Expedition Memeber Profiles

Team Leader: Javier Leyva

Nationality: Mexican

Age: 45

Professional Mountain Guide, co-owner of one of Mexico's most prestigious adventure tourism companies. They service customers from all over the world looking for outdoor/extreme activities in Mexico and South America. (www.guiasdemexicoaventura.com)

Owner of one of Mexico City's most popular climbing gyms (Roca X-Trema).  Javier Leyva has initiated many mountaineers and rock climbers,  some have achieved celebrity status, it is because of this that he is known as the "Sensei".

 His adventure curriculum is extensive, most impressively are his successful climbs in the Andes (Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina), North America and the Himalayas (two climbs over  26,000 ft), just to name a few.

Mauricio  Lopez

Nationality: Canadian/Mexican

Age: 30

Co-owner of an export/import company with years of experience selling and tending to the largest retailers in Mexico.

Majored in International Relations with a specialty in International Business and Marketing.

Adventure Curriculum includes,  peaks of over 4,000 meters (14,000 ft. ) in Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica  and Guatemala.

Has climbed Mount Rainier ( Washington State) & Mount Elbert (tallest mountain in Colorado).Multiple ascents over 5,000 m (16,00 ft.) in Mexico (Pico de Orizaba & Iztaccihuatl), Peruvian Andes (Pisco, Yanapacha & Vallunaraju), Ecuador (Cotopaxi) & Kilimanjaro in Tanzania ( summit of Africa).

Mitchell T. Horn:

Nationality: USA
           
Age: 30

Masters in Finance from the University of Connecticut.

He is currently working as a Financial Executive for Unilever.

His adventure curriculum includes climbs over 5000 m. (16,000 ft.) in Mexico (Pico de Orizaba & Iztaccihuatl) & Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

Has trekked the Appalachian Mountains in the Eastern USA.