CV Resume

Grown up in Munich, universal and humanistic education, followed by studies of Antique History, Geography and Meteorology at the Unversity of Munich 1982-86 After abandonment of the studies continuation as a self-teacher different stays in France, USA, Australia and Chile between 1986 and 1995, since the end of 96 living permanently in Pfronten, Allgaeu (Southern Bavaria) working as a freelancer: Media Consultant, Journalist, Photographer, Book author and Translator, in-between Tandem pilot of paraglider and Guiding of PG travels and expeditions for private clients and small groups to selected destinations around the world. from 1986 on travelling in almost 60 countries 8 book publications since 86, more than 100 magazine and newspaper publications, 3 shortfilms
		Oliver Ralph Donald Guenay geboren 3. August 1961 in München

    My Life – a Journey of Perceptions……
 

Adventures as a Mountaineer, Pilot and Traveller:

• 1985-88 Ascents of the major North Faces of the Alps eg. Petit Dru, American Direct, Les Droites-Directissime in winter, Noire de Peuterey, Cima Grande Northface direct, different Southface routes at Marmolada, Civetta Northface, Philipp Dihedro,

• New routes in Italy, Sarca Valley, Dolomites (eg. Quattrophenia,Monte Casale)

• Solo climbs across many ice faces of the eastern and western Alps eg. Ortler North, Montblanc Brenva, Aiguille du Midi North Direct

• 1986 first steps into the air on a BLS Speedmax 7 cell paraglider from Lyons, France

• March 87: as the first German on a Tandem Paraglider (a Masters Galaxy - actually a rectangular parachute without sliders…) – using skistarts!

• August 87: participation at the first (later – in-official) World Championship in Verbier (Switzerland) making 11^th during the pre-finals

• Jan 88: first Tandem flights in Germany, among others from Zugspitze as well

• 88 and 89: flights from Montblanc by Tandem

• 1989 Mt Kenia, Hells Gate and Lukenya Climbing Expedition, flight from Point Lenana, the shoulder of Mt. Kenya

• Flight from Grandes Jorasses, Montblanc Group after climbing the mountain

• 1991 solo climb of the Eastface of Mt. Cook / New Zealand

• First ascent of two new routes on Kuchenspitze Northface, Ferwall Mts., Austria

• 1992 XC flights with a paraglider (Joy, Munich sails) across the Moroccan Atlas

• Across Middle Asia over land by use of train, vehicles, walking, horse, paraglider, helicopter – 2 months on the road

• First ascent of two 5000 mt. peaks in Tadjikistan (Pik Surok, Pik Ariol, Seravshan Mts.), first paraglider pilot crossing along Uzbekistan, Tadjikistan, Kirgizia

• From Siberia into the Altai region, paragliding and ice climbing there (with new routes on ice)

• 1993 First Four- Seater Flight on a Paraglider (World Premiere, filmed by SAT 1 television)

• 1995 Bivouac Flight alone across the Alps from Southern Switzerland into Bavaria

• 1996 Solo ascent of 5- and 6000mt peaks in Chile, Solo expedition to the westface of Aconcagua

• 1997 Tandem XC flight in Chile over 162kms, flight –to-goal world record 128km by tandem

• 1998 across Patagonia around the Carretera Austral and Ruta 40 by walking, fishing, hitchhiking

• 1998 / 99 Kajak excursion to the Southern Icefields of Patagonia, first climb of a new route on Cerro Monroe

• 1999 Tandem flight from Germany to Italy across the Alps reaching a cloudbase of 4750 mts!

• TransCentralAsia Expedition across Uzbekistan and Kirgizia with Tandem Flights  - Sept 99

• 1999/ 2000: Ethiopia Paragliding Expedition, presentation of Paragliding in Ethiopia as a aid program for tourism, collaboration with Ethiopian Airlines and the High Commisioner of Tourism, filmed by ETV

• Tanzania: Paragliding Expedition to the Holy Mountain of the Masai, Ol Donyo Lengai, with Tandem flight from its summit

• North Patagonia, exploration of the Peucas and Yates region, first ascent of the NE face of Yates I

• 2001 / 2002 journeys across central- and South America with a paraglider

• Paragliding Expedition into Yemen, filmed by jemenian TV

• 2002 first ascents in the Anti-Atlas of Morocco

• 2004 Ice Climbing in the South Face of Kilimandjaro, Tanzania

• Explorations in the Rumanian Carpaths with a paraglider in preparation of

• 2005 XCarpatia Project – across the entire Carpaths arc on a bivouac flight,

• New climbs in Morocco, Anti-Atlas as part of an ecotourism development

• Project

• Book “ Augenblicke oben” – Moments in the Sky” about my journeys and experiences as well as something from Mike Kueng, Will Gadd, Angelo d’Arrigo and others

• 2006 “Fly the Children” project – tandem flights with children from 15 developping countries as part of a private Children Aid project, followed by a book and eventually a film project on it.