Fernando Iza Local Mountain Guide from Cotopaxi - Ecuador

FERNANDO IZA

• • Fernando Iza
    was born and raised in the Cotopaxi Province of Ecuador, and knows the country’s peaks intimately. He is an official ASEGUIM mountain guide with more than 20 years of mountaineering experience climbing in all of Ecuador, as well as in South America, Switzerland, France, and the United States.
    Fernando has worked for mountaineering companies in Ecuador, Europe and the United States from a young age. Now, he has set up his own basecamp at Ilinizas Mountain Lodge, right next to Iliniza Volcano, Rumiñahui Volcano, and the famous Cotopaxi Volcano. He has summited Cotopaxi more than 637 times and has summitted Chimborazo Volcano close to 200 times.
    Fernando got his degree in Tourism Technology at Cenestur Institute, and in 2021 started studying Business administration with Cuosera.   
    He has completed important courses such as:
  • Mountain Guides Course by ASEGUIM (Ecuadorian Association of Mountain Guides),
  • Mountain Guides Evaluation by ENSA (Ecole Nationale de Ski et d’Alpinisme) in October 2006. This event was organized by the Ministry of Tourism of Ecuador and ENSA of France
  • Pre-course UIAGM, an event organized by ASEGUIM and ENSA (Ecole Nationale de Ski et d’Alpinisme)
  • Wilderness first aid courses
  • Ecuadorian Red Cross courses
  • He speaks fluent Spanish and English, as well as a little German, French, Hebrew and Kichua

  The most spectacular guided tours that Fernando has done

  • Antisana South Peak Open new rout
  • Alpamayo
  • Matterhorn 
  • Denali
  
    

  During all these years of experience, Fernando Iza has been a mountain guide to
  many great personalities. Below is a list of some of the people he has guided up
  Ecuador’s mountains.

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  Fernando Iza and President of Ecuador RAFAEL CORREA DELGADO

  Fernando Accompanied the President of Ecuador to climb the North Iliniza in 2013

  

  Fernando was a guide for the very important people (VIP):

  Jakob Lindquist, from London UK
  • Investment Professional, Co-Managing Partner & ICC Member Swedish

   

   

   

   

   

  
  
  

  David Oakes,from Allen, Texas USA
  • Wells Fargo Advisors Senior Vice President – Investment Officer · May 29, 2015 to present · Frisco, Texas
  • RBC Wealth Management; Senior Vice President – Financial Advisor · February 18, 2000 to May 29, 2015 · Plano, Texas
  
  

   

   

   

   

  Jorge Vargas, from New York, USA
  • Senior Vice President Morgan Stanley
  

   

   

   

   

   

  Mirely Barzola, from Guayaquil – Ecuador
  • Model
  • Conductive programs on TV (TELEAMAZONAS)
  
  

   

   

   

   

   

   

  Marina Tonn, from Lucerne, Switzerland From Vaduz, Liechtenstein
  • Former incoming manager at Baumeler Reisen