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Hotel Carlota
Benalcazar 626 y Olmedo
Quito, Pichincha, 00000
Ecuador

David Krupa

Protheisist + Mountaineer

David is co-founder of ROMP, Range of Motion Project and serves the organization in order to help other amputees access the prosthetic care that has made my own life possible. David was awarded the Mohamed Amin Award for Humanitarian Service by the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists in 2007 for his work in Guatemala, Haiti, and Pakistan. In 2013, he was awarded the Charles C Stewart International Young Humanitarian Award by the University of Illinois. In 2015, he was awarded the Henry Viscardi Center Achievement award to recognize exemplary leaders within the disability community and their extraordinary societal contributions.

Satyabrata Dam

Extreme Mountaineer

An ex-Indian Marine’s officer with 22 years of service, Satya is an extreme mountaineer with over 38 years of adventure career. He is the only person in the world to have successfully led expeditions to the three poles – Mt Everest, North and South Poles. Satya has climbed the highest peaks of all seven continents, including multiple Everest summits, and over 350 peaks worldwide across all major mountain ranges. With a lifetime commitment to save the planet, Satya is a green activist and leads ice-study field expeditions to the Polar Regions. Satya is also a TED Fellow and has published books on climbing and fiction.