CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: ANDREAS ANDREOU.
AMGA ROCK INSTRUCTOR
DATE OF BIRTH: 05/09/1976.
ADDRESS: 268, TSERIOY STREET,
G & K 4 BUILDING, APARTMENT 110
STROVOLOS, TK. 2046
NICOSIA,
CYPRUS.
TELEPHONE NO: 99328501.
EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR
NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY DEGREE.
MAJOR IN PHOTOJOURNALISM AND B/W PHOTOGRAPHY.
CLIMBING AND MOUNTAINEERING EXPERIENCE:
CLIMBING TRAINING:
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FEBRUARY 2003: BEGINNERS COURSE IN CLIMBING
AUGUST 2003: TRAINING IN AID CLIMBING, TRADITIONAL CLIMBING,
SPORT CLIMBING, RESCUE METHODS, AND
SPORT CLIMBING ROUTES OPENING IN KALIMNOS.
JUNE 2006: TRAINING FOR SINGLE PITCH AWARD IN PEAK DISTRICT, ENGLAND.
JUNE 2006: COACHING SEMINAR FOR CLIMBING PERFORMANCE BY NEIL
GRASHAM.
SEPTEMBER 2007: PASS A 2 DAY ASSESSMENT OF SINGLE PITCH AWARD IN LAKE
DISTRICT, ENGLAND. PLUS ANOTHER 2 DAYS OF ADDITIONAL
MATERIAL.
JANUARY 2008: RECOGNIZED BY THE CYPRIOT FEDERATION OF
MOUNTAINEERING AND CLIMBING AS A CLIMBING INSTRUCTOR
OF LEVEL “A” & “B”.
MAY 2011: FIRST CYPRIOT TO BE ACCEPTED AND TRAINED BY AMERICAN
MOUNTAIN GUIDES ASSOCIATION (AMGA) FOR BECOMING
ROCK GUIDE. CURRENT QUALIFICATIONS: ROCK INSTRUCTOR.
MOUNTAINEERING TRAINING:
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DECEMBER 2005: BEGINNERS TRAINING AT TROODOS MOUNTAIN
(WITH FIRST CYPRIOT EXPEDITION TEAM TO THE HIMALAYAS)
JANUARY 2005: SURVIVAL TRAINING FOR HIGH ALTITUDE AND EXTREME COLD
ENVIRONMENTS, RESCUE TECHNIQUES, ICE CLIMBING AND
GLACIERS TRAVEL.
CLIMBING EXPERIENCE:
FREE CLIMB MORE THAN 500 ROUTES – SPORT AND TRAD ROUTES
 FREE CLIMB SPORT ROUTES UP TO 7a+ ON SIGHT AND 7b RED POINT.
ROUTE NAME: APONTES FILI 7b, KALAMARAS 7a, MICROKOSMOS 7a,
MAGIA 7a, , etc
CRAG NAME: DIARIZOS VALLEY
ROUTE NAME: IDATINO PERASMA 7a+, NOMOS VARITITAS 6c+, LOCO RE
LOCO 7a,
CRAG NAME: GERAKOPETRA – INIA.
 FREE CLIMB TRAD ROUTES UP TO E2 5c ON SIGHT.
ROUTE NAME: Hyde Side 70meters IN ONE PITCH
CRAG NAME: GERAKOPETRA, PAPHOS CYPRUS
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MULTIPITCH TRAD ROUTES IN WADI RUM JORDAN:
“THE PILLAR OF WISDOM” 12 PITCHES 6a 350m TD (leading all pitches)
“THE STAR OF ABU JUDAIDAH” 7 PITCHES 6b 220m ED
“INSHALLAH” 5 PITCHES 6c 220 m
ALL IN WADI RUM DESERT IN JORDAN NOVEMBER 2008
VISITED WADI RUM AGAIN IN 2010, GUIDING 4 PEOPLE ON
MULTIPITCH ROUTES SUCH AS:
“LITTLE BEAUTY” 5 PITCHES
“BLACK MAGIC” 12 PITCHES
AND OPEN A NEW ROUTE ON WADI RUM, 3 PITCHES.
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MULTIPITCH TRAD ROUTES IN USA (MAY 2011):
“COUNTRY CLUB CRACK” 5.11c / 2 PITCHES / CASTLE ROCK
“ENGLISHMAN`S HOME” 5.11c/d / 2 PITCHES / CASTLE ROCK
“BLACK CRACK” 5.9+ / CASTLE ROCK
“THE STING” 5.11c R / CASTLE ROCK
“TONGO” 5.10b / CASTLE ROCK
“JACKSON`S WALL” 5.7 / 2 PITCHES / CASTLE ROCK
“CURVING CRACK” 5.9+ / CASTLE ROCK
“STANDARD ROUTE” 5.8- / 2 PITCHES / ELEPHANT BUTTRESSES
“CLASSIC FINGER CRACK” 5.9 / ELEPHANT BUTTRESSES
“TOUCH SITUATION” 5.10a / ELEPHANT BUTTRESSES
“NORTH WEST FACE” 5.8 / ELEPHANT BUTTRESSES
“LONG JOHN WALL” 5.8+ PG / 4 PITCHES / LONG JOHN WALL / ELDORADO
CANYON
“HANDCRACKER DIRECT”5.10aPG/ 5 PITCHES/ MAIL RIDGE TOWER/ ELDO
CANYON
“THE BASTILLE CRACK” 5.7+PG/ 5 PITCHES/ THE BASTILLE NORTH FACE/
ELDO
“ROVER” TO “RUPER” 5.9/ 6 PITCHES/ REDGARDEN WALL/ ELDORADO
CANYON
“MAINLINER” 5.9 III / 6 PITCHES/ GUILLOTINE WALL/ SUNDAY BUTTRESS/
LUMPY RIDGE/ ESTES PARK VALLEY, ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK.
