Karina Carsolio

Black Diamond Global Athlete

KARINA CARSOLIO

As the daughter of world-recognized mountaineers, Carlos Carsolio and Elsa Ávila, Karina’s early childhood was spent in the mountains surrounding Mexico City, since then her whole life has taken place in the mountains. She grew up in the small town of Valle de Bravo, where she practiced many different outdoor sports. She started running competitively at 19 years old, achieving many podium national places during her first years of sports career. However she was immersed in med school and it wasn’t until 2021 that she started competing internationally, since then she has been able to achieve multiple podium positions in the worlds’ most prestiged skyrunning races. 

Even though right now Karina is focused on competing, she’s also a general physician, working primarily with women in sports, helping them with nutrition to have a healthy physiology for optimal performance. 

Her love for nature and mountains has also led her to be involved in a diversity of projects for the environment, including the construction of dry toilets in multiple national parks, agroforestry projects in her hometown and eco-activism.

Karina's Gear Picks

MOUNTAIN ESSENTIALS

Karina's essential gear and apparel

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Distance Spike Traction Device

Regular price $99.95 USD
Sale price $99.95 USD Regular price $99.95
Agave
New Color
Agave
Baja Sunrise
Clean Blue
Clean Yellow
White
Pewter
Tundra

Women's Alpenglow Hoody

Regular price $76.00 - $109.00 $99.00
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Pine Smoke
Pine Smoke
Burnt Sienna
Creek Blue
Soft Ochre
Black

Women's Approach Down Hoody

Regular price $429.00 USD
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Ultra Blue
Ultra Blue

Distance Carbon Running Poles

Regular price $179.95 USD
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Black
Black

Absolute Mitts

Regular price $299.95 USD
Sale price $299.95 USD Regular price $299.95
Dark Patina
Dark Patina

Women's Distance 8 Backpack

Regular price $179.95 USD
Sale price $179.95 USD Regular price $179.95

KARINA IN THE NEWS

Sky Runner: Hernandez and Carsolio take the win at Mexico Sky Challenge

In the women’s race, local star, Karina Carsolio (team Black Diamond) managed to amass an impressive 5 minutes over second-placed Canadian Emma Cook-Clarke (team Arc’teryx) to the summit of the first peak.