Who We Are:
Skyline Adventures is a top quality guide service, made up of an international group of dedicated mountain guides and outdoor professionls who live and work in Huaraz, Peru. Our passion to help people enjoy and flourish in the wilderness has helped us become the thriving company we are today, committed to maintaining only the highest of standards and consistently offering the very best trips in the area.
As you may have noticed in our name, we consider ourselves a school as well as a guide service. We believe that learning can be both fun and rewarding, so whether you find yourself on an outdoor course or a guided trek or guided climb, our staff will not just show you the way, they will teach and empower you to suceed in the mountain environment. From map reading to knot tying, you will leave Peru with some great new skills to show your friends at home or to use on your next adventure outdoors!
Our Guides, Instructors, and Staff: (view staff profiles)
Without exception, each and every mountain guide and instructor is carefully selected for their technical skills, sound judgement, and impeccable safety record. They are a key ingredient in your trip and also the face of Skyline Adventures guiding service. For this, we are unbending in our high expectations of all of our staff and in all of our interactions with you, the client. We seek out masters of the craft, be it guiding mountains, teaching skills, or working in the office helping plan your holiday. Everyone here is eager for your arrival in Peru and prepared to deliver the trip of your lifetime!
Why Skyline Adventures:
With so many guide services and tour operators offering trips in the Cordillera Blanca and Cordillera Huayhuash of Peru, it can be a tough decision choosing to whom you will trust your hard-earned vacation. What is it then that makes Skyline Adventures so different?
We live in Huaraz. The Cordillera Blanca and Cordillera Huayhuash is our backyard. By focusing 100% of our energy on adventures in this area alone, we have simply become very good at it! In addition, we don't just sell our trips; we go out there and guide them. We are a small and personable company, often answering the telephone to provide information and then lacing up our own boots and sharing the mountain experience with our guests. For over five years we have helped people realize their dreams as they experience the magic of Peru, Huaraz, and the Andes Mountains. We take your vacation very seriously and we look forward to opening the doors of this part of the World to you!
As a part of that, we make the following promises:
- To provide prompt, abundant, and upfront information during the months and weeks prior to your trip with Skyline Adventures.
- To keep your goals at the forefront and work diligently throughout your trip to aid in their realization.
- To ensure that safety remains our absolute and unquestioned priority.
- To lead by example with our care for the fragile environments and unique cultures we visit.
- To do the very best we can in all situations while you are with us in Peru!
While words are cheap, actions speak loudly. Every year, 25% of our business comes from return clients and client recommendations. Feel free to peruse our client comments page for trip impressions from seasons past. |
Staff Profiles
Ted Alexander ( "Alex")
Age: 31
Position: Head Guide and Alpine Instructor
Interests include whitewater kayaking, climbing, and playing guitar
"Alex", as the locals call him, has led Adventure Trips in the outdoors for over 10 years now. His start was leading Canoe and Backpacking trips for adjudicated teenaged boys, and since then has moved through many of the ranks at the North Carolina Outward Bound School working as a Mountaineering Specialist & Trainer in their Patagonia Program, a Whitewater Specialist, Field Instructor, and Course Director. He has been professionally guiding high altitude mountains for seven years and this work has led him all over South America. Ted spends the majority of the year in Huaraz, Peru
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Will Beltran
Age: 28
Position: UIAGM Certified High Alpine Guide
Interests include climbing, competetion skiing, and language study
Born at the very base of Huascaran, Peru’s highest peak, William
spent his childhood planning for a career as a mountain guide. During
his teens he worked as a porter on expeditions to earn money to
attain the prestigious UIAGM Certification he now holds. With over
7 years of guiding experience in the Cordillera Blanca, Will is
known for his climbing strength and kind demeanor.
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Matt Bennett
Age: 34
Position: Alpine Instructor, Rock Guide, Avalanche Technician.
Interests include skiing, climbing, and white waterkayaking
Perhaps our most well rounded outdoorsman, Matt has mastered a wide
range of pursuits, alpine, rock and ice climbing, whitewater kayaking
and rafting, skiing, and countless others. Although a New Zealand
native, Matt has guided in Canada, the United States, Argentina,
New Zealand, Nepal, and Thailand. In addition to his wide range
of outdoor skills, Matt is a fantastic "house sitter" (we will forward any inquiries).
Jenn Hrinkevich
Age: 29
Position: Alpine Instructor, Trekking Guide, Logistics Manager, Admissions
Interests include climbing, telemark skiing, and sea kayaking
Jenn discovered rock climbing during her teens and has been drawn to the vertical world
ever since. Her climbing has led her all over the continental
USA, Africa, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, and of course Peru. After graduating from
Radford University with a B.A. in Outdoor Recreation and Education,
Jenn began work with the North Carolina Outward Bound School in 1997, filling the positions of Field Instructor, Head Climber, Course Director, Residential Leader, Mountaineering Specialist, and Staff Trainer. She also played a key role in developing their Semester program and
their Mountaineering program in Patagonia. She recieved a prestegious award while working for Outward Bound, to
honor her pioneering spirit and drive. Not only is
Jenn known for her technical competency but is also a finger-licking
good cook!
Cerilo Loli
Age: 29
Position: Donkey Driver -- "Arriero"
Soccer, Fishing, Hanging out with his daughter, Cooking
Cerilo's bright smile, amazing energy, and willingness to work hard has made him an invaluable team member on many of our expeditions in the Cordillera Blanca and Cordillera Huayhuash. He is a resident of the tiny town of Pashpa, where our trips to climb Tocllaraju begin. If you are lucky, Cerilo will invite you in to his rustic home for lunch on your way back from your climb!
Juan Lliuya
Age: 58
Position: Expedition Cook
Interests include chopping vegetable and drinking pisco sours
Juan grew up in the mountains surrounding Huaraz. From an early
age, Juan began his
work with expeditions in the area, always eager to meet and assist
the adventure tourists that have come to discover his “backyard” for the first
time. At the ripe age of 30, Juan began to specialize as an expedition
cook and has spent the last 28 years producing fine cuisine
for clients from around the world.
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Analiz Tarazona
Age: 26
Position: Office Manager, Aspiring Trekking Guide
Interests include rock climbing, tourism, and flawless logistics
A native to the city of Huaraz, Analiz keeps the Peru office running
smooth all year round and handles the bulk of the company's logistical needs. She is near fluent in Quechua, the native language to this area, and can often be heard sharing jokes with the expedition cooks and porters in this complicated indigenous tounge. She is working towards her certification as a Trekking Guide in the Huascaran National Park and works currently as a tour guide of the local pre-Inca ruins as well as takes folks on walking tours of the facinating city of Huaraz. Since her introduction
to the Company in 2002, she has grown to be an invaluable asset
to both the staff and clientele.
Toast The Dog
Age: 2 Years
Position: read on...
Interests include catsand high-altitude snowball chasing
Toast was born in a small cardboard box in
the Huaraz Central Market with several other less-cute-than-he
black puppies. (Growing up without a father is never easy, but
he quickly learned on his own the ways of the crowded aisles and
meat stands). He joined the Skyline family at the ripe young age of 5 weeks and has been both an asset and a joy ever since. Toast has worked in several different capacities
within the Skyline Adventure School, serving primarily as a good buddy, but also in security, couch warming,
stick gathering, and is pushing the limits of high altitude canine alpine camp guarding!
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