Hugo Ayaviri

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Hugo Ayaviri
Born (1978-12-21) December 21, 1978 (age 45)
Occupation(s)Mountain climber and guide

Hugo Ayaviri (born December 21, 1978, in La Paz) is a Bolivian mountaineer. In 2021, he became the first Bolivian to summit Broad Peak and K2 without oxygen in ten days.[1] He also climbed Ñanga Parbat, Gasherbrum II and Gasherbrum I without oxygen in 2023.[2]

Biography[edit]

Ayaviri began instructing high-mountain rescue in 2008. The following year, he graduated as a high-mountain guide under the auspices of the Unión Internacional de Asociaciones de Guías de Montaña [es]. In 2015, he was the general secretary of the Association of Mountain and Trekking Guides of Bolivia and the technical director of Socorro Andino Boliviano.

Ascents[edit]

Ayaviri has specialized in rock and mountain ascents, climbing many of Bolivia's Cordillera Real and Cordillera Occidental ranges:[citation needed]

In 2021, together with Belgian climber Niels Jespers [nl],[3][4] he summited Broad Peak on July 18, followed by K2 on July 28, without oxygen in ten days; at the time, only eight persons had accomplished this feat without oxygen.[1][5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Fernández, Isaac (July 30, 2021). "Niels Jespers y Hugo Ayaviri coronan Broad Peak y K2 sin oxígeno en diez días". Desnivel (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ayaviri conquista su cuarta montaña: el Gasherbrum II" (in Spanish). July 19, 2023. Archived from the original on July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Niels Jespers on his No-O2 Climbs of K2 and Broad Peak » Explorersweb". August 6, 2021. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "Vídeo-documental: Niels Jesper, K2 y Broad Peak sin oxígeno en 10 días". Barrabes.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Ayaviri es el primer boliviano en conquistar el K2". El Diario - Bolivia (in Spanish). July 29, 2021. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "Alcaldía reconoce a escalador Hugo Ayaviri por conquistar dos montañas en Asia". Agencia Municipal de Noticias (in Spanish). August 25, 2021. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.