OUR GUIDES

Our Team
 
Our team has the most experienced and talented mountain guides in Argentina.
 
In the last two decades, we have transmitted security, success and satisfaction as an enduring legacy for our clients.
 
We believe that there is no way to replace the experience we have aquired in the last 22 years guiding more than 4,000 clients from all over the world in our expeditions. This is, undoubtly why we are the most active enterprise operating services of mountain guides in Aconcagua.
 
Our guides have genuine passion for the mountain and people's entertainment and satisfaction; they are also eager to share their knowledge and abilities as fully professionals.
 
Aymara's guides are extremely patient; they have remarkable abilities as mountain guides, and are in excellent physical conditions.
 
Policy
 
Our guides work full-time. This means that they are not strangers who represent our enterprise only for short periods of time (freelance), but they have been training with us many years to give our clients a top-quality service.
 
This is an important aspect to consider when you have to choose a tourism company. In Aymara, we work with our guides the whole year on different training courses and on the improvement of techniques so that we can offer you the best service. During summer season, they work exclusively with us developing their enormous potential for our expeditions.
 
Our team is real. People who are helpful, committed to their work and with great professional abilities who will undoubtly welcome you. Reserve our expeditions and you will confirm this.
 
Guides' Qualifications
 
The two prestigious institutions in charge of qualifying and assessing mountain guides are:
 
"Guías de Alta Montaña y Trekking" (E.P.G.A.M.T.)
 
"Asociación Argentina de Guías de MOntaña" (AAGM)
 
All our guides have a degree from one of these institutions.
 
Our Guides Profile
Our expeditions will be led by some of the guides and assistants mentioned here. If you need more information do not doubt in consulting us.
 
  • JUAN ARAYA
Nickname: Juancho
Qualified by Aymara as: leader guide
Certified by: EPGAMT
Registration Number: 153
Languages: English
Years working in the mountain: 11
Years guiding with Aymara: 11
Number of expeditions with Aymara: more than 30 commercial expeditions and 19 summits to the colossus of America.   
Experience and training: EPGAMT guide, WFR and PHTLS (Pre Hospital Trauma LIve Support) certificates, P.E. teacher, Seminar on Accident Prevention in the Mountain. Rock Climbing course, Evacuation and Rescue, First Argentine Congress on Mountain Medicine and Height Physiology.
He has not only climbed many Argentine mountains, but he has also been in Balnca Mountain in Peru (Nevado de Chopicalqui, Nevado de Tocllaraju, Nevado de Ishinca, Nevado Pisco Oeste, among others). Also, he has been in Ecuador (Chimborazo and Cotopaxi volcanoes)  
Other interesting details: Juan is one of the most requested guides by customers who wish to come back to Aconcagua
 
  • MARTIN JONES
Nickname: Tincho
Qualified by Aymara as: leader guide
Certified by: EPGAMT
Registration Number: 058
Languages: English
Years working in the mountain: 15
Years guiding with Aymara: 9
Number of expeditions with Aymara: more than 23 commercial expeditions to the colossus of America.   
Experience and training: EPGAMT guide, mountaineering instructor, WFR certificate, P.E. teacher. Also, he has done, many courses on every aspect corresponding to mountain guidance.
Other interesting details: on the last 8 years, he has been working on physical-technical tactic training in mountaineering with the disabled and with people with different health problems. Tincho is appreciated for his peaceful personality and his wide smile.
 
  • MIGUEL LOPEZ
Nickname: Micky
Qualified by Aymara as: leader guide
Certified by: EPGAMT
Registration Number: 193
Languages: English
Years working in the mountain: 13
Years guiding with Aymara: 8
Number of expeditions with Aymara: more than 29 expeditions to the colossus of America.   
Experience and training: EPGAMT guide, mountaineering instructor, WFR certificate, P.E. teacher. Also, he has done many courses on every aspect corresponding to mountain guidance.
Other interesting details: his experience of different mountains in Central Andes has led him to thorough training. He devotes himself entirely to the activity during the whole year, being the versatility one of his most distinctive characteristic in different scopes of his profession.   
 
