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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Urubko Returns with a New Route on Pakistan’s Koshar Gang
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The Dog That Climbed 7,100m in the Himalaya, and Other Four-Legged Mascots
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Newcomers’ Guide: Meteorological vs Astronomical Winter in Climbing
The calendar is important for winter expeditions, especially for...
Winter 8,000’ers: High Winds Push Everyone Back
"'I haven't seen such a long period of hurricane-force...
Winter 8,000’ers: One Canceled but Four Still Active
While attempts on Nanga Parbat fizzled out this winter,...
Winter Pakistan: Nanga Parbat Ends, K2 Begins
David Gottler and Herve Barmasse have called their Nanga...
Kobusch Up Again on Everest, Tseng Approaches K2
Jost Kobusch is patient, but not that patient. "I've...
Simone Moro on Nanga Parbat’s Schell Route: What Barmasse and Gottler Are Facing
With Simone Moro waiting out bad weather in Samagaon...
Charles Dubouloz Solos the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses
"I launch myself, I dare, I doubt, I'm scared,...
Manaslu: Departures, Explanations, and Another Storm
The action -- or inaction -- on winter Manaslu...
Jost Kobusch Waits Patiently for a Solid Window on Winter Everest
Jost Kobusch continues to be patient with winter Everest....
Nanga Parbat Climbers Down, K2 and Cho Oyu Begin Soon
Recent attention has focused on Manaslu, where a group...
Winter Manaslu: Belgians Retreat Shortly after Camp 1
The group of climbers that set out from Base...
