on his No-O2 Climbs of K2 and Broad Peak » Explorersweb . September 22, 2022 . September 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220922192019/https://explorersweb.com/niels-jespers-on-his-no-o2-climbs-of-k2-and-broad-peak/ . live .
- Web site: Vídeo-documental: Niels Jesper, K2 y Broad Peak sin oxígeno en 10 días . September 22, 2022 . Barrabes.com . es . September 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220922192020/https://www.barrabes.com/blog/noticias/2-11587/videodocumental-niels-jesper-k2-broad . live .
- Web site: July 29, 2021 . Ayaviri es el primer boliviano en conquistar el K2 . September 22, 2022 . El Diario – Bolivia . es . September 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220922190624/https://www.eldiario.net/portal/2021/07/29/ayaviri-es-el-primer-boliviano-en-conquistar-el-k2/ . live .
- Web site: August 25, 2021 . Alcaldía reconoce a escalador Hugo Ayaviri por conquistar dos montañas en Asia . September 22, 2022 . Agencia Municipal de Noticias . es . September 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220922190625/https://amn.bo/2021/08/25/alcaldia-reconoce-a-escalador-hugo-ayaviri-por-conquistar-dos-montanas-en-asia/ . live .