Name: Merlin Lipshitz.
Date of birth: 04/17/76.
Nationality: Argentinean
Profession: Full Mountain Guide IFMGA-UIAGM
Email: merlin@mount-patagponia.com
Web Page: www.mount-patagonia.com


COURSES & CERTIFICATIONS


· 2020: Mountain Medicine & Rescue Symposium, el Chaltén.
· 2019: Reciclyng Course title UIAGM, S.C. de Bariloche, Argentina.
· 2017: Operations Level I CAA (Canadian Avalanche Association), at Lake Louise, Canada, March 2017.
· 2016: Diplôme de langue française DELF A2
· 2014: Reciclyng Course title UIAGM, S.C. de Bariloche, Argentina.
· 2012: Recertification Wilderness First Responder Course (WFR), from AIDER.
· 2010: Recertification Wilderness First Responder Course (WFR), from Ecomed Foundation at El Calafate, Argentina.
· 2007: Wilderness First Responder Course (WFR), from Ecomed Foundation at El Chaltén, Argentina.
· 2005: Full Mountain Guide UIAGM-IFMGA. (International Federation Of Mountain Guides Association)
· 2004: Alpine Mountain Guide from AAGM (Guía de Alta Montaña, Argentinean Association of Mountain Guides)
· 2003: Curses UIAGM in Italy and France.
· 2002: -Ski instructor “Level II”, ISIA.
· 2001: -Selection course from UIAGM (International Association of Mountain Guides)
· 2000: -Rock and Ice Climbing Instructor, from AAGM.
-Wilderness First Responder, from WMA (Wilderness Medical Associates), Ojai, CA, USA.
· 1997: - Trekking Mountain Guide from AAGM (Argentinean Association of Mountain Guides)
· 1996: Ski Instructor “Level II ISIA”, from AADIDE.
· 1993: Ski Instructor “Level I”, from AADIDE (Argentinean Association of Ski Instructors).


MOUNTAIN EXPERIENCE


· 2020: Aguja Pollone, “ La Granja”
· 2019: Aguja Mermoz, Pilar Rojo
· 2018: Aguja Rafael , Angloamericana
· 2015: Affanasieff Route on Fitz Roy
· 2014: Aguja Saint Exupery, Buscaini-Metzeltin
· 2013: Eiger, Switzerland, by the Mittellegi ridge
· 2013: Cerro Torre West Face
· 2012: Climb of Mont Blanc and Matterhorn (Europe)
· 2008: Climbing of Cerro Torre (3102 m.), by the “Compressor Route”.
· 2006: Climbing of Fitz Roy (3505m), by the “Supercanaleta” route.
-Ascent of Aconcagua (6959 m/a/s/l), by “Falso Polacos Route”.
· 2004: -Climbing of Fitz Roy (3405m), by the “Franco-Argentina” route, 6c/A1.
· 2003: - Climbing of “Mont Blanc” (4800m), Chamonix, Francia.
· 2002: -Climbing of Cerro Gorra Blanca (2900m), El Chaltén, Patagonia.
· 2001: -Climbing of Cerro Eléctrico (2400m), El Chaltén, Patagonia.
· 2000: -Climbing of the “Grand Teton” (13770 ft), USA.
-First Ascension of “Cerro Dos Picos” (2400m), Los Glaciares National Park, Patagonia.
· 1999: -Climbing at Yosemite Valley, USA: “Zodiac”, “Salathé” and “Lurking Fear” on El Capitán; “Regular” route on Half Dome.-Climbing at Cordillera Real, Bolivia: “Pequeño Alpamayo”(5850m);
“Condoriri” (5950m); “Huayna Potosí” (6050m); “Illimani” (6500m) and “Sajama” (6400m).
-Climbing of “Cerro Solo” (2200m), El Chaltén, Patagonia.
· 1997: -Climbing of “Pisco” (5850m); “Toclaraju” (6030m); and “Alpamayo”(5950m); Cordillera Blanca, Peru.
· 1995: -Climbing of “Guillaumet” (2579m); “Poincenot”(3002m) and “De la S”(2335m); El Chaltén, Patagonia.
· 1993: -Climbing of “Pico Argentino” (3300m), Bariloche, Patagonia.



WORKING EXPERIENCE

· 2004-2020 : -Owner & and Head Guide of “Mountaineering Patagonia”, El Chaltén, Argentina.

· 2006-2020: Local Operator & Head guide for Backroads at El Chaltén
· Winters 2015-2019: Ski guiding in Patagonia, the Chilean Volcanoes, Cerro Castillo & Ushuaia
· 2010-2019 : Tour Leader for « Geographic Expeditions »
· 2012-2016 : July and August : Alpine Guiding in Chamonix : Mont Blanc, Matterhorn, Eiger. Work for « Icicle », « Chamonix Guides », Stages Expeditions, Maison de Guides de Chamonix, « Mont Blanc Guides »
· Winter 2010 : Ski guiding for Powderquest in Chile & Argentina.
· Winter 2009: Ski guiding in Mendoza area: Puente del Inca, Portillo and Las Leñas. Work for Meridies.
· Winter 2008: Ski guiding at Bariloche area and the Chilean Volcanoes ( Casablanca, Osorno and Villa Rica). Works for Andescross and Meridies.
· -Director of the Course “Guias de Trekking en Cordillera”(Trekking Mountain Guides) 2005, from AAGM.
· -Instructor of the Courses for Alpine Mountain Guides AAGM-UIAGM/IFMGA.
· 2007: Mountain Guide at Yamnuska Mountain Adventures, Canmore, AB, Canada.
· 98 to 03: -Mountain Guide in Patagonia and Aconcagua leading trekking trips, climbings and expeditions for different company’s as:”Patagonia Wilderness”; “Exodus”;”Highplaces”;”Geographic Expeditions”; “Above the Clouds”,“Elderhostel”, “Alta Montaña”, Backroads”, “Mountain Travel Sobek”, etc.
-Ski Instructor of the “Bariloche Andean Club”.
· 99: -Mountain Guide at the Cordillera Real, Bolivia.
· 97 to 98: -Ski Instructor at “Stratton Ski Ressort”, VT, USA.
· 94 to 97: -Ski Instructor at “Cerro Catedral”, Bariloche.


LANGUAGES

Fluent English and Spanish.
Intermediate Italian.
Intermediate French.