Ricard Fernández
Ricard Fernández holds a Bachelor's Degree in Geological Sciences from the University of Barcelona and is a certified Media Montaña Sports Technician, accredited by the UIMLA (Union of International Mountain Leader Associations), which recognizes professionals qualified to work outside Spain. He is member nº 893 of the AEGM (Spanish Mountain Guides Association), member of the ECAM, and number 16400 in the Official Registry of Sports Professionals of the Generalitat de Catalunya.
He has completed postgraduate studies in Spiritual Meanings and Values of Nature and Therapeutic Forests at the Fundación Universidad de Girona, where he also collaborates as a trainer. He is a Bon Coneixedor Guide of the Parc Natural de Montsant, recognized for his work in promoting and interpreting Catalonia's natural environment.
With over thirty years of experience leading groups and a lifelong connection to the mountains spanning four decades, Ricard Fernández began climbing in Montserrat in 1981. Since then, he has climbed the walls of the Pyrenees, Alps, and Dolomites, and summited renowned peaks in Africa, Bolivia, Argentina, and Patagonia. He participated in an expedition to Chulu West in the Annapurna massif and has completed treks across South America, Patagonia, the Himalaya, Kenya, and New Zealand. In 2014, he was part of an expedition to Broad Peak (8,047 m).
In addition to his work as a mountain guide in Catalonia, Ricard Fernández is part of the team for *El Pont de Mahoma* on Tarragona Ràdio, Spain's oldest radio program dedicated exclusively to the world of mountaineering. He is also a member of the Board of *Grup Cavall Bernat*, the association that brings together all climbers who have summited this iconic Montserrat monolith.
He is the author of the book Qué bonica és la Muntanya (illustrated by Xavier Lamas) and a regular contributor to specialized magazines like Extrem, where he publishes fiction and humor stories about mountaineering.
For Ricard Fernández, Montserrat represents the perfect synthesis of nature, spirituality, and adventure.