 
  • ANDRES GIROTTI
Nickname: Laucha
Qualified by Aymara as: leader guide
Certified by: AAGM
Languages: English
Years working in the mountain: 10
Years guiding with Aymara: 10
Number of expeditions with Aymara: more than 30 commercial expeditions to the colossus of America.   
Experience and training: EPGAMT guide, WFR and PHTLS (Pre Hospital Trauma Live Support) certificates. Also, he has done many courses on every aspect corresponding to mountain guidance.
Other interesting details: He is not only an experienced mountain guide, but also a certified accountant.
 
 
  • MARIANO VAZQUEZ
Nickname: Bicho
Qualified by Aymara as: leader guide
Certified by: EPGAMT
Registration Number: 205
Languages: English
Years working in the mountain: 10
Years guiding with Aymara: 10
Number of expeditions with Aymara: more than 30 commercial expeditions and more than 20 summits to the colossus of America.   
Experience and training: EPGAMT guide, WFR certificate. Also, he has done many courses on every aspect corresponding to mountain guidance.
He has travelled and done hard climbs in Alaska, the USA, Spain, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela and Argentina. Besides, he is a great bike rider who has pedalled to many places, he will be soon in Bolivia in Tandem and he is willing to travel around the world next year.  
Other interesting details: He is not only a mountain guide, but also a certified kinesiology and physiotherapist. Mariano is well know for his pleasant personality, professionalism and devotion to duty. He is a great adventurer willing to do anything.  
 
  • OSCAR MORICCI
Nickname: Papi
Qualified by Aymara as: leader guide
Certified by: EPGAMT
Registration Number: 107
Languages: English
Years working in the mountain: 17
Years guiding with Aymara: 13
Number of expeditions with Aymara: more than 60 expeditions and more than 24 summits to the colossus of America.   
Experience and training: EPGAMT guide, mountaineering instructor, WFR certificate, and P.E. teacher. Also, he has done many courses on every aspect corresponding to mountain guidance.
Other interesting details: In the year 2000, Oscar guided and led the biggest expedition in Mt. Aconcagua: "The Japanese Expedition" which lasted a month and a half in the mountain during the winter season. The team had around 80 people: clients and staff.
He also worked in the "Expedición Desafío Aconcagua" in 2008 together with Julian Weich, as a logistic coordinator in the mountain and guide.
He has climbed the Alpamayo in Peru, Cotopaxi in Ecuador, Tronador in Patagonia, McKinley o Denali in Alaska among others.  
 
  • CLAUDIO REAL
Nickname: Pepe
Qualified by Aymara as: leader guide
Certified by: EPGAMT
Registration Number: 271
Languages: English
Years working in the mountain: 10
Years guiding with Aymara: 5
Number of expeditions with Aymara: more than 28 commercial expeditions to the colossus of America.  
Experience and training: EPGAMT guide, WFR and PHTLS (Pre Hospital Trauma Live Support) certificates, P.E. teacher and Licenciado in Free Time for Sport and Tourism. Also, he has done many courses on every aspect corresponding to mountain guidance.
Other interesting details: Pepe is widely known for his good humor and cheerful smile.  
 
  • PABLO GOLDENGRUSS
Nickname: Pablo
Qualified by Aymara as: leader guide
Certified by: EPGAMT
Registration Number: 311
Languages: English
Years working in the mountain: 9
Years guiding with Aymara: 2
Number of expeditions with Aymara: 8 expeditions, 7 via the Normal Route and 1 via the Polish Traverse. 
Experience and training: EPGAMT guide, WFR and PHTLS (Pre Hospital Trauma Live Support) certificates. Also, he has done many courses on every aspect corresponding to mountain guidance.
Other interesting details: After the summer season, he looks forward to the winter season to go into the mountain again as a ski instructor. Every time he can he goes to the mountain with friends.
He really enjoys his job, meeting people and sharing his experiences and accomplishments in the mountain. Nowadays, he is studying Tourism.
 
  • MARTIN SERRA
Nickname: Tincho
Qualified by Aymara as: leader guide
Certified by: EPGAMT
Registration Number: 271
Languages: English
Years working in the mountain: 7
Years guiding with Aymara: 4
Number of expeditions with Aymara: more than 14 commercial expeditions to the colossus of America.   
Experience and training: EPGAMT guide, WFR and PHTLS (Pre Hospital Trauma Live Support) certificates. Also, he has done many courses on every aspect corresponding to mountain guidance.
Other interesting details: Tincho loves the nature and life outdoors. This has led him to train for rafting guide in Costa Rica. In 2010 he was in New Zealand snowboarding and climbing.
 
