Alejandro Diaz🇲🇽🇵🇹
About Me
Just finished my MIT Masters of Engineering degree! Currently traveling, climbing, practicing yoga & calisthenics, and getting outside!Spreading tips, positivity & activism :).
Also I'm Portuguese🇵🇹 and Mexican🇲🇽! Speak to me in Spanish and Portuguese too!
Climbing Resume
- Check out my Mountain Project Profile (has most of my climbs!)
- Trad
- 5.11- Low Exposure, 5.10B Retribution, 5.10A The Dangler Gunks, NY '22
- Directissima 5.9 (p1) & Bonnie's Roof 5.9 (p1) in the Gunks! 4-24-22
- Sport
- 5.12B Whip Tide & 5.12B Giant Man, Rumney, NH, Oct./Nov. '22
- 5.12a Procrastination-Onsight '23, 5.11D Mitosis-Onsight '22
- 5.12A Z'Brichli, Acherli, Switzerland, Flash 07-12-22
- Bouldering
- V6 Manute Bol '23, V5 Sternum '23, V5 Hyperglide '22
- First Ascents
- V5- Meat Sweats '23, V2+ Aglaia's Pendulum '22
- Multipitch: Yankee Clipper 5.12a 15 pitches '23, Snake Dike 5.7R 8 pitches '22
Backpacking/Trail Running
- Backpacking:
- Faial, Portugal Solo Trek: 45.7miles, 9,967ft elevation gain, 3 days
- Choquequirao, Peru Solo Trek: 52.3 miles, 22,257ft elevation gain, 4 days
- Running:
- 30mi Pemi Loop 11.5 Hrs '22; in 12 Hrs '20
- 33mi MIT to Walden Pond at night (11pm-8am) 2018
Yoga
- Crow to Handstand Press '21
- Flying Crow '21
Calisthenics
- Strict One-Arm Pullup Feb. '22
- Front Lever '21
- Muscleup '20
- One Arm Push-up '19
Publicity
I got featured on ABC Good Morning America!!! I was on for only a second at 1:06, but to the right is the thumbnail they used. You can find the full segment Here On Their Page!
Training/Random Links
If you are looking to take your climbing to the next level take a look at this cool article on Climbing.com for some ideas.
If you want to advance your handstands/handbalancing check out this sick chart from u/jonathanfv off of reddit (I modified it a bit).
If you want to see a hype video about the start of free climbing and redpointing check out: Rotpunkt | Alex Megos and the Advent, the Agony and the Art of the Redpoint