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Martin
was born in the Basque Country and lives in Bozeman,
Montana.
He has guided for the last 30 years throughout the Pyrenees,
Alps, Andes and Alaska, being our most experienced guide.
Some of his long list of alpine climbs are Eigger north
face, Aiguille du Dru and Mont Blanc in the Alps; Huascaran,
Alpamayo and Ranrapalca in Peru; and first ascents as
Aconcagua’s West Face new variation in the Andes,
Nevado Huyuash’s Central Peak in Colombia and
Kaga-Tondo-Zuri Tondo and Hombori in Africa.
In Alaska and the Yukon range he climbed Denali’s
Cassin ridge and Lucania and Steele mountains.
In the Himalayas, Martin reached the summits of Everest,
(first Spaniard ascent), Kanchenjunja’s north
face (first successful U.S expedition), Cho Oyu and
Ama Dablam via a new route on the south ridge. Other
expeditions include Annapurna, Lhotse, Makalu, and two
attempts to K2. |