  • PABLO GURRIERI
Nickname: Pablo
Qualified by Aymara as: leader guide
Certified by: EPGAMT
Registration Number: 105
Languages: English and French
Years working in the mountain: 15
Years guiding with Aymara: 15
Number of expeditions with Aymara: more than 40 expeditions to the colossus of America.   
Experience and training: EPGAMT guide, WFR certificate and P.E. teacher. Also, he has done many courses on every aspect corresponding to mountain guidance.
Other interesting details: Among the mountains he has climbed, we can mention 26 summits in Aconcagua, many mounts in Peru, Chile and Ecuador.
 
  • FERNANDO ARNAUDI
Nickname: Fer
Qualified by Aymara as: leader guide
Certified by: EPGAMT
Registration Number: 303
Languages: English
Years working in the mountain: 7
Years guiding with Aymara: 3
Number of expeditions with Aymara: more than 7 commercial expeditions to the colossus of America.   
Experience and training: EPGAMT guide, WFR and PHTLS (Pre Hospital Trauma Live Support) certificates. Also, he has done many courses on every aspect corresponding to mountain guidance.
Other interesting details: motivated as the first day, Fer has climbed many mountains in Peru, Chile and Argentina among others. 
 
  • VICTOR BARACCO
Nickname: Vico
Qualified by Aymara as: leader guide
Certified by: EPGAMT
Registration Number: 197
Languages: English
Years working in the mountain: 10
Years guiding with Aymara: 9
Number of expeditions with Aymara: more that 33 commercial expeditions to the colossus of America.   
 
  • MARIA WENIZATE SANCHEZ
Nickname: Wenny
Qualified by Aymara as: leader guide
Certified by: EPGAMT
Registration Number: 287
Languages: English
Years working in the mountain: 5
Years guiding with Aymara: 4
Number of expeditions with Aymara: more that 8 expeditions to the colossus of America.   
 
  • MARIANO CASTRO
Nickname: Mariano
Qualified by Aymara as: assistant guide
Certified by: EPGAMT
Registration Number: 320
Languages: English
Years working in the mountain: 11
Years guiding with Aymara: 2 years as a guide and 4 as a porter
Number of expeditions with Aymara: more that 13 expeditions
 
  • SANTIAGO GOMEZ
Nickname: Santi
Qualified by Aymara as: assistant guide
Certified by: EPGAMT
Registration Number: 283
Languages: English
Years working in the mountain: 7
Years guiding with Aymara: 3
Number of expeditions with Aymara: more that 13 expeditions.
 
  • EZEQUIEL DEL CAMPO
Nickname: Eze
Qualified by Aymara as: trekking and horseback riding guide
Certified by: EPGAMT
Registration Number: 263
Languages: English and at the moment he is studying Portuguese
Years working in the mountain: 8
Years guiding with Aymara: 6
Number of expeditions with Aymara: more that 10 expeditions.
 
   
  • GUILLERMO SISTI
Nickname: Guille
Qualified by Aymara as: assistant guide
Certified by: EPGAMT
Languages: English
Years working in the mountain: 8
Years guiding with Aymara: 1
Number of expeditions with Aymara: more that 10 expeditions.
 
  • ANDRES PAVIGLIANITI
Nickname: Turco
Qualified by Aymara as: assistant guide
Certified by: EPGAMT
Registration Number: 314
Languages: English
Years working in the mountain: 5
Years guiding with Aymara: 1
Number of expeditions with Aymara: more that 10 expeditions.
 
  • GASTON GARCIA CAMPS
Nickname: Hormiga
Qualified by Aymara as: assistant guide
Certified by: EPGAMT
Languages: English
Years working in the mountain: 5
Years guiding with Aymara: 1
Number of expeditions with Aymara: more that 6 expeditions.
 
  • GUILLERMO DE HARO
Nickname: Chovi
Qualified by Aymara as: assistant guide
Certified by: EPGAMT
Languages: English
Years working in the mountain: 7
Years guiding with Aymara: 1
Number of expeditions with Aymara: more that 5 expeditions.
 
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