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Rolf Waeber was born (1955) and educated in Switzerland. His intensive computer studies landed him in the technological field. Since 1973 he has worked as a mainframe computer analyst and programmer. He speaks fluent German, Spanish, and English and understands French and Italian. In 1994 he left Switzerland and lived for five years in Ecuador, South America, where he worked temporarily as a translator and tourist guide.
He went on many tours in the highlands where he had a close encounter with the Inca culture. It was one of countless, unforgettable experiences. Due to scorching heat all climbing had to be done at night, walking and “resting” in the daytime. Sometimes he would walk non-stop over twenty two hours, covering up to one hundred kilometers. Solo, he climbed numerous mountains and felt on top of the world when he reached the summit of Mt. Chimborazo, 6310 meters. The high of touching the black velvet sky sequined with shimmering stars did not last, as Rolf Waeber had to return to Switzerland in November of 1999, due to political upheaval in the Andean community.
Whether in Ecuador or Zurich Switzerland, each with their own charms and challenges or wherever the roads will take Rolf Waeber, he will always find a daring endeavor. Walking with bare feet on burning charcoal at a temperature around 800ºC and mastering this with bravour, is just one example. He is a passionate hiker, on burning coals or not. He loves nature on earth and elsewhere. At an early age Rolf indulged in science fiction, later science facts, and the combination of it all opened the door to other worlds, from parapsychology to extraterrestrial. As a member of German and American UFO groups has attended international meetings, but there is one important meeting Rolf Waeber is dreaming of. You, the reader, take a guess.
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