Santiago Espinosa

Santiago Espinosa

Guide: Ecuador

Santiago has traveled extensively in 5 continents chasing adventures and climbs. He graduated with an adventure guiding and management degree from Thompson Rivers University in BC, Canada. He is also WFR certified, ASEGUIM mountain guide and lead instructor for the Colorado Outward Bound School. When he is not hanging on the ropes, you can usually find him with camera-on-hand hunting for good light.

All of the lodging was lovely in different ways. My favorite was probably Tambopaxi lodge due to the wild animals, but I enjoyed each unique experience along the way. The porters were fast and helpful and beat us to/from camp each time. Our cook was very helpful and made us an unexpected hot meal of […]

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. […]

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