The Cholitas Escaladoras are Aymara and Quechua mountaineers from Bolivia who climb mountains dressed in their traditional pollera skirts. A powerful tribute to culture, resilience, and women’s empowerment.
Nationality
🇧🇴 Bolivia
Speciality
Mountaineering
With Simond since
2025
Avant-Garde category
The Visionaries
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From August 25 to 28, 2025, four Cholitas -Ana Lia (Liita), Estrella, Heydi, and Dora - reached the summit of Mont Blanc via the historic route in their polleras.
On January 23, 2019, the Cholitas became the first Aymara women to reach the summit of Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Americas, all while wearing their traditional attire.
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