“THE GREEN SPUR” 5.9 PG/ 5 PITCHES/ REDGARDEN WALL/ ELDORADO
CANYON
“C`EST LA VIE” 5.9+PG13/ REDGARDEN WALL/ ELDORADO CANYON
“THE BOMP” 5.4PG/ THE WIND TOWER/ ELDORADO CANYON
“THE WIND RIDGE” 5.6 G/ THE WIND TOWER/ ELDORADO CANYON
“CALYPSO” 5.6 PG13/ THE WIND TOWER/ ELDORADO CANYON
“REGGAE” 5.8 PG13/ THE WIND TOWER/ ELDORADO CANYON
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ALPS (JULY 2011): PLANPRAZ SLOPES – SE FACE
“HOTEL CALIFORNIA” D/ 270 METERS/ 5a / 10 PITCHES
OPEN OVER 130 SPORT ROUTES ALL OVER THE ISLAND, 2 ROUTES IN
KALIMNOS, AND 4 ROUTES IN WADI RUM.
 OPEN OVER 400 TRAD ROUTES ALL OVER THE ISLAND AND OVERSEAS
 CLIMB IN GREECE – KALIMNOS, IN ENGLAND – PEAK DISTRICT, LAKE
DISTRICT, YORKSHIRE, SCOTLAND, AND IN USA - BOULDER COLORADO –
ELDORATO CANYON AND ROCKIES MOUNTAINS.
 CLIMB M. GIONA IN GREECE 2524m IN AUGUST 2008.
ROUTE: BLOTTI VI+ 800m IN 9.5 HOURS
ROUTE: ALPINA V 650m IN 6 HOURS (THE NEXT DAY)
FIRST CLIMBING ATHLETE TO TAKE PART IN WORLD CLIMBING COMPETETIONS
CHINA 2009.
ROCKMASTER CHAMPION 2009 OF KOMOAA (CYPRUS FEDERATION OF
MOUNTAINEERING,COMPETITION CLIMBING AND ORIENTEERING)
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MOUNTAINEERING EXPERIENCE:
 SUMMIT BEN NEVIS - WINTER ASSENT NORMAL ROUTE – JANUARY 2004.
 SUMMIT 2 TREKKING PEAKS IN KAYKASOS AREA UP TO 3100m – JUNE 2004.
 MEMBER OF THE FIRST CYPRIOT HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION TO SUMMIT
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CHULU EAST 6548m.(EXPEDITION PHOTOGRAPHER & VIDEOGRAPHER, IN
CHARGE OF TELECOMUNICATION AND SATELLITE SYSTEMS)
TREK ANNAPURNA CIRCUIT.
MEMBER OF ELBRUS 2006 EXPEDITION OF “SXINOSYNTROFIA” ALPINE CLUB
TO SUMMIT ELBRUS 5642m. PEAK SUMMITED ON AUGUST 2006.
AN ATTEMPT ON JULY 2007 WITH THE ALPINE CLUB “ANEVENONTAS” OF
LIMASSOL FAILED DUE TO BAD WEATHER – CLIMB UP TOP THE SADDLE
5500m.(LEADER)
SUMMIT VIA TAU – NORTH RIDGE, GRADE F, 3800m KAYKASOS AREA,
AUGUST 2006 & JULY 2007(LEADER).
SUMMIT GUMATCHI – NORTH RIDGE, GRADE F, 3810m KAYKASOS AREA,
AUGUST 2006 & JULY 2007(LEADER).
FAIL ATTEMPT FOR WINTER ASSENT IN THE ALPS FEBRUARY 07, DUE TO
BAD WEATHER.
WINTER MIXED ROCK AND ICE ASSENTS IN SCOTLAND FEB. 2009 OF WHICH:
“HELL LUMB” III, 4 (FREE SOLO,)
200 METERS
“MILKY WAY” III,
100 METERS
“FINGERS RIDGE” IV, 4
140 METERS
“ALADDIN’S MIRROR DIRECT” IV, 4 180 METERS
ALPS JULY 2011 – “COSMIQUE RIDGE” II AD 4a
“AIGUILLE DE LA GLIERE” 2825 METERS
OTHER HOBBIES:
DIVING – RESCUE DIVER. (For 17 years)
WINDSURFING, READING, EXERCISING, BASKETBALL, MOUNTAIN BIKE, TREKKING,
PHOTOGRAPHY, PLAYING THE GUITAR.