David Liaño

Climbing. Paragliding. Traveling. Adventure.

2022

Hiking up Guagua Pichincha, outside of Quito, Ecuador

The hut at Cotopaxi

Sunrise on the way up

On the way to the summit

The summit crater of Cotopaxi

Flying off the summit!

LZ at Tambopaxi, 20 minutes after taking off

Plaza de San Francisco, Quito. I had seen this square lots of photos while growing up

Getting ready to launch from the summit of Chimborazo. Photo by Jorge

Reaching the main summit of Chimborazo

Summit selfie

Taking off! Apparently I was the first person to ever launch from the real summit of Chimborazo

Our camp in Chimborazo, with Jorge

Plaza de la Independencia, Quito

Arriving at Errachidia, Morocco, for Marathon des Sables

Our fist bivouac in the Sahara desert

Briefing on the first afternoon

Because of a family emergency, I had to leave on gear-check day. I'm going back in 2023

With Alex, getting groceries for X-Pyr. That's our van.

The beach in Hondarribia, our starting line at the Cantabrian Sea

Turnpoint 1, Larrun

Alex "el pana" and his amazing support during the race

Flying high above the Pyrenees

Our main food for the competition week: Spanish tortilla

It was a long hike to reach Astun, Spain. I had to keep climbing more that day.

At the border with France

Big smile and lots of wind at the pass

Flying over one of the highest sections of the Pyrenees

Over Castejón de Sos

Early morning start

On the 5th day I go this uncomfortable bump on my shin.

Another epic flight

At the prize giving ceremony in El Port de la Selva

You know you have a great supporter if, after hundreds of kilometers, you are still friends and still smiling

X-Pyr 2022 podium. Chrigel did it again.

Running again. 2 full marathons, one 90km ultra and a 70.3 Ironman coming up this year.

89.9km Comrades start line at Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Third Comrades finish, at Durban, South Africa

PNW Sunset

Sunset at Cannon Beach, Oregon

Reflection Lake, Mount Rainier

McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala, India

My little hotel at McLeod Ganj

The flag of Tibet that I took to the summit of Everest in 2005 and that I presented to HH The Dalai Lama

Meeting HH The Dalai Lama

Listening to HH The Dalai Lama after I presented the flag of Tibet

HH had the photos I sent to his office in 2005

HH wishes for me and his signature. He gave me back this photo

Prayer wheel at the Tsuglagkhang Complex

Visiting a coffee plantation in Coorg, Karnataka

Traditional dance from Karnataka

The beginning of the 7 hills climb to Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh

Mokalamitta Gopuram at dusk

My feet after climbing 3,550 steps and walking 12km barefoot

Ubud, Bali

Ubud, Bali

The Elephant Cave at Goa Gajah Temple

Tirta Gangga, Bali

Kecak at Uluwatu, Bali

Stupas of Bangkok, Thailand

Stupas of Bangkok, Thailand

Hiking up Mt. Si, Washington

Cenote in Yucatan, Mexico

El Portillo, Chile, at the border with Argentina

At the trailhead of the highest mountain in South America.

Cementerio de Andinistas (Mountaineer's cemetery)

Exploring Morocco by motorcycle

Kasbah, Ait Ben Haddou, Morocco

Inside Ait Ben Haddou, Morocco

Ait Ben Haddou, Morocco

Kasbah, Ait Ben Haddou, Morocco

Camel train, Sahara Desert

Riding at the entrance of the Sahara Desert

Erg Chebbi, Merzouga, Morocco

The Sahara Desert

Dades Valley, Morocco

Ait Ben Haddou, Morocco

Kasbah at Ait Ben Haddou, Morocco

Marrakech, Morocco

Jemaa el-Fnaa, Marrakech, Morocco

More free diving at the denotes of Yucatan, Mexico

2022