Sandra
was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro. And like most "Cariocas"
(natives of Rio), she fell in love with nature as a whole at a
very young age. Because Rio is surrounded by beautiful
tropical beaches, islands, rainforest and mountains, it inspires
many people with a deep desire to spend more time in nature.
Sandra got the traveling genes from her beloved grandmother,
with whom she traveled extensively for a number of years.
They traveled across the entire country, mostly by bus, at least
eight times.
Sandra enjoying
the Cascades
With this early background, it
was natural for Sandra to become a Wilderness Guide, and she has
been guiding in the Great Outdoors for the past 13 years.
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She instructs two to 30 day
rock climbing, mountaineering, and backpacking courses in the
Colorado Rockies, California Sierras or the North Cascades in
Washington State, as well as two- to seven-day outings in the
Pecos Mountains around New Mexico or in the Grand Canyon in
Arizona.
Sandra loves to explore remote
alpine climbs that are aesthetic and a mix of rock and ice.
And the longer she's in the backcountry, the more she likes it.
When she’s not working outdoors, she's planning her next
adventure, perhaps to an exotic mountain range or a long bike
trip somewhere.
Sandra is a
member of:
- American Guiding
Association
- American Alpine Club
- Access Fund
- Sierra Club
- Washington Alpine Club
- The Mountaineers
- Los Alamos Mountaineers
- New Mexico Mountain Club
Sandra has
led many trips for the following organizations:
- Rio Climbing Adventures
- Outward Bound Wilderness
- NOLS – National Outdoor
Leadership School
- Santa Fe Mountain
Adventures
- United World College
- Santa Fe Comunnity College
- College of Santa Fe
- Santa Fe Climbing Center
Training and
Certification:
- Wilderness First
Responder, expiration April 2010
- CPR/First Aid, expiration
April 2010
- Non-Violent Communication
Workshop Series – Marshall Rosenberg, November-December 2006
- Alternative to Violence
Project Workshop, January 2005
- Life Guard, February 2008
- Colorado Organization for
Victim Assistance Conference, November 2005
- Mountaineering Oriented
First Aid, March 2000
- NOLS Mountaineering and
Rock Climbing Instructor Course
- NOLS Leave No Trace, 1995
- 1999
- Seattle Mountaineers:
Basic-Advanced Rock/Ice/Alpine Climbing Aid Climbing
Workshop
- Avalanche Awareness
- White Water/Sea Kayaking
Training, 1991-1995
- National Ski Patrol,
Mountain Travel and Rescue, 1996
- Rock Climbing Technique &
Conditioning, 1995
- Everett Parks and
Recreation (WA), Winter Camping, 1992
- Advanced Scuba Diving,
1985
- Rescuer Diver & Scuba
Diving, 1982
- Helicopter Safety
Training, 1995
