Javier Herrera
Javier Herrera is a mountain guide based in Quito, Ecuador, holding ASEGUIM, Mountain Guide, IFMGA certifications. Javier Herrera offers mountaineering, backcountry touring, rock climbing. Javier Herrera has a 5.0-star rating based on 10 reviews.
Guide Specifications
| Certifications | ASEGUIMMountain GuideIFMGA |
| Base Location | Quito, Ecuador |
| Specialties | Mountaineering, Backcountry Touring, Rock Climbing |
| Avalanche Training | Does not offer avalanche courses |
| Rating | 5.0 / 5.0 (10 reviews) |
What Javier Herrera Offers
About Javier Herrera
He has been climbing in Ecuador for more than 25 years and has been working as guide for 15 years. As a mountaineer, he has led many ascents in the Andes, the Alps, the Karakorum and the Himalayas. The eight expeditions he headed in Nepal include guiding on two 8000-meter peaks. He is currently the mountain rescue coordinator of the Ecuadorian Association of Mountain guides (ASEGUIM), and has completed several courses with ENSA, the French National School of Guides. He is also the program director in Ecuador of the American Alpine Institute During his cycling career he won seven times the National Road Racing Championship, and also a gold and silver medal in the Pan-American games of 1990, for which he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Honour for the highest merit in Sports. If Javier Herrera is not available, he works with an excellent team of bilingual ASEGUIM/UIAGM guides.
Quito, Ecuador
