Vertical was founded 1992 by Rodrigo Jordan along with a team of fellow Chilean Mountaineers who were the first Latin Americans to summit Mt. Everest. Once the team returned to Chile, they decided to use what they learned on the mountain to support different companies in the challenge of developing teams. After their struggle to become the first Chileans and Latin Americans to summit Mt. Everest, they understood that there is an important blend of teamwork, technical, and interpersonal skills needed to accomplish a goal.