Private Guide for Arequipa and Colca Canyon

Alejandro Cornejo

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

Portrait of Alejandro Cornejo at a climbing area in Peru, gesturing toward the rock.

Former member of the Peruvian National Climbing Team

Alejandro Cornejo, known as Ale, is a professional climber and certified rock trip leader with more than 14 years of experience. He guides private climbing days around Arequipa and Colca Canyon, drawing on a long relationship with the rock and the places he climbs.

He was also a member of the Peruvian National Climbing Team. He studied social communication at university and works as a marketer too, but climbing remains his one true love and the center of the experience he shares with guests.

Credentials

  • MEC Climbing Instructor I & II
  • First Aid - Previsur Safety and Training
  • Bolting & Rebolting (FEDPE I) - 2025
  • Bolting & Rebolting (UIAA) - Kalymnos Workshop, 2026

Experience

  • Professional climber and certified rock trip leader with 14+ years of experience
  • Former member of the Peruvian National Climbing Team
  • Guides private climbing experiences in Arequipa and Colca Canyon
  • Studied social communication at university

Specialties

Arequipa GuidingColca CanyonTrip LeadershipBolting & Rebolting