DAVID PUJOL Snowboard and Mountain DNI: 39361190W Birth date: 09-11-1973 Address: Hotel Aneto Crta/ Anciles s/n 22440 Benasque, Huesca Phone: + 34 696 084210 E-mail: info@davidpujol.net Web page: www.davidpujol.net [Date] PROFESSION: Certificated Mountain Guide David is a mountain man. He has been always in a close relationship with Nature. Born in a little village in Catalonia, close to the sacred mountain of Montserrat. He starts climbing at the age of thirteen and sooner realize that rock climbing full fill him more than any other sport that he ever tried before. Pyrenees mountains gave to him a perfect playground to discover in this early years, ski mountaineering first and freeride snowboarding later, begun a major passions for him. On the search for the perfect line down, he starts climbing and riding on the high mountains, the Alps, South America, and later the Himalayas and Alaska. Those mountains captive him and organize several expeditions at 8000 s meter peaks. At the present David is a Certificated UIAGM Mountain Guide, and he has his own Mountain Guiding Company Guías Benasque in the beautiful village of Benasque, Pyrenees. When I m not working with clients, you can find me riding or climbing with my friends.we still have so much things to do.
Snowboard, Rock Climbing and Alpinism have always been my passions. From this combination has born my profession during 10 years, Snowboarding and Freeriding. PROFESSIONAL SNOWBOARD TRAJECTORY Sponsored in different years from brands like: HELLY HANSEN (10 years European contract), Vivamus porta est contract) sed est. DYNASTAR (2 years International BURTON, RED (3 years European contract) SALOMON (3 years Spain) ROSSIGNOL (3 years Spain) SMITH OPTICS (6 years European contract) ADIDAS EYEWEAR (Currently, 4 years Spain) JONES SNOWBOARDS ( currently, 2 years Spain) Within 10 years of the Sponsors support he has been competing at international freeride level, (France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, New Zealand, Alaska, Argentina, Chile, etc In 1999 wins the RIPCURL WORLD HELI CHALLANGE, New Zealand. Verbier Xtrem Ripcurl Les Arcs Tignes Air Waves 5 times winner of El Dorado Freeride FWT qualifications series, Andorra. Several times winner at the main freeride competitions in Spain; Freeride Bassibé, xtrem Pirata, FAS, etc 2 lorem ipsum :: [Date]
Beside competitions, my motivations and goals where focused on the big mountains around the world, some of them were possible some of theme where not From 1995 since today David has been looking for new challenges to bring his Snowboard up high, if it s possible, always to the top. SNOWBOARD EXPEDITIONS SHISHA PAGMA 8013m (Himalaya, Summit and descent on Snowboard from camp 3) G2 KARAKORUM 8060m (descent on Snowboard from camp 3, no summit) MERA PEAK 6500 (Himalaya, descent on SNOWBOARD from summit) MT.DENALI 6195m (Alaska, 2 times splitboard and snowboard descent from camp 4) MT. HUNTER 4500m,NW basin (Alaska) CHIMBORAZO 6300m(SOLO) COTOPAXI 5900m(SOLO) LOFOTEN, ski and sail trip, splitboarding ELBRUZ 5642m descent on Snowboard 3 lorem ipsum :: [Date]
Dreams and projects 12-13 I have been focused in Splitboarding the lasts 5 years, I will be following that way. My job demands to be always in good shape, not just physically, also mentally For the winter season 2012 I will keep: The promotion of my current co-sponsors in media coverage (Jones Sb, Adidas) Split technical week courses. I will do it around Pyrenees in association with the first web/magazine about Splitboard in Spain www.splitboard.cat As a preparation for a series of Splitboard trips, I will do with clients and a photographer a Split touring in Pyrenees (Alta ruta ) which will be publish on specialized Mags and Regional TV. Following with the preparation, on Spring 2012 I will lead a Splitboard group on the Alta Ruta Chamonix- Zermatt. A 7 days trip across 3 countries to reach the foot of Matterhorn. Indian Himalayas 2013 will be the next step to follow. A splitboard tour in the Kashmir region. Filmmakers are welcome! This winter 2012 will star the first Ice climbing and Freeride festival Valle de Benasque. Organized for Guías Benasque. 