The Team

We are made up of international climbers and local guides who are excited to provide others the opportunity to experience the Peruvian Andes.

We first came together when members of the team came down to Peru and fell in love with the local culture and people. Being climbers, we wanted the chance to explore the vast mountain ranges and limestone crags, but soon learned how few local supports existed for tourists to rock climb here.

We reached out to the local community and joined together to provide this exciting retreat in the hopes that you will be equally excited for this unique opportunity to explore Peru!

Climber high on a limestone wall above a valley in the Peruvian Andes.

Photo: Lili Shnaider

Meet the team behind Climb Peru

Our featured guides bring together local knowledge, visiting experience, and a shared love for climbing in Peru.

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Rodrigo Mendoza

CEAM-Certified Rock Climbing Guide & Peruvian Local

Rodrigo leads climbing days in Pitumarca with local knowledge, altitude experience, and guidance that keeps the retreat grounded in place.

Lead guide for the Peru retreat

Vidal Jaquehua

Local Host, Licensed Guide & Peru Director

Vidal leads the retreat's local hosting through Adios Adventure Travel, bringing deep Cusco roots, guest logistics support, and the kind of welcome that helps the week feel personal from the start.

Local hosting through Adios Adventure Travel

Local hosting for this retreat is coordinated through Adios Adventure Travel.

Portrait of Juan Diego Shoobridge Pinilla.

Juan Diego Shoobridge Pinilla (JD)

Climber, Biologist, Photographer & Peruvian Local

Juan Diego brings more than 20 years of climbing experience in Peru, pairing local guiding in Urubamba with a biologist's background in conservation and a photographer's eye for place.

Climbing, conservation, and local insight from the Sacred Valley

Portrait of Adela in a garden setting in Peru.

Adela Traeger

Climber, Yogi & Local Guide

Adela brings more than a decade of climbing and yoga practice, helping guests explore how strength, recovery, and breath support one another in Peru's high-altitude landscape.

Yoga, breathwork, and movement support for days at altitude

Quirino Choqquee Mamani

Climbing Assistant, Route Developer & Peruvian Local

Quirino brings route development experience and on-the-ground climbing support, with a steady perspective rooted in freedom, happiness, and the discipline the sport asks of him.

Grounded crag support shaped by discipline and joy in climbing

Alejandro Cornejo

Private Guide for Arequipa and Colca Canyon

Alejandro brings more than 14 years of climbing experience, national-team background, and certified trip leadership to private guiding around Arequipa and Colca Canyon.

Former member of the Peruvian National Climbing Team