Actividades Gonçalo Velez

Gonçalo Velez

Address: R Domingos Sequeira 27 6-A
1350-119 Lisboa, Portugal,
tel 213 950 035, fax 213 950 037,
email

 

Climbing Curriculum

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1983

- Rock climbing initiation, 

1985
- Mont Blanc du Tacul (4248m), France, normal route,
- Aiguille du Midi (3800m), France, Cosmiques ridge,
- Mont Blanc (4810m), France, traverse Goûter to Midi, 

1986
- Les Courtes (3856m), France, SE face,
- Aiguille du Midi (3800m), France, Frendo spur,

1987
- Ski mountaineering to Vallot hut (4362m), France,
- Zinalrothorn (4221m), Switzerland, SW face,
- Aig Bionnassay (4052m), France, NW face,
- Mont Blanc (4810m), France, through Aig Bionnassay,

1988
- Ski touring Chamonix-Zermatt, France-Switzerland, by Ottema glacier,
- Mont Blanc (4810m), Italy-France, Aiguilles Grises route, 

 

1989
- Ski touring on the 4000ers of Zermatt with ascent of Breithorn (4159m), Pollux (4092m), Castor (4228m), Signalkuppe (4554m), Zumsteinspitze (4452m), Parrotspitze (4432m) and Dufourspitze (4634m),
- Aig d’Argentière (3900m), France, north face,
- Aiguille du Chardonnet (3824m), France, Migot spur,

- Aiguille sans Nom (3982m), France, from Charpoua, attempt to 3900m before getting lost,
- Mont Blanc (4810m), Italy-France, Jaccoux-Domenech spur, 

1990
- Mont Blanc (4810m) on skis, France, by Grands Montets,

- Les Trois Cols on skis, Mont Blanc massif,
- Pik Petrovski (4800m) (p), Tadjikistan,
- Pik Vorobyovski (5500m), climbed to 5100m, Tadjikistan,
- Pik of Four (6229m) (p), Tadjikistan,
- Pik Korjenyevska (7104m) (p), Tadjikistan (first Portuguese 7000'er),

 

1991
- Annapurna I (8091m) (p), Nepal, Oct 23, Sep/Oct, south face, Bonington route (first Portuguese 8000'er),

1995
- Kilimanjaro (5896m), Tanzania, Dec/Jan, Machame route, 

1997
- Cho Oyu (8202m), Tibet, Sep/Oct, normal route, 

1999
- Mount Toubkal (4167m), Morocco, Imlil-Imlil in 12h (2400m up),
- Shishapangma (8012m), Tibet, Sep/Oct, south face, Slovenian route, reached 6700m before snow fell consecutively for 72h, High Mountain Info May 00,

 

2000
- Lhotse (8516m), Nepal, SW face, Apr/May, reached the end of the couloir, 8400m?, solo and on 40cm deep snow before a storm induced me to descend, my short report at Everest news.com,

 

2001
- Kangchenjunga (8586m) (p), Nepal, May 15, SW face, W ridge, Apr/May, my report with photos,
- Mount M'Goun (4068m), Morocco, Oct.

2002
- Island Peak (6189), Nepal, normal route, Apr, as acclimatization for:
- Makalu (8470m) (p), Nepal, NW ridge through Makalu La, May 16, Apr/May, my report at Everest news.com, Alpine Club newsletter Jan 03.

2007
- Manaslu (8163m), Nepal, Sep 2007, reached 7200m before the weather turned nasty with too much snow and wind,
- XCeará, Brasil, paragliding cross country competition, one 300 km flight on 15.11.07.

Note: All climbs oxygenless.

(p) first Portuguese climb.

 

Other Data

Profession: Economist, by Universidade Católica Portuguesa (1983),

Occupation: Founder and managing director of Rotas do Vento, the leading Portuguese adventure and trekking travel agency, frequent guiding the agency’s groups, reconnaissance of practically all the itineraries sold by the agency in Portugal and abroad (http://www.rotasdovento.com/),

Other activities: competition and cross country paragliding, cycling, swimming, jogging,

Other interests: Art, literature, music, photography,

Other skills: coastal navigation master certificate and coastal sailing experience, jungle survival course (Malaysia),

Affiliation: ADA Desnível (Portugal), AVLS (Portugal), Clube Vertical (Portugal).

Languages: fluent in Portuguese, French and English, fair command of Spanish.