Diego Zurita

Diego Zurita

Guide: Ecuador

Diego comes to Alpine Ascents International with a wealth of guiding and climbing experience from across the Andes and around the world. He is also an instructor for the prestigious Ecuadorian Association of Mountain Guides and an active member of the mountain rescue team. In addition to his impressive climbing abilities, Diego is well versed in Ecuadorian history and culture and has near encyclopedic knowledge of local flora and fauna.

Significant Ascents

Denali
Aconcagua
Mont Blanc
Alpamayo, Peru
Quitaraju, Peru
Artesonraju, Peru
Nevado Sajama, Bolivia
Illampu, Bolivia
Janq’u Uma, Bolivia

Certifications

Wilderness First Responder and CPR certified
IFMGA Guide

The travel logistics, hotels and lodges etc, were all superb. We will certainly climb with Alpine Ascents again and won’t hesitate to recommend your company.

Volcanoes of Ecuador BLOG

  • Ask A Guide: Top 4 Questions About Climbing in Ecuador

    Here are the top 4 questions our guides are asked, and their answers. Submission by AAI guide Juliana Garcia. What is it like to climb so close to the equator? Ecuador is the only country on the equator that has glaciers over 20,000 feet, though it is hard to imagine what that might feel like. […]

Partners & Accreditations

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