Summiting the world's tallest peaks

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While living in Xela, Guatemala, I appreciate the opporunity to continue my MMA and yoga training at a humble  altitude of 2,330 meters! As the rain clears, I look forward to enjoying another day hike atop Santa Maria Volcano and Acatenango. Just getting my steps in! I hope to return to the states for a season in order to earn the funds necessary to begin summitting at altitudes of 6,000 and 7,000 meters in South America and in Tanzania. In the mean time, I plan on returning back to Nepal in order to complete the Langtang Valley and Tamang Treks! Between you and me, I also hope to hike the Great Himilayan Trail with my good buddy, and possibly even the Anapurna circuit, for a total of 3 months out in the Himilayan wilderness. This, friends, is a humble and simple venture that I look forward to doing as minimally as possible. I love to spend time in nature, and I would like the opportunity to familiarize myself with the northern Nepali border, as well as to meditate deep in the heart of the Earth's crown chakra.

2024-2025 High-Altitude and Wilderness Rescue Training in which we will be summiting peaks above 3000m-4000m. 

As many things in this world cost money, I will have to postpone emergency expedition training until next year. I will continue to summit as many peaks that are within my capacity to do so with and without a guide. My goal is to prove that with the right training and preperation, with real dedication, even without having all of the money available to you, that anything is possible if you set your mind to it.

Here is what this looks like:


  • Fall 2023 - Cerro de Baul (2650m) - Quetzaltenango, Guatemala (completed) October 2023 & August 2017


  • Xela to Lago Atitlan (3100m) - Guatemalan Highlands (completed) Guatemala - October 2023


  • Winter 2023 - Gosykunda Trek (4380m) - Langtang National Forest - Nepal (completed) December 2023


  • Winter 2024 - Suryakunda Trek (4610m) - Langtang National Forest - Nepal (completed) January 2024


  • Spring 2024 - Calysthetics, Rock Climbing (KTM Sports Club and Hattiban Wall with Musa Masala and Wongchhu Peak), and Yoga (1400m) - Nepal (completed) December 2023-March 2024


  • High Intensity Interval Training with Kevin Smith, Yoga with Casa de Yoga, and & Mixed Martial Arts with G-Team Xela (2330m) - Quetzaltenango, Guatemala (currently in-training) October 2023 & April 2024


  • Cejas MMA in Houston, Texas, U.S.A. (46m) - BANG Muy Thai Women's Boot Camp - Late May / Early June (Next sessions: September 11-30)


  • Cerro Quemado (3197m) - Almolonga, Guatemala (completed) April 2024


  • Volcan Pacaya (2552m) - Pacaya National Park - Antigua, Guatemala


  • Volcan Santa Maria (3772m) - Quetzaltenango, Guatemala (completed) April 2024


  • Acatenango (3976m) - Antigua, Guatemala (almost completed - summit missed by 50-75 meters due to weather conditions)


  • Tajumulco (4992m) - San Marcos, Guatemala

  • Aconcagua (6961m) - Mendoza Province, Argentina

  • Ojos de Salado (6935m) - Argentina-Chile

  • Mount Kilimanjaro (5895m) - Kilimanjaro National Park - Tanzania [independent expedition\

  • Yala Peak (5500m) - Langtang National Forest - Nepal


  • Tserko Ri (5033m) - Langtang National Forest - Nepal 


  • Kyanjin Gompa (4773m) - Langtang National Forest - Nepal


  • Fall 2024- Mt Kailash - Kangrinboqe Peak (6638m) - Tibetan Autonomous Region - China

Everyone, here is what I am excited about. I will be starting a few fundraising pages, in order to raise the money to train with the world's leaders in High Altitude Expeditions and Wilderness-Mountain Rescue, hopefully by next year, and begin to obtain the permits and gear necessary to begin the first 8000m climbs with my team's support by 2026. 


Here are the education and certificate training courses that my training partner and I are funding for!


  • MT. Lobuche (6119m) and Everest Base Camp (5364m) - RED MED Courses - Nepal (not-completed)

  • Summer 2024 - RED MED Courses Rescue, Expedition, and Disaster Medicine Course - Guatemala (3000m) (not-completed)

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Chris Gibson's RED MED and Nirmal Purja's Elite Exped Group will be offering two training courses this year that I hope to raise the money to participate in. I want to prov, that even the underdog can come out on top.


RED MED Education will be hosting a climb in Guatemala that will include Mountain and Wilderness Rescue Training at 2000-3000m. 


RED MED Education will also be hosting a course that will include a trek to Everest Base Camp (5364m) and a MT Lobuche Climb (6119m), as well as the Rescue, Expedition and Disaster Medicine Course.


Elite Expedition's High-Altitude Training Course in MT. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania with Nirmal Purja and Mingma David Sherpa.

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I was a national disaster response volunteer for All Hands and Hearts for EarthThread International's 2023 yearly project, I hope to take this one step further and raise the money to recieve the proper training for real-time emergency response, and for future initiatives in Guatemala, Nepal, and around the world.

Every great journey, begins one step at a time.


Camila

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