Angela Benavides
Angela Benavides
Title: High-Altitude Mountaineering and Climbing journalist
Email: angela.benavides@explorersweb.com
Location: Madrid, Spain
Social Media:
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Expertise
- Topics of Expertise: High-altitude mountaineering, climbing, alpinism, ski, ski-mountaineering, profiles and interviews
- Years in This Expertise: 20+
Education & Certifications
- Education: Bachelor degree in Journalism, Universidad Complutense de Madrid; Master\’s degree in Spanish as a Foreign Language, by University of Alcala de Henares
- Years of Writing: 25+
- Certifications: Cambridge University\’s Certificate of Proficiency in English, several academic certifications in the field of Education and Communication
- Club or Association Memberships: Club Alpino Madrileño; Spanish Mountaineering Federation, researcher at UNED for European Commission\’s ECO Project
- Books: Cumbre! Los 14 ochomiles de Edurne Pasaban (Summit! Edurne pasaban\’s 14 8000\’ers)
- Awards: Several trophies in ski-mountaineering\’s local competitions: Madrid, Asturias, Catalonia, etc.
- Previous Publications: ExplorersWeb between 2004 and 2013 and 2018 and the present moment; AlpineMag, Barrabes.com, CampoBase magazine, Diario Marca, Radio Marca, diario El Mundo del S. XXI,agencia EFE, etc.
A Word from Angela Benavides
- Why Author Chose This Career: This career chose me
- How Author Began Career: I was a journalist dreaming of becoming an international correspondent and a passionate but inexperienced mountaineer, when I was hired by a national sport newspaper where everybody were soccer experts, but no one had any experience in reporting about outdoors or mountain sports. Then, one job led to another in the same field. I tried to scape but eventually always returned to the paper/radio/virtual mountains.
- Personal Interests: Amazingly, I still love the mountains. Reading, geopolitics, long chats with friends over dinner and at hiking, skiing or cycling, travelling – in the rare periods in which I have time enough to leave my computer for a while.
Simone Moro Suffers Heart Attack Near Mera Peak, Evacuated to Hospital
Simone Moro of Italy was airlifted to a hospital...
Piolets d’Or ‘In Transition,’ As Alpinism Itself Changes
The Piolets d'Or for the best climbing expeditions of...
Graduation Day for Young Dutch Climbers in Zanskar
Through funded programs, the mountaineering associations of several countries...
Local Patagonian Climbers Repeat Rare Route on Fitz Roy
Pedro Odell, Tomas Odell, and Bauti Gregorini have done...
Everest and Other 8,000’ers in Nepal By the Numbers
The Himalayan Database has updated its list of spring...
Simone Moro, Nima Rinji Begin Acclimatizing for Winter Manaslu
Simone Moro is now in Nepal, ready to start...
First Summit on an Unclimbed Wall in South Tyrol
Ice climbers Simon Gietl and Manuel Oberarzbacher of South...
Manaslu Southwest Face: The Climbers Describe their New Route
Methodical, realistic, and driven, Andrei Vasiliev of Russia has...
New Routes, Partial New Routes, and Variations: What’s the Difference?
Opening a new route is every climber's dream, but...
Rare Good Weather on the Patagonian Ice Field Leads to a Double Ascent
The Southern Patagonian Ice Field's vicious weather offers climbers...
Simone Moro and Nima Rinji Sherpa to Attempt Winter Manaslu Alpine Style Again
Simone Moro and Nima Rinji Sherpa of Nepal are...
Piolet D’Or Winner Helias Millerioux on the Future of Alpinism
Recently, Helias Millerioux of France was invited to the...
Climbing in Kyrgyzstan’s Nura Valley, a Rare Blank Spot on the Maps
If single unclimbed peaks are hard to find in...
‘Most Difficult Route’ on the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses Finally Free Climbed
Three climbers in their twenties have freed the ultra-difficult...
The Best Russian Climbs of the Year
The Russian Mountaineering Association has published its shortlist of...
Mixed Climbing in the Alps Starts Strong With Gietl Redpoint
Simon Gietl of Italy has used the low temperatures...
Two Young Alpinists Surprise With One of the Best Climbs of the Year
Just when we thought that we had already covered...
Holecek, Groh Bail on Southeast Face of Cho Oyu
High winds forced Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh of...
Two Special Piolets d’Or to Odintsov, Vedrines
This year, the Piolets d'Or has given its Lifetime...
A (Sort Of) New Route in Pakistan’s Choktoi Valley
Thomas Huber of Germany, teaming with Americans Jon Griffin...
The Hard Way: How Chantel Astorga Became an Elite Alpinist
Chantel Astorga is possibly the least suitable example of...
