Daniela Cristina Sandoval Bravo (born January 18, 1991)[1] is an Ecuadorian athlete, mountain climber, cyclist, and physical therapist.
 Daniela Sandoval in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ecuadorian |
| Born | January 18, 1991 Quito, Ecuador |
| Occupation | Physical therapist |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Mountain climbing, running, cycling |
Sandoval was born in Quito. She is best known for climbing and descending Aconcagua, a 6,962 m (22,841 ft) tall mountain, in 20 hours and 17 minutes, breaking the previous women's record. She climbed the mountain using the usual rote: she started on the north face of the mountain, traveled from the Valley of Horcones to the summit, and descended.[2]
Daniela Sandoval belongs to the team Ecuador Closer to the Sun.[3]
Biography edit
When she was nine, Sandoval joined the Mountain Climbing Club at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador; her parents, Consuelo Bravo and Eduardo Sandoval, were also members.[4] She attended the "Free Air" holiday camps, organized in Quito by Fabián Zurita, where she perfected mountain climbing techniques.[4]
As an adolescent, Sandoval visited mountains with her family, but she only dedicated herself to mountain athletics at the age of 18.[5]
Daniela Sandoval has participated in long-distance trail running races since she was 18. In 2017, she won first place in the PETZL Trail Plus Race, held in Baños, Ecuador.[4]
In January 2018, Sandoval climbed and descended Aconcagua. She set a new women's record for fastest climb; her time was 20 hours and 17 minutes.[6] The previous record, 22 hours and 52 minutes, was set by the Brazilian mountain climber Fernanda Maciel in February 2016.[7]
In April 2018, she climbed Cotopaxi, an active volcano in Ecuador, in 7 hours and 32 minutes. This is the first speed climbing record for Cotopaxi.[8]
In 2018, she was the ambassador for the 58th Quito Últimas Noticias 15K race.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Daniela Sandoval: "Correr en la montaña es parte de mí"". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Una ecuatoriana, la mujer que más rápido subió y bajó del Aconcagua". Clarin (in Spanish). Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ Jorge Federico Gómez. "La ecuatoriana Daniela Sandoval batió el record femenino en Aconcagua". Aconcagua Online (in Spanish).
- ^ a b c "Daniela Sandoval se destaca en Ultra Trail". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Récord: Una ecuatoriana, la mujer que más rápido subió y bajó del Aconcagua - Internacionales". El Once (in Spanish). Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Daniela Sandoval, sobre su récord en el Aconcagua: "Me tuvieron que prestar unas botas de cuero de hace 20 años"". Carreras por Montaña (in Spanish). February 1, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Récord femenino en el Aconcagua para Daniela Sandoval: 20h17m". Carreras por Montaña (in Spanish). January 31, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Daniela Sandoval impone su marca en el Cotopaxi". La Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Dani es la embajadora de la ÚN 15k". El Comercio. Retrieved November 26, 2019.