Angela Benavides

Angela Benavides

Title: High-Altitude Mountaineering and Climbing journalist
Email: angela.benavides@explorersweb.com
Location: Madrid, Spain
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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.
A climber clipped to fixed ropes on a steep snow slope with a serac at his side.

Summit Action on Makalu, as Climbers Reach Camp 3

It's summit week in Nepal, with action already on...
Climbers among crevasses on the huge, flattish Western Cwm.

Rope Fixers Summit Lhotse; Everest Coming Any Minute

The Sherpa rope-fixing team summited Lhotse today and expects...
A yellow tent in the snow on Kangchenjunga, clouds wrapping mountains around and below.

Summit Push Begins on Kangchenjunga

"The time has come," texted Uta Ibrahimi from Camp...
Us climber Sean McLane at the gate of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation offices.

India-Pakistan Conflict Forces Change of Plans, Puts Summer Karakoram Season in Doubt

Escalating hostilities between India and Pakistan have thrown spring...
Screenshot of Flight Radar showing planes jammed south of Pakistan air space.

Flights to Pakistan Canceled, Ultar Shar Team Grounded

The conflict between India and Pakistan has escalated at...
Close shot of Matthew Scholes of Anustralia after bagging a no O2 summit on Makalu.

Dramatic No-Oxygen Ascent of Makalu

Last weekend, Matthew Scholes decided to keep going toward...
Yellow tents on the snow at Dhaulagiri, with snowy peaks and cloudy sky in foreground.

Summit Push on Dhaulagiri Imminent

The weak winds expected for the rest of this...
Sherpa climbers at Everest

Everest Ropes at Camp 4: First Summits Planned for May 8-10

The Sherpa team fixing the route to the summit...
Climbers on a glacier with seracs above them.

Veteran Trio Bags New Route on Kabru I

Peter Hamor of Slovakia and Italians Nives Meroi and...
Pancoe with Ama Dablam behind him.

American Climber Dies on Makalu

Alex Pancoe, 39, of Chicago became the first casualty...
a climber on a pile of stones, in front of a big ice face.

Yalung Peak Climbers on Summit Push

This week's bad weather has thwarted all climbing teams...
Everest Base Camp tents in snow and overcast

Everest: Good Weather Coming, Action Set to Resume

Everyone in Everest Base Camp has been stuck in...
Close shot of Austrian climber Martin Hornegger, perished on Ama Dablam.

Climber Falls to His Death on Ama Dablam

An Austrian man lost his life coming down from...
Nearly a hundred tents pitched in line on the Khumbu glacier, Everest.

We Analyze What the Proposed New Everest Law Actually Means

While a snowy spell keeps climbers in Base Camp...
a small plane taxis between a close line of skiers

Joyriding Pilot Lands on Italian Mountain During Race, Narrowly Missing Skiers

The Swiss pilot of a small plane thought it...
Climbers heading to Camp 1 on Makalu among rocks and penitents.

Makalu and Kangchenjunga, 70 Years Ago and Today

Much has changed in the 70 years since Makalu...
A large drone soard from Everest Base Camp

One of Everest’s New Drones Forced to Make Emergency Landing

The drones used this year on Everest have not...
A climber cross a ladder over a crevasse on Everest, as seen brom below

Khumbu Icefall Collapse on Everest. Everyone Safe

Earlier today, a huge serac collapsed in Everest's Khumbu...
A climber in the 1970's sipping whiskey with Changabang in background.

Three Italians to Attempt Changabang’s Epic West Wall, Alpine Style

Luca Schiera, Luca Moroni, and Giacomo Mauri of Italy...
A sherpa crosses a big crevasse on Everest

Everest: North Side Ready, South Side Workers Approach Camp 4

Most teams are now settled into Everest Base Camp...
An avalanche on Annapurna, with some tents of Camp 2 in front.

Helicopter Rescues on Annapurna: True Emergencies or Convenient Rides?

More climbers have been evacuated from Camp 3 at...
Google maps with the town of Pahalgam marked.

At Least 26 Dead in Terrorist Attack in India’s Kashmir

At least 26 people are feared dead after a...
Close shot of the climbers at Base Camp with sun-burnt faces

Piolet d’Or Winner to Attempt New Route Near Kangchenjunga

Hamor, Benet, and Meroi won't be alone in the...

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