Rodrigo Raineri

Rodrigo Chaddad Raineri (9 May 1969 – 4 July 2024) was a Brazilian mountain climber and businessman.

Raineri was born in Ibitinga on 9 May 1969. He graduated with a degree in engineering from Unicamp, and worked as a graduate school professor of ecotourism at Senac.

Raineri started climbing at 19. He had extensive experience in rock climbing, ice climbing and high mountain ascents. He was the first Brazilian to summit Mount Everest three times, and would make six expeditions to the Everest. He led 11 expeditions to Aconcagua, reaching the summit six times. With Vitor Negrete, he climbed the South Face of Aconcagua, the only Brazilian pair to do so. At the time of the accident, Raineri did not have a paragliding permit, and action was taken against Alpine Adventure Guides Pakistan, the tour operator for his trip.