About
Joao M. Almeida Santos
Portuguese Lyon-based hiker aspiring to be a mountaineer, chasing altitude and the great summits of the Alps.
Comfortable
- Big mountain day hikeslong routes, serious vertical gain
- Winter hiking & snowshoeingat home on snow
Learning this summer
- Roping up & glacier travelthe CAF alpine course, July
- Crampons & ice axefirst two roped summits
On the list
- Avalanche awareness & nivologyfor the winter objectives
- Crevasse rescuethe key to the big glaciated 4000ers
- Wilderness first aidcertified course