A Climber We Lost: Álvaro Peiró

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Álvaro Peiró, 32, April 2

Álvaro “Pop” Peiró died on April 2. He was 32 years old. Peiró, originally from Madrid, Spain, had been living in Mexico since 2020 and spent the last few years as a full-time climbing guide in El Potrero Chico.

Guadalajara-based climber Edgar Carrillo, who met Peiró when he first came to Mexico, said his late friend impressed him immediately. “He was fast, he was strong on the wall,” said Carrillo.