Viridiana Álvarez Chávez

Viridiana Álvarez Chávez (born May 15, 1983) is a Mexican alpinist, public speaker, and entrepreneur. She is the first woman from the Americas and the seventh worldwide to reach the summit of the fourteen mountains over eight thousand meters high.

In 2020, she obtained a Guinness World Record for being the woman with the fastest ascent of the three highest peaks in the world, using supplementary oxygen: Everest, K2, and Kanchenjunga.

Biography She holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Tecnológico de Monterrey, a Master's degree in Quality Systems Engineering, and a Master's degree in Innovation from Tecnológico de Monterrey. She has a certification in ontological coaching from Newfield Consulting in Chile and a certificate from the Women's Leadership Program at the Yale School of Management.

She is a certified diver and a PADI ambassador.

Professional career She began her sports career by participating in athletic events such as 10 km runs, half marathons, marathons, and half IronMan competitions, as well as mountain biking.

Her journey into mountaineering started when she reached the summit of Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba) on February 8, 2014. This experience marked a turning point in her career, as after seeing the world from Mexico's highest peak, she became curious about how it would look from the summit of the world's highest peak, Mount Everest.

On January 14, 2015, she reached the summit of Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the American continent, as preparation for climbing her first eight-thousander. On October 5, 2015, she reached the summit of Manaslu, the eighth highest mountain in the world, thus beginning her journey towards the fourteen eight-thousanders and the Seven Summits.

The Fourteen Eight-Thousanders She is the first woman from the American continent to climb the fourteen highest mountains in the world, each over eight thousand meters high, and the seventh woman in history to achieve this milestone. Mountain Altitude Date Comments 1 Manaslu 8,156 m October 5, 2015 No "Real Summit" (2019) 2 Everest 8,848 m May 16, 2017 Expedition Leader 3 Lhotse 8,383 m May 13, 2018 4 K2 8,611 m July 21, 2018 First latin american woman 5 Kanchenjunga 8,586 m May 15, 2019 First mexican woman Guinness World Record 6 Annapurna 8,091 m April 16, 2021 First mexican woman 7 Dhaulagiri 8,167 m October 1, 2021 8 Makalu 8,485 m May 12, 2022 9 Shisha Pangma 8,027 m April 26, 2023 10 Cho Oyu 8,188 m May 13, 2023 11 Nanga Parbat 8125 m June 26, 2023 First latin american woman 12 Gasherbrum I 8,080 m July 18, 2023 13 Gasherbrum II 8,035 m July 21, 2023 14 Broad Peak 8,051 m July 27, 2023 15 Manaslu 8,156 m September 21, 2023 • Real Summit

Records

2018: First Latin American woman to reach the summit of K2. 2021: First Mexican woman to reach the summit of Annapurna. 2023: First Latin American woman to reach the summit of Nanga Parbat.