DAVID PUJOL

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
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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.”
PROFESSIONAL SNOWBOARD
TRAJECTORY
Snowboard, Rock Climbing and Alpinism
have always been my passions. From this
combination has born my profession during
10 years, Snowboarding and Freeriding.
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Sponsored in different years from
brands like:
HELLY HANSEN (10 years European
contract),
“Vivamus
DYNASTARporta
(2 years International
contract)
est
sed est.”
BURTON, RED (3 years European
contract)
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…
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In 1999 wins the RIPCURL
WORLD HELI CHALLANGE, New
Zealand.
ROSSIGNOL (3 years Spain)
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Verbier Xtrem
SMITH OPTICS (6 years European
contract)
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Ripcurl Les Arcs
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Tignes Air Waves
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5 times winner of El Dorado
Freeride FWT qualifications
series, Andorra.
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Several times winner at the
main freeride competitions in
Spain; Freeride Bassibé,
xtrem Pirata, FAS, etc…
SALOMON (3 years Spain)
ADIDAS EYEWEAR (Currently, 4 years
Spain)
JONES SNOWBOARDS ( currently, 2
years Spain)
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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
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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:
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The promotion of my current co-sponsors in media
coverage (Jones Sb, Adidas)
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Split technical week courses. I will do it around
Pyrenees in association with the first web/magazine
about Splitboard in Spain www.splitboard.cat
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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.
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Following with the preparation, on Spring 2012 I will
lead a Splitboard group on the “Alta Ruta” ChamonixZermatt. A 7 days trip across 3 countries to reach the
foot of Matterhorn.
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Indian Himalayas 2013 will be the next step to follow. A
splitboard tour in the Kashmir region. Filmmakers are
welcome!
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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.
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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.
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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
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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”.
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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.
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From 2004 to 2006, two years of international
contract with Dynastar Snowboard as a
freerider (Sallanches) Video part on freeride
international movie “Family affairs”
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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 .
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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.
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Always pushing the limits on the mountain,
he is active collaborator of magazines as
Snowplanet, Desnivel, Campo Base, Outdoor
mag, etc…
Collaboration
with brands
and media
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A taste of media
publishing…
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Some more….
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Start’s climbing at the age of 13 at
his home mountains of Montserrat,
Catalonia.
Thanks at the support of the brands and
20 years later, those are some of the
activities of my Alpine CV :
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More
than 100 ascensions on
different
itineraries
at
the
Maladeta-Aneto massif (more than
60 ascensions with clients)
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Difficult routes on Pyrenees massif
like; Vignemal, Gavarnie, Middi
d’ossau, Ensabere, Orlú, Ordesa,
etc…
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Difficult routes and new routes in
Afrika; Todra, Thagia (Moroko),
Akakus (Libia) etc...
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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)
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Numerous ascensions and traverses
with clients on Mt. Blanc, Materhorn,
Paradiso,
Ecrins,
Oberland,
Chamonix-Zermatt, etc...
MOUNTAIN
TRAJECTORY
Sponsor in different
years with brands
like:
EDELRID
ORTOVOX
TENAYA
SUUNTO
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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.”
EL TRONADOR 3800m → CHIMBORAZO 6300m(SOLO) → COTOPAXI 5900m(SOLO)→
OESTE DIRECT(SOLO) → PISCO OESTE 5752m → ACONCAGUA 6900m(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