Mariano Bianchi Echart

You Said...

Just a quick email to say thanks for a great day - the upstarts who feared it would be a gentle jaunt down-river were well chuffed. Innes, the bald skinny guy who was shivering uncontrollably, is appalled at his girly-behaviour and is currently in hiding. However, he did email to say he finally found his knob this morning so things are looking better for him.

- Stephen Leiper

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Trip Leader

I was born in Argentina in 1974, my parents were from Spain and as a result I am lucky enough to have Spanish citizenship. I am in the process of establishing my own rafting company in Patagonia in Argentina during the summer months of the southern hemisphere. My love of the outdoors has created many opportunities and as a result I have been lucky to travel and work in many countries.

Portrait Mariano Bianchi Echart, from Argentina

After my school years I went to university and obtained a bachelor in business administration, from there I did a few years working as a financial assessor and market analyst in Buenos Aires. In 2001 my break was made and I started my career as a guide working with Rios Andinos at Potrerillos in Argentina taking people Trekking, Abseiling, Mountain Biking and Rafting.

Mariano, Spanish citizen rafting in Scotland

This lifestyle and work has been amazing and has taken me to; Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico, USA, Portugal, Spain, France, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Italy, Greece, Denmark, Germany and Japan. As a result I speak four languages, Spanish, English, Portuguese and Italian.

Mariano explains what makes a raft capsize

To add to all this my other interests are rugby, soccer, kite surfing, Kayaking, trekking, mountain bike, skiing, 4 wheel driving, fly fishing and scuba diving. Hope to see you soon here in Scotland or perhaps even in my home country Argentina.