Kris Annapurna

Kris Annapurna

Title: Writer, real state agent in Spain, translator and interpreter
Email: krisannapurna@explorersweb.com
Location: Madrid, Spain
Social Media Links:
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Expertise

  • Topics of Expertise: Alpinism, history of alpinism, news, stories, updates, expeditions, great mountain ranges, Himalaya, Karakoram, Pamir, other mountain ranges, wingsuiting, climbing, free solo, BASE, mountaineering literature, outdoors.
  • Years in This Expertise: publishes an account of mountaineering news and views on X, has written for ExplorersWeb since 2021.
  • Number of Products & Number of Hours Expert Has Tested: 10,000+ hours

Education & Certifications

  • Education: Complutense University Madrid, Spain. Philology
  • Years of Writing: 4+ at personal level, almost 1 year for Explorersweb
  • Certifications: Translator (specializing in criminal law)

A Word From KrisAnnapurna

  • Why Author Chose This Career: As a writer for ExplorersWeb, I feel myself a very lucky person. I love this job and the team. I feel that I can be creative when suggesting topics and writing. All my colleagues are supportive and never cut my wings. My passion is writing about alpinism, climbing and mountaineering. I spend more than eight hours per day dedicating myself to it.
  • How Author Began Career: I started to be interested in mountaineering communication thanks to my friend, Sebastian Alvaro, who for more than 30 years was the director and creator of Al Filo de Lo Imposible, the acclaimed documentary series about the best era of Spanish alpinism. Through him, I met a lot of alpinists and learned their stories and careers. I started to run a Twitter account dedicated to mountaineering.
  • Personal Interests: Sports history in general, fencing (epee), reading, dogs and animals in general, trekking, painting, music, drawing. When younger: sprinter (100m)
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The first ascent's route of Archil Peak marked in red.

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K2 under moonlight.

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skydiver's parachute snagged on tail of plane

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Mount Everest.

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A webcam was recording during the night on Grossglockner. The couple's headlamps are circled in red.

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The Khopra Community Lodge in the Annapurna region. It has beautiful views of Machapuchare, Annapurna South and Dhaulagiri.

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Matheson Brown during his feat.

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Sasha DiGiulian climbing on the Platinum Wall.

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Kylies Beach, Australia.

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Maciej Berbeka on the summit of Manaslu, during the peak's first winter ascent.

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Geoffrey Winthrop Young with beret and pipe

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View of Yosemite Valley, in Yosemite National Park.

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