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.
K2: No-O2 Double-Header and Sajid’s Second Summit
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K2 Priorities: Summits and the Missing Climbers
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Broad Peak: Exclusive Report from Camp 3
Dangerous conditions forced back a handful of climbers attempting...
Summit Push Update: Teams On Their Way
Saulius Damulevicius, Israfil Ashurli, and the two very tired...
Summit Updates: K2, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum I
Climbers on Pakistan's 8,000'ers aim to reach their summits...
K2 Update: Two Bodies Found — Ali Sadpara One of Them
The confirmation has come straight from Garrett Madison at...
Helicopters Look for Kim, While Accusations Fly In Base Camp
Pakistani and Chinese military forces are searching for the...
K2 Summit Push: Three Try A Surprise New Route
Taking advantage of good weather, most summit teams have...
Alex Honnold and Kilian Jornet on Climbing and Skimo in the Olympics
Earlier today, in Tokyo, Dohi Keita crossed the length...
K2: “They Believe that with Money They can do Everything”
The recent events on Broad Peak have impacted those...
An (Almost) First Ascent of Pumari Chhish East
Mathieu Maynadier and Tom Livingstone really made the best...
Broad Peak: New Reports on the Rescue and Kim’s Fatal Fall
Little by little, what happened during Broad Peak's recent...
What Happened on Broad Peak: A Retelling of Events
Dramatic events have kept our attention on Broad Peak...
Pakistan Update: Summit Climbers Back in Camp 3
Summiters on both Broad Peak and Gasherbrum II have...