Iván Gómez (mountaineer)

In August 2007 an intense and exhausting search for sponsors, starts with Ruben Torres, Federico Jovine and Luis Manuel Gonzales the " Crowning Europe " project and then to deal with setbacks and complications trip communication with the Russians manage to make summit first time in the highest mountain of mainland Europe, Mount Elbrus 5,640 m. After a pause, undertaken in 2011 by Federico Jovine and Karim Mella the " EXCELSIOR " 1st draft.. Dominican to the top of Mount Everest 8,848 m which required a year of preparation and two months of issue to achieve the summit on May 21, 2011 at 5:28 by Karim Mella became the first Dominican in placing the Flag Expedition Dominican on top of the world.

Similarly he has participated in numerous local and international expeditions, being able to highlight the Ecochallenge 2000 Sabah Borneo jungle, where he and Luis Manuel Gonzales, Lorelei Viego Sainz and Alfonzo became the 1.er.

Team Dominican and Caribbean Ecochallenge participate and complete a race 500 km adventure through the jungle using non- motorized means.

Throughout his career has practiced various disciplines excelling in Wind Surf in which he won the National Championship in the categories of Formula and Slalom in 2002.

In December 2003 integrates with Luis Manuel Gonzales and Federico Jovine the project " 10 by 10 ", which managed to implement the record in a continuous, non-stop journey to climb the ten highest mountains of the Dominican Republic at a time record of 10 days and it was there that was where they began to dream of the high peaks initiating the spark that materialized two years later.

Ivan Gomez at the summit of Mount Everest.