He started to climb mountains when he was 13 years old. He never gave up the mountain as a sport, and this passion took him to establish the company Fernando Grajales Expeditions in the year 1976. Since then, it is the pioneering company in providing services to those mountaineers trying to climb the Aconcagua.

He reached the summit of the Aconcagua Mount by himself in 1952, and a year later he opened a new route in the southwest face, with Francisco Ibanez, and Dolly and Fredy Marmillod.

He was part of the first Argentinean expedition to the Himalaya (Dhaulagiri - 1954) and led the expedition to the south summit of the Yerupaja, as well as other achievements.

His love for the mountain and his dedication to serve and help the mountaineers has left an unforgettable memory to those who met him and who also received his legacy.

Fernando learned the management of the company from inside, working side by side with each of the Grajales Expeditions members. At the time, he is in charge of the General Management. His duties cover the general planning as well as the personal assistance to each one of the clients.

As a mountaineer, was trained since early age by climbing the Mount Aconcagua for the first time when we were 16 years old. He achieved dozens of peaks in the Andes, as well as others in Karakoram, Africa, US and the Himalayas including Ama Dablam and Everest

She joined the company in the year 1977. During 27 years she was the inseparable companion of Fernando. It is almost impossible to describe the innumerable responsibilities that Mabel has performed in Grajales Expeditions.

Nowadays she is the consultant in logistics and in charge of the human resources department in the company.

Andrés García was a very intimate friend of Fernando Grajales since they were teenagers. He has worked in the company for 20 years.

He is in charge of all the logistics in Grajales Expeditions and during the climbing season he lives in Penitentes.

His work has become essential for the company. His commitment to Grajales Expeditions has helped to build the prestige and the reliability that characterize the company. He cares about the final details which help us to give an accurate and high quality service.

Andres has also being a great mountaineer and skier by having climbed to the summits of almost all the medium and big sizes mountains in Mendoza.

Mauricio has worked in Grajales since the year 2002. During the Aconcagua season he lives in Penitentes.

He is the person in charge of welcome our clients and make sure that every step in the expeditions is accomplished with accuracy. Mauricio takes extra time to meet in an exhaustive way every guest of the company. It is his personal care to details which gives a special quality to Grajales Expeditions making us the most chosen company by the best climbers in the world.

Florencia has been working with Grajales Expeditions since 2005.
She works closely with each and every member of the company throughout all the stages of our expeditions.
She participates in planning and coordinating trips, managing and stocking camps, data management as well as the special needs of all our clients. Her work is essential to accomplishing our company’s main goal, ensuring the success of every expedition.

He works exclusively for Grajales Expeditions since the year 2000. His languages are English and Spanish. He is a high altitude Mountain and trekking guide (EPGAMT); also a national mountaineering instructor (I.N.D.), and a professor at the Mountaineering Guides School since 1996.

He had climbed and guided in Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Alaska, Pakistan, Kenya, Tanzania, and the Antarctic. He had reached to the Aconcagua summit 41 times.

Ulises is well-known and loved by our clients because of his personal skills and dedication to each person who forms his expeditions.

A High Altitude Mountain Guide from the well recognized Argentine mountain school Valentín Ugarte. Ilan is a native of Chicago who made Mendoza, Argentina his home some 10 years ago. He has worked exclusively for Grajales Expeditions since 2001.

Before coming to Argentina Ilan worked at the Alta Ski Resort in Utah, lived in Japan and travelled extensively through South America. His climbing has taken him from North America to Japan, Bolivia, Peru, Chile and Argentina.

He has reached the summit of Aconcagua more than 25 times, including a day ascent from Plaza de Mulas, the Polish Glacier Route and several off-season expeditions. The future of Aconcagua and the guiding profession in Argentina are both important concerns that have led him to become a board member of the AAGPM, one of the country´s leading guiding associations.

His great people skills are what our clients most appreciate about him.

High Altitude Mountain guide (U.I.A.G.M.) since 1990. Physical education teacher and National Mountaineering Instructor from AAGM.

He started mountaineering since adolescence. Author and editor of books and mountain guides. Speaks Spanish and English.

His specialization is guiding mountain ascents and climbing to different mountains in Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, and Argentina. He has ascent the Aconcagua Mount 40 times. He achieved the Cho Oyu summit (8.201) in the Himalayas and many others in Europe.

He also stands out as an instructor and he has opened more than 100 climbing routes in Los Arenales-Mendoza.

Formation of mountain Guide IFMGA 1997-2000
Valle D'Aoste - Italy / ENSA - Chamonix-France
Mountain Guide-Instructor in the formation of guides IFMGA since 2003
Guide - instructor of mountain rescue from 2008
Climbs in the Andes of South America (Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela), in Europe (Alps: Switzerland, Italy, France, Pyrenees: France / Spain, Dolomites: South Tirol)
Guide in: trekking, ice climbing, rock climbing ski mountaineering and cannoning
The First ascension to the Aconcagua 1994
Languages that he speaks: Spanish, French, English, Italian, basic German.

High altittude Guide. Member of the North Face Athlete Team. (www.thenorthface.com).

Damian is into mountaneering since his adolescence. As a climber he has reached the summit of Everest twice, Ama Dablam 4 times, Island Peak 4 times, Mera Peak 2 times, Nuptse New route, Lobuche East, Mt Kenya west face solo. In Yosemite, he has climbed over 80 times El Cap, including many speed ascents.

In Argentina, about 27 ascents of Aconcagua by almost all the faces in witch one is a new route on the West face (The Fly of the Condor 2002). About 30 ascents of 20,000 feet mountains in the Andes region.

High Altitude Mountain Guide (EPGAM).

Speaks English and Spanish.

He has worked at the Aconcagua for 10 years where he has reached to the top more than 30 times from many faces. His specializations are the normal route and the Polish Glacier.

He does many sporty and professional expeditions in Peru, Bolivia, Pakistan, and Nepal, including Lhotse (NO Oxigen!!).

He is a very active and an experienced rock and ice climber.

High Altitude Mountain Guide (EPGAM).

Luciano, 37, is a certified mountain guide as well as an architect. He is a graduate of EPGAMT, one of Argentina’s most prestigious guiding schools.

Luciano’s extensive experience mountaineering started more than 20 years ago when he was only 15 years old. He has worked on Aconcagua for 15 seasons as a porter, assistant guide and lead mountain guide. He has climbed mountains in Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru, the most memorable being: Lhotse, without O2 (8516m) 18 summits on Aconcagua including the Polish Glacier Route and an off season climb in May 2010 in celebration of the Argentina’s 200-year Anniversary, Mt. Plata (6000 m), Ojos del Salado (6780 m), Pissis (6850 m), LLullaillaco (6723 m), Incahuasi (6450 m), Volcano Sajama (6550 m), Volcano Bonete Chico (6750 m), Mt. Junción (5000 m), Toclaraju ( 6036m) and Pisco (5750m).