Fernando Iza Mountain Guide from Cotopaxi – Ecuador

Biography About Fernando Iza a Mountain Guide from Ecuador

 

Fernando Iza
Professional guide by: ASEGUIM
E-mail: info@cotopaxi-travel.com
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He currently works as the general sales manager, tour organizer and mountain guide of Cotopaxi Travel Ecuador.

• Fernando is responsible for all logitics and security during organized group trekking and mountaineering tours, in the Cordillera de los Andes.

Details:

• Born March 25, 1981
• Lives in El Chaupi – Mejía – Ecuador

Education:

• High School 1999 Colegio Técnico Pastocalle in Latacunga
• Superior 2002 Cerfin-Secap in Quito
• Education/studied Ecuadorian Association of Mountain Guides (ASEGUIM), School of Mountain Guides from 2004 –2008.
• Received all necessary internationally recognized certifications and completed residencies by 2014.

Languages:

• Speaks: Spanish and English. Fernando also knows some French, German, Hebrew, and Kichua.
• English language course intermediate VII (2006 to 2008), CEEC (Escuela Politecnica Quito).
• German language course Module 1, The Migros CLUB SCHULE Berna – Switzerland

 

Associations:

• Member of Cotopaxi Adventure Club, since 2016.
• Member of the Official Ecuadorian Mountain Guides Association since 2005.

Work Experience:

• 2016 – present, owner, mountain guide, sales manager, tour organizer at Cotopaxi-Travel.
• 2014 – 2017, mountain guide and tour leader at Pamir Michael Plachetka Travel Agency, Poland.
• 2008 – 2016, mountain guide and tour leader of Andes Alps Expeditions.
• 2009 – 2012, mountain guide and tour leader for Mr. Marco Boyer at BOUTIQUE EN LIGNE, in France.
• 2005 – 2009, mountain guide and tour leader of Gulliver’s Expeditions

Achievements:

• Assisted President Rafael Correa up Iliniza Norte.
• Helped to recover bodies in September 2012 at Iliniza Sur, Ecuador.  This involved the recovery of three hikers who tragically passed on Iliniza Sur.
• First visit to Europe in 2008 and experienced climbing in the Alps in countries including Switzerland Austria, France and Lichtenstein.
• 2011, visited Europe again to attempt Mont Blanc and Matterhorn.
• Journeyed through the Andean countries of South America throughout the years 2005-2019.
• Began guiding expeditions in Ecuador, Perú, Alps in 2005.

One of his goals is to climb to the seven highest peaks of the seven continents:

• Elbrus (Europe)
• McKinley (North America) ✓
• Aconcagua (South America)
• Everest (Asia)
• Mont Vinson (Antarctica)
• Carstensz (Oceania)
• Kilimanjaro (Africa)

Education and training course as a guide

Ecuadorian Association of Mountain Guides (ASEGUIM ) – School of mountain guides in ECUADOR
Fernando did his Education and training course as a aspirant guide by: ASEGUIM from 2005 to 2008

Official Ecuadorian Mountain Guides Association (ASEGUIM)
Quality of guides trained by: ASEGUIM
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He has also a officially Licensed as Natural guide organized by Ministry of tourism.
Eduction and training course by: MAE &MINTUR
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Fernando Iza
Professional Naturalistic guide by: MAE &MINTUR
Expert guide Person with much experience in the mountains of the Andes
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Fernando Iza
Certified professional Mountain guide by: ASEGUIM
Expert guide Person with much experience in the mountains of the Andes
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