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:

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

  1. 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 .
  2. 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 .
  3. 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 .
  4. 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 .
  5. 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 .
  6. 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 .