Karla Wheelock

Karla Wheelock
Personal information
Full nameKarla Susana Wheelock Aguayo
Born (1968-04-14) 14 April 1968 (age 56)
Saltillo, Coahuila
NationalityMexican
Career
Notable ascentsThe Seven Summits[1]

Karla Susana Wheelock Aguayo, or simply Karla Wheelock (born 14 April 1968)[1] is a Mexican mountaineer, writer, and lecturer.[2] Shortly after Elsa Ávila became the first Latin American woman to ascend Mount Everest on 5 May 1999,[3][4] Wheelock ascended Everest by the same route.[5][6] She is the first Iberoamerican woman to climb the Seven Summits, achieving this in 2005. She holds a degree in Law from the Faculty of Law of the Autonomous University of Coahuila, an institution from which she graduated from with Honorable Mention, and worked for the government of Carlos Salinas de Gortari and the Secretary of Commerce and Industrial Development.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Maltos, J. Joel Flores. "Karla Wheelock: una mujer de altura". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Bio". karlawheelock.com (in Spanish).
  3. ^ "ELSA ÁVILA BELLO aka Elsa Carsolio". everesthistory.com.
  4. ^ "LA CONQUISTA DE ELSA ÁVILA". Fundacion Televisa (in Spanish).
  5. ^ "ALPINISTAS MEXICANOS QUE HAN LOGRADO ASCENDER A LA CUMBRE DEL MONTE-EVEREST – 8848 MSNM". clubalpinomexicano.com.mx. 5 May 1999.
  6. ^ "Ascensos mexicanos al Everest". Montañismo y Exploración (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2015.