TRAJECTORY
TIMELINE
1998
1998
Before I was 17 years old, I made my first trip to the Alps, climbed my first difficult routes and reached my first peaks of more than 4,000 meters. From that year I got into high-level mountaineering.
2002
2002
My first expedition. I went to the Cordillera, of the Pamirs in Central Asia and I launched two attempts to Communism Peak (7,495m) exceeding 7,100m on both occasions. I also tried Korzhenenevskiy Peak (7105m) and summited Boroviev Peak (5691m) and Chetyrek (6400m).
2003
2003
Summit at Broad Peak (8,047m).
2004
2004
The following year I added two more summits of more than 8,000 meters to my credit: Makalu (8,463m) and Cho Oyu (8,201m). I also reached 7,400m on K2 (8,611m) on Ruta Cessen.
2005
2005
2006
2006
Expedition to Antarctica: we summit Mount Scott (880m).
We open a new route to Shackelton Peak (1,465m) and reach the summit. We summit the Pico Virgen Wandell (2,397m). And in autumn, I reach the 7,800m Shisha Pangma (8,027m) in alpine style on the British Route (SW face).
2007
2007
I return to Shisha Pangma (8,027 m) and summit in an alpine-style ascent of the British Route (SW face).
2008
2008
I join Edurne Pasaban’s ’14 x 8,000′ project, whose goal was to become the first woman to climb 14 eight-thousanders. I combine it with my collaboration with the television program ‘Al Filo de los Imposible’ as a high-altitude cameraman and mountaineer. That year I summited Dhaulagiri (8,167m) and Manaslu (8,163m).
2009
2009
I try to reach Kangchenjunga (8,586m) on the southern slope and reach 8,450m. I repeat in the ShishaPangma (8,027m) where I reach 6,200m.
2010
2010
I reach the Annapurna summit (8,091m) and repeat the summit at Shisha Pangma (8,027m), this time by the Northwest Route.
In May of that year, Edurne Pasaban completed her project ’14 x 8,000′ and I began my solo journey with the aim of experimenting with new ways of mountaineering.
2011
2011
Winter expedition to Gasherbrum I (8,080m), by a new route we reached 7,000m.
The documentary of that expedition, ‘Next Time Insallah’, received the Best Film award that year at the Sestrieres Festival. In summer I return to the Karakoram Mountains and summit Gasherbrum I (8,080m) and Gasherbrum II (8,035m) in just six days. The documentary of that expedition, ‘Aizkora hotsak goi mendietan’ won the award for best film in Basque at the MendiFilm Festival in 2011. He also launched an attempt at K2 (8,611m) along the Abruzzi Route, and reached 7,900m.
2012
2012
Winter expedition back to Gasherbrum I (8,080m), we opened a new route and managed to reach 7,400m.
My three expedition companions disappear at 7,700 meters. On March 9 we achieved the first winter ascent of Gasherbrum South (7,109m). That summer he traveled to Greenland with two objectives; climb and base jump I reach the summit and open a new route (D. sup. 1,100m) at the Ulamertorssuaq Peak (1,880m). The documentary of that expedition, ‘Next Stop: Greenland’, wins numerous awards: – BCN Sports 2013. Award for the best adventure sports film. – Aire International Film Festival 2013. Best Film of the Festival. – Moscow International Vertical Festival 2013. Best Adventure Film. – Sestriere Film Festival 2013. Best Film of the Festival. – Coupe Icare 2013. Best Adventure Film. – Terre Alte… Emozioni dal Mondo 2013. Best Film of the Festival. – Sport Movies & Tv 2013 – 31st Milano International FICTS. Honorific mention. – Lizarra Xtreme 2013. Audience Award.
2013
2013
Winter expedition to Laila Peak (6,096m). I do summit; first time worldwide to do so.
In spring, I launch an attack on the summit of Nuptse (7,861m), but I stay 20m away from the summit due to the bad conditions of the summit ridge and I summit Lhotse (8,516m). In the summer I return to K2 (8,611m), where I reach 7,100m along the Via Abruzzi.
2014
2014
Spring expedition to Kangchenjunga (8,586m), where I reach 8,400m along the British North Face Route And in summer, together with Ekaitz Maiz, I summit Torre Sin Nombre (6,251m), Via ‘Ethernal Flame’: 7b+, A2, M5 1100m. I reach it in just 36 hours.
2015
2015
Winter expedition to Nanga Parbat (8,125m). I reach 7,850m along the Kinshoffer Route. And in summer I travel to India to climb Thalay Sagar (6,904m). We open a new route without a summit in the Northwest pillar: ‘Askatasun Taupadak’ 700m + 520m M5/6, A3, WI4+.
2016
2016
Winter expedition again to Nanga Parbat (8,126m), on February 26 I reached the summit via the Kinshoffer Route. First winter summit worldwide.
2017
2017
My first winter expedition to Everest (8,848m). I reached C4 three times at 8,000m
2018
2018
Winter expedition with two objectives. On January 20 I summit Pumori (7,161m) being the first winter repetition of it. And I launch my second winter attempt to Everest (8,848m), where I reach 7,850m.
2019
2019
Winter expedition to K2 (8,611m), my first attempt. I reached the height of 7,100m along the Abruzzi Route and halfway through the expedition we went to Nanga Parbat to help rescue Tom Ballard and Daniele Nardi along the Mummery Route.
2020
2020
Triple winter adventure.
For the second time I traveled to the Antarctic peninsula where we opened a route to reach the summit of the Wild Spur (1,057m) along its western edge: Lorezuri, and we tried it with Wheat Peak. And I return to the Himalayas with a double objective: I summit Ama Dablam (6,812m) on January 25, and I launch my third attempt at Everest (8,848m), with no option to exceed 7,050m due to bad weather. road and weather conditions.