Viviana Callahan Vargas

Viviana Andrea Callahan Vargas (born July 14, 1980) is a Chilean ski mountaineer.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Callahan and the second or maternal family name is Vargas.
Viviana Callahan Vargas
Full nameViviana Andrea Callahan Vargas
Born (1980-07-14) July 14, 1980
Medal record
Women's ski mountaineering
Representing  Chile
South American Championship
2005 San Carlos de BarilocheIndividual

Callahan attended the college of physical education (LICAF) of the University of Santiago (USACH).[1]

Viviana Callahan is an outstanding Chilean mountaineer with a vast career dedicated to sports ascensions and guided education. She currently works as an instructor at the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). As a mountain guide she has participated in dozens of expeditions to Aconcagua, a mountain that she has climbed 12 times.

In 2005, she participated in the 1st South American Ski Mountaineering Championship, and won Bronze.[2]

In 2011 she participated in the first Chilean expedition to Dhaulagiri (8,167m) with María Paz Ibarra and María Fajardo. Unfortunately the trio of climbers did not reach the summit by 100 meters due to bad weather.

References
  1. Expedición Cerro Christian Buracchio (3.018) (in Spanish)
  2. 2º Open Internacional de Travesia Archived 2014-03-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish), August 27, 2005.


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