Willie Benegas

Willie Benegas is an Argentinian-American mountain climber.[1] He has been climbing for over 25 years and has climbed Mount Everest and Aconcagua 12 times[2] and also climbed many volcanos in Guatemala.[1] He is from Argentina, but now lives in Utah.[1] In 2005, while working as a Mountain Madness guide, he was noted as being well liked and respected at EBC, and being quick to help others.[3] He has also climbed Himalayan mountains Manaslu, Cho Oyu and Makalu.[4] In an interview with one Everest climber, he recounted how Benegas went into the "dead bodies tent" to save the life a man others had given up on.[5] That is to say they expected him to die due to various injuries and had fluid coming out of his mouth; however, Benegas managed to make an airway and rallied a group of Sherpas to carry him down.[5] Within the hour they had gotten him down and helicopter evacuated out the next day during the 2015 Mount Everest avalanches.[5]

Everest summits: (13 times)[6][7]

See also

References
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