Guide Profiles

Meet the team behind the retreat

Get to know the local guides, hosts, and climbing support team shaping the experience in Peru.

Climber moving up steep limestone terrain in Peru.
Portrait of Rodrigo Mendoza in climbing gear in the Peruvian mountains.

Lead guide for the Peru retreat

CEAM-Certified Rock Climbing Guide & Peruvian Local

Rodrigo Mendoza

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

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Portrait of Vidal Jaquehua smiling in front of Inca stonework in Cusco.

Local hosting through Adios Adventure Travel

Local Host, Licensed Guide & Peru Director

Vidal Jaquehua

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 for this retreat is coordinated through Adios Adventure Travel.

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Portrait of Juan Diego Shoobridge Pinilla.

Climbing, conservation, and local insight from the Sacred Valley

Climber, Biologist, Photographer & Peruvian Local

Juan Diego Shoobridge Pinilla (JD)

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.

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Portrait of Adela in a garden setting in Peru.

Yoga, breathwork, and movement support for days at altitude

Climber, Yogi & Local Guide

Adela Traeger

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.

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Portrait of Quirino Choqquee Mamani at a climbing area in Peru.

Grounded crag support shaped by discipline and joy in climbing

Climbing Assistant, Route Developer & Peruvian Local

Quirino Choqquee Mamani

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.

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