Olexander Kramarenko

Mountain guide, Odessa city
Specialization: mountaineering, rock climbing, ice climbing, alpine skiing, ski tour.
Regions: Crimea, Caucasus (Elbrus, Elbrus region, Kazbek, Ushba, Ushguli), Alps (Chamonix Valley, Mont Blanc, Matterhorn), Tien Shan (Tuyuk-Su region), Carpathians (Ukraine and Romania). Climbing areas of Ukraine, Croatia and Turkey.
Sports experience: Candidate for master of sports in mountaineering, candidate for master of sports in rock climbing. Category 3 mountaineering instructor-methodologist, category “B” mountain skiing instructor at APGIU, 6 years of experience as a guide. Member of the coaching council of a/k “Odessa”. Two-time Champion of Ukraine in mountaineering in the small mountain class (2014 – 2015), participant in the World Mountaineering Championship in the rock class 2016, championships and cups of Ukraine in rock climbing, ice climbing, and mountaineering techniques, organizer of competitions in mountaineering techniques.

Postgraduate guide at the Kyrgyz school of mountain guides KMGA (member of IFMGA).

Completed first aid courses in the mountains in 2017 and 2019 at the Odessa SAR training center.

Experience as a guide since 2014.

Mountaineering: Climbing – 6A, 2015, Climbing level – 8b redpoint, 7c onsight.

Climbing experience in the Alps, Tien Shan, Romanian Carpathians and the Caucasus, incl. Elbrus, Mont Blanc and Matterhorn. Many ascents in Crimea (1B-6A) on mountaineering routes and climbing multipitches (5c – 7b). A member of the main team of the Ukrainian national mountaineering team in 2018, he is actively involved in mountaineering, rock climbing and drytooling.

Favorite mountain region/country: Chamonix Valley, France.

Briefly about yourself:

He started working as a guide out of love for mountaineering, leaving his office job. Passionate about beautiful routes and fluffy snow. A humble sports fanatic.

Hobbies: Slacklining, running, internet and books.

About Olexander: Positive, modest. He enjoys alpine skiing and off-piste skiing.

Life credo, basic principles in working with people: Think before doing. The principles are safety, positivity and goal achievement.

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