The story is about to be written from the heights. The Guatemalan mountaineer Jaime Viñals is just one summit to make history for the country by imposing the first Guinness record of its kind in Guatemala: ascend 14 volcanoes of more than 3 thousand meters above sea level in the shortest possible time.
This Saturday, April 5, Viñals managed to climb the imposing volcanoes of acatenango and fire in less than four hours Combined, thus completing the ascent number 12 and 13 of the 14 volcanoes included in the challenge. Only The water volcano remains, whose top hopes to be conquered this Monday, April 7in what would mark the official fulfillment of the challenge and entry of Guatemala to the world record books.
Jaime climbed the Acatenango in an hour and a half, and then the fire in about two hours. With that they reached the peaks of 13 volcanoes. Only one would be missing to achieve this Guinness World Record for Guatemala.
Among the volcanoes that have already conquered are Tacaná and Tajumulco (San Marcos); Seven ears, Santa María, Cerro Quemado, Santo Tomás and Zunil (Quetzaltenango); Cuxliquel (Totonicapán); San Pedro, Atitlán and Tolimán (Sololá); In addition to the recently reached Fire and Acatenango (Chimaltenango).
The final rise to the water volcano will be accompanied by an emotional caravan Welcome that will start in Santa María de Jesús, where it will be received by the local mayor, and then tour the streets until reaching the colonial city of Antigua Guatemala. There will be awaited a special act in the central park, with authorities, media and the official award of the Guinness World Recordswho traveled from Mexico to certify every step of this incredible achievement.
“This Saturday, April 5, we ascend the acatenango volcanoes, in an hour and a half, and the one of fire in approximately two hours. With this we reached the top of 13 of the 14 planned summits. We have to climb a single volcano, the water, and achieve this guinness world record for Guatemala,” said mountaineer Jaime Viñals
Unlike previously broken records in the country, this will be an unprecedented milestone: A record imposed, created from Guatemala for the world. A feat that positions the country as capable of reaching world class goals.
With a delegation of 20 mobile units supporting Viñals, the project has not only been a physical feat, but also a logistic and faith effort in Guatemalan talent.
Now everything is ready. The documents have been verified, the peaks reached are proven, and only that the Guatemalan flag has once again at the top of the water volcano so that, finally, the name of Jaime Viñals and Guatemala is recorded in the history of the world.