Claude Saint-Pierre
is one of the founders of New Frontiers. He is actually a Canadian who crisscrossed the world in search of challenges. His work brought him from the Egyptian Arabic Desert to the jungles of Malaysia and Western Africa, from exploring sunken shipwrecks in the cold Northern Atlantic, archeological ones in the Mediterranean Sea to Heliox diving in the Red Sea. He fell in love with Colombia 20 years ago but established himself first in Venezuela where he spent 15 years. Claude is also a Professional Engineer and he holds a MBA from McGill University. Here an article in Sommets. His last trip across Central America on a motorcycle is documented here
From the urban jungle of Paris to the malaria-infested jungle of Ikabarú in Southeastern Venezuela, is quite a drastic step
Mireille Nouaille
made soon after graduating in Sociology.
After traveling for 6 years across South America, she settled in Venezuela 20 years ago, and worked among garimpeiros in the gold and diamond mines. She now shares her profund knowledge of the area with fellow travellers...
Ricardo Capriles
is a second generation of guides, his parents were pioneers in the development of the tourism to the area in the 70's, so he grew up visiting the Gran Sabana and started as a cook helper and assistant-guide while he was 13 years old. He has now more than 15 years of experience on Roraima, Auyantepuy, Angel Falls, the Andes, Humboldt and Bolivar Peaks, and all over Venezuela. He lives in Santa Elena de Uairen and is always ready to explore a new tepui.
José "Cheo" Tovar
Cheo is an interesting character, after 2 years of Military Service in the Jungle Battalion, he got hit by the "gold fever" and looked for 12 years for El dorado... his biggest strikes were a diamond of 9 c and a gold nugget of 2 ounces !
Nine years ago he joined us as a porter for Roraima and since then has converted into a defender of the environment and is a complete ecotourism interpreter...
Elke Wilken
was born in Munich, Germany, and came to Venezuela when she was 19 looking for adventures and a different lifestyle. She found what she was looking for in the Gran Sabana where she has been working as a guide for the last 20 years, transmitting her passion for the area and the environmental cause.
Antonia Baranya
came to the Gran Sabana when she was 16 where, as so many people, was fascinated by the beauty of the area. She moved to the Sabana 4 years later to work as translator for special groups on Mount Roraima and then as a full-fledged mountain guide. She now resides in Santa Marta, Colombia where she will help you discover the secrets of the Sierra Nevada. She speaks fluently German, English and Spanish.
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