4 day meeting about ice/tooling climbing and a Freeride competition part of the series af Freeride Pirineos. The Heliboarding is part of my job as a mountain guide. Working as part of the staff of Pyrenees Heliski, based in La Vall d Aran, I will easy promote the line of TNF snowboarding with clients. Also we have already compromised with snowplanet magazine a 10-12 pages report about Heliboarding/ski in Vall d Aran for the next winter 2013 4 lorem ipsum :: [Date]
From 2002 to 2008 in collaboration with the Norwegian brand Helly Hansen, I have done several freeride and mountain technical courses The Summit Camps also in different years other initiatives came up as a free freeride camps the Freetour HH. Collaboration with brands and media Collaborations and interviews with Spanish and European Magazines; Solosnowboard, Surferule, Riderevolution, Onboard, Outside, Outdoor, Desnivel, sports life, etc he wrote several opinion and technique articles about Snowboard, Splitboard and Mountain. From 2004 to 2006, two years of international contract with Dynastar Snowboard as a freerider (Sallanches) Video part on freeride international movie Family affairs From 2006 to 2007 with the French ski and snowboard brand, Rossignol, has been in charge of logistic of Demo Tour, a circuit of Snowboard exhibitions in different ski fields around Spain. On those last years David has been focused on his work as a Mountain Guide. In collaboration with Jones Snowboards and Splitboard.cat and his own company he is developing and doing specifics technical courses for Splitboarders who want to learn more about safety and technical skills for the touring backcountry. Always pushing the limits on the mountain, he is active collaborator of magazines as Snowplanet, Desnivel, Campo Base, Outdoor mag, etc 5 lorem ipsum :: [Date]
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Start s climbing at the age of 13 at his home mountains of Montserrat, Catalonia. MOUNTAIN TRAJECTORY Thanks at the support of the brands and 20 years later, those are some of the activities of my Alpine CV : More than 100 ascensions on different itineraries at the Maladeta-Aneto massif (more than 60 ascensions with clients) Difficult routes on Pyrenees massif like; Vignemal, Gavarnie, Middi d ossau, Ensabere, Orlú, Ordesa, etc Sponsor in different years with brands like: EDELRID ORTOVOX TENAYA SUUNTO Difficult routes and new routes in Afrika; Todra, Thagia (Moroko), Akakus (Libia) etc... Numerous difficult ascensions in Alps; North face Jorasses ( first Spanis repetition at the Slovenian route) Americana direct (The Dru), Gabarrou (Tour Ronde N) pilar Frendo (Aiguille du Midi), Pilier cordier (Les Granz Charmoz), numerous routes on (Aguille du Blatiere, Le peigne, Pellerins )classic route (Aguille Noir), Pierre Alain route ( south face of la Meije and travers des aiguilles + Pave and Gaspard) Numerous ascensions and traverses with clients on Mt. Blanc, Materhorn, Paradiso, Ecrins, Oberland, Chamonix-Zermatt, etc... 8 lorem ipsum :: [Date]
MOUNTAINGNERING AND BIGWALL EXPEDITIONS AROUND THE WORLD HIMALAYA BAGHIRATHI III 6454m, big Wall climbing, Scottish route, SEVERAL TREKKINGS IN NEPAL, INDIA, PAKISTAN. (ANNAPURNAS, KUMBU, BALTORO ) SOUTH AMERICA (ARGENTINA, CHILE, BOLIVIA, EQUADOR, PERU, COLOMBIA...) HUASCARAN 6670m ARTESONRAJU 6025m ALPAMAYO-FERRARI- 5940m ISHINCA 5530m, HUAPI 5415m URUS CENTRAL 5495m TOQLLARAJU 6032m Vivamus porta est sed est. OESTE DIRECT(SOLO) PISCO OESTE 5752m ACONCAGUA 6900m(SOLO) EL TRONADOR 3800m CHIMBORAZO 6300m(SOLO) COTOPAXI 5900m(SOLO) TUNGURAGUA 5025m (SOLO) IMBABURA 4800m ILLIMANI 6439m SAJAMA 6548m LICANCABUR 5917m JURIQUES 5007m PURARÉ 4640m ST. FRANCISCO 6000m etc... USA,CANADA... EL CAPITAN, THE NOSE, SHALATE WALL, MORATORIUM + EAST BUTTRES HALF DOME, REGULAR FAIRY MEADOW, REGULAR UNCLIMBABLES, LOTUS FLOWER TOWER, SW route MT. RAINIER 4390m normal route