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.
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A 15-member Russian team arrived yesterday at Dhaulagiri Base...
Massive Rockfall on the North Face of the Eiger
On Saturday morning, a major rockfall occurred on the...
Adam Bielecki and Louis Rousseau Target Unclimbed Karakoram Peak
Adam Bielecki of Poland and Louis Rousseau of Canada...
Christophe Profit Again Removes Fixed Gear From Mont Blanc
Celebrated veteran climber Christophe Profit has again torn off...
Filip Babicz Speed Climbs All Four Ridges of the Matterhorn
Filip Babicz of Poland has chosen the Matterhorn for...
Dani Arnold and Simon Gietl Link Three Dolomites Faces in a Day
Shortly after Micha Rinn and Christian Bickel traversed the...
First Ascent of a Karakoram Rock Spire
Beyond its highest peaks, Pakistan has hundreds of technical...
Kilian Jornet Completes the 82 Alpine 4,000’ers in a Record 19 Days
The magnitude of the feat is off the scales:...
The First Complete Skyline Traverse of Iconic Dolomites Route
It's possibly the most recognizable view in the northern...
A First Ascent in the Karakoram’s Shimshal Valley
Philip de-Beger of the UK, Lorenzo Heis of Switzerland,...
How Not to Climb the Matterhorn
Extraordinary coincidences led to a misunderstanding about an accident...
After a Rare Rest Day, Kilian Jornet is Off Again
Kilian Jornet took his first day off since starting...
Mick Fowler and Vic Saunders, Now Almost 70, Rejoin For ‘Secret’ First Ascent
Almost 40 years after their first joint expedition, British...
Updated: One American Tourist Dead in Iceland Ice Cave Collapse
A wall of ice leading to a popular tourist...
An Otherworldly Kilian Jornet Smashes All Previous Records on His Alpine Connections Challenge
On August 10, Kilian Jornet won Switzerland's Sierre Zinal...
Two More Dead on Mont Blanc Du Tacul in Rappeling Accident
Two Spanish climbers died yesterday on the Gervasutti Couloir...
