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Paulina Aulestia | |
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| Born | Jenny Paulina Aulestia Enríquez 2 December 1967 |
| Nationality | Ecuadorian |
| Education | Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences |
| Occupation | lawyer |
| Known for | summiting Everest |
| Children | a daughter |
Paulina Aulestia (born 2 December 1967) is an Ecuadorian mountaineer. She has completed the seven peaks challenge and she was the first woman from Ecuador to climb Mount Everest 8,848 metre high summit.
Life
editAulestia was born in Quito in 1967.[1]
Aulestia belonged to the mountaineering group at the Central University of Ecuador where she graduated with a law degree in 1997. She had her specialization in Procedural Law which allowed her to be appointed Commissioner for Women and the Family in Quito from 2002 to 2004.[citation needed] She works as a lawyer, and in 2006 she first took part in the Everest expedition.[1] She also graduated as a mountain tutor, working as a high mountain instructor.[citation needed]
She received training and support from Rafael Martínez, for her subsequent ascent to Everest. Martinez was also born in Quito.[2] She continued her studies and completed a specialization in Gender and Development at FLACSO Ecuador headquarters in 2010. Her masters thesis was titled "Domestic violence: a legal and cultural analysis of cases processed at the First National Police Station for Women and Family of Quito Canton (period 2002 - 2004)."[3]
She studied Procedural Law in 2011 at the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar.[citation needed]
First Ecuadorian woman to climb Mount Everest
editShe was part of the first Ecuadorian expedition to Everest in 2006, where she was proclaimed the first woman to climb this mountain, although she had to turn back at 8,000 metres. Three years later she went higher to 8,600 metres. In 2014 she received about 60,000$ to fund another attempt.[1] She managed to crown Everest, at 05:45 in Nepal on May 21, 2013, thus reaching the highest summit in the world at her third attempt.[4] This was a peak of her career and her "Seven Summits" Project[1]
In February 2006 she crowned Aconcagua , in July 2007 Elbrus , in July 2007 Kilimanjaro , in August 2007 Kosciusko , in May 2008 Denali . She obtained the women's record for climbing the Cotopaxi volcano in 3 hours and 30 minutes.[citation needed] Her success was recognised by the Minister of Sport Catalina Ontaneda in a ceremony where Aulestia thanked her for her support.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Ministerio del Deporte rindió homenaje a la montañista Paulina Aulestia (Galería) – Ministerio del Deporte". www.deporte.gob.ec. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ "Rafael Martinez, ASEGUIM Mountain Guide. 10 trips offered". Explore-Share.com. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ "Repositorio Digital FLACSO Ecuador: Browsing DSpace". repositorio.flacsoandes.edu.ec. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ^ "Paulina Aulestia, dama de las cumbres". El Universo (in Spanish). 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
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