Jesús Calleja

Jesús Calleja
Born
Jesús González Calleja

(1965-04-11) April 11, 1965
Fresno de la Vega
Occupations
  • Mountaineer
  • Adventurer
  • Television journalist
Actornauta

Jesús González Calleja (born 11 April 1965),[1] is a Spanish mountaineer,[2] adventurer[3][4] and television journalist.[5][6]

He climbed the Cho Oyu in 2004, the Mount Everest through the north face in 2005, then the Puncak Jaya, Vinson Massif, Denali and Lhotse in 2006, the Elbrus en 2007, and the Aconcagua in 2008. In 2010 he descended 1,600 m down the Krubera Cave.[7]

On February 25, 2025, he flew on the Blue Origin NS-30 sub-orbital mission to become the first Spanish non-professional astronaut to visit outer space.[8]

He has also competed at the Dakar Rally off-road race. His only finish was a 30th place in the cars classification in the 2020 edition.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Jesús Calleja - Biografía, mejores películas, series, imágenes y noticias" [Jesus Calleja - Biography, best movies, series, images and news]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  2. ^ "La dura crítica de Jesús Calleja hacia aquellos que escalan el Everest: "Si no lo digo reviento"" [Jesús Calleja's harsh criticism of those who climb Everest: "If I don't say it, I'll explode"]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  3. ^ "Jesus Calleja: a life dedicated to adventure". THE INDIAN FACE. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  4. ^ P, TEXTO J. (2022-05-29). "Jesús Calleja: un aventurero sin fronteras" [Jesus Calleja: an adventurer without borders]. Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  5. ^ verTele, Redacción (2025-02-26). "Mediaset 'asciende' a Jesús Calleja: su nuevo programa 'Universo Calleja' se verá finalmente en Telecinco" [Mediaset 'promotes' Jesús Calleja: his new program 'Universo Calleja' will finally be seen on Telecinco]. Vertele (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  6. ^ Jiménez, Roberto (2025-02-26). "Mediaset toma una determinación inesperada con la ubicación del nuevo programa de Jesús Calleja" [Mediaset makes an unexpected decision with the location of Jesús Calleja's new program]. El Televisero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  7. ^ María Serrano (2023-09-26). "Jesús Calleja regresa: 'Aquello fue un infierno'". El Mundo (in Spanish).
  8. ^ Gutiérrez, Àlex (2025-02-25). ""I have bad news for flat-earthers": Jesús Calleja successfully completes his flight into space". Ara. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  9. ^ Enrique Naranjo (2020-01-22). "Jesús Calleja supera su enésimo reto: completar el Rally Dakar". Marca (in Spanish).
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