Rock climbing as a tool
for change in Venezuela
ABOUT US
Tepui Project started in 2014 during a rock climbing expedition to Auyan Tepui, a table-top mountain in Venezuela that is home to the highest waterfall on earth, Angel Falls.
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After several days immersed in the local culture and surrounded by the beauty of the great outdoors, the team realized sustainable tourism was the answer to the many problems this region was facing, such as food shortages and illegal mining.
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As a first step, they decided to continue exploring the area to better understand its tourism potential. They went back to Auyan Tepui, but they also visited Roraima Tepui and Akopan Tepui.
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After all those trips, in 2018 Tepui Project evolved to become a platform that not only promotes sustainable tourism, but more broadly promotes climbing as a tool for development.
OUR WORK
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Support the national climbing team
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Develop a national climbing circuit to incentivize new generations of climbers
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Position Venezuela as a world-class climbing destination, training indigenous porters so they can become climbing guides, supporting sustainable tourism initiatives in their communities, and creating a repository of information on Venezuelan climbing
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Organize community climbing days to bring children and youth from communities around our local crags to the sport
Photo by Gustavo Moser
IFMGA Guide, Eduardo "El Chino" Rojas, cruising Yellow Submarine - Top of Auyan Tepui, Canaima National Park, Venezuela.
OUR TEAM
Gustavo Moser
Eduardo Moser
Jose G. Garcia
Federico Pisani
Leopoldo Moser
Gabriela Aguerrevere
Francois Montalant
Atilio Ferrando
Florym Macedo
Adolfo Bueno
PARTNERS
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SUPPORTERS
Alan Segulin
Alberto Cantor
Alejandro Molero
Alex Ayuso
Alex Hibert
Ana Pisani
Anabella Borges Zingg
Andres Ayuso
Andres Fuenmayor
Andres Gonzalez
Andres Lafont
Andres Monsalve
Andrew Ching
Arnaldo Arnal
Carlos Escotet
Carlos Ignacio Tovar
Carlos Imery
Carola Perez
Colin Rex
Daniel Mamopulakos
Daniel Mora
Diego Dominguez
Dylan Alvarez
Eduardo Rojas
Elias Palacios
Ernesto Grossmann
Erick Marquez
Ex Pow-anpongkul
Fabrizio Goria
Fernanda Silva
Francisco Layrisse
Freddy Vergara
Gabriel Hruskovec
Gabriela Carratú
Gabriela Madrid
Gaby Luna Frias
Geraldine Roso
Gisel Cesin
Gustavo Pocho Moser
Helena Carpio
Ignacio Baquero
Irene Irazabal
Irene Loreto
Isabel y Jean Montalant
James Setterlund
Jason Hill
Javier Brin
Jeremy Balboni
Jeremy Thomley
Jose Lezama
Juan Andres Arteaga
Julie Huang
Justin Cooter
Leith Almashal
Leo Aldrey
Lisa Chase
Lisa Huston
Liz Carrasquel
Mandy Mei
Marcela Colmenares
Maria Cecilia Rojas
Maria Fumero
Maria Victoria Galia
Matteo Della Bordella
Michelle Betancourt
Michael Fisher
Michael Meyer
Nelson Garrido
Nico Armas
Nikolas Wasylkowski
Orlando Osorio
Oriana Ferrer
Rachel Meyer
Rafael Bracho
Roberto Gay
Rolando Garcia
Sarah Palmer
Silvia Itriago
Sofi Kelesarian
Tomas Sanabria
Vanessa Beckhoff
Vanessa Schonhoff
Victoria Vicens
Wojcieh Wandzel