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.
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A tiny climber at the end of a rope, on very steep ice terrain.

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Alex Txikon announced today that he will make a...
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He is one of the most iconic characters in...
a climber on a mixed route on granite slabs

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Speed climber Filip Babicz took advantage of the first...
a helicopter on a small snowy shoulder where some tentts are pitched.

Too Many Rescues on Ama Dablam?

"We’ve only been in Base Camp for two nights,...
Kobusch in winter dawn suit on a rocky section of Everest.

Jost Kobusch Prepares for Another Winter Everest Attempt

Jost Kobusch has been in the Dolpo region of...
A climber on a traverse on snow in a whiteout

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Herson and Caldwell on a portaledge pitched to a smooth grannite face on El Capitan

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Kei Narita climbing.

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One of the most remarkable climbs of the year...
climber on brittle rock

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Andrews' feet with light boots and microspikes at camp 3 on Ama Dablam.

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Last Sunday, Tyler Andrews and Chris Fisher added FKTs...
A Nepalese resucers rappels into an ice crevasse

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A Nepalese team has retrieved the remains of Ondrej...
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A seven-man Italian team is heading home from Kimshung...

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