Andrew Lock

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Andrew James Lock OAM (born December 26, 1961 ) is an Australian mountaineer . He is the first Australian and the 18th person ever to have managed to climb all eight-thousanders , i.e. all 14 mountains on earth with a height of over 8,000 meters . Lock needed a little more than 16 years for this: he stood on his first eight-thousand-meter peak, the K2 , on July 30, 1993. On May 24, 2000, he stood for the first time on Mount Everest , the highest mountain on earth. With the ascent of Shishapangma on October 2, 2009, he completed the eight-thousander list. He had only used additional bottled oxygen when climbing Mount Everest. He climbed this and Cho Oyu twice, so that he stood on an eight-thousander 16 times; In addition, he was twice on the central summit of Shishapangma, which is also over 8000 meters high.

Ascents

  • July 30, 1993: K2 (8611 m)
  • May 25, 1997: Dhaulagiri (8167 m)
  • August 7, 1997: Broad Peak (8051 m)
  • July 21, 1998: Nanga Parbat (8125 m)
  • July 9, 1999: Gasherbrum II (8034 m)
  • July 17, 1999: Hidden Peak (8080 m)
  • May 24, 2000: Mount Everest (8848 m)
  • April 21, 2002: Manaslu (8163 m)
  • May 16, 2002: Lhotse (8516 m)
  • 2003: Shishapangma middle summit (8008 m)
  • May 16, 2004: Mount Everest (8848 m) - second ascent
  • September 25, 2004: Cho Oyu (8188 m)
  • September 25, 2005: Cho Oyu (8188 m) - second ascent
  • 2005: Shishapangma middle summit (8008 m) - second ascent
  • May 14, 2006: Kangchenjunga (8586 m)
  • May 24, 2007: Annapurna (8091 m)
  • May 21, 2008: Makalu (8485 m)
  • October 2, 2009: Shishapangma (8027 m)

Awards

On June 13, 2011 Andrew Lock was honored with the Medal of the Order of Australia for his achievements in mountain sports .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eberhard Jurgalski : Climbers who have ascended to the summits of all of the world's 14 mountains over 8000 meters. ( PDF , approx. 15  KB ) Accessed July 30, 2010 (English).
  2. ^ Eberhard Jurgalski: Ascents - K2. ( PDF , approx. 48 KB) In: 8000ers.com. Retrieved August 4, 2010 .
  3. ↑ a b c About Nepal Himalayas. ( PDF , approx. 1.95 MB ) Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal, archived from the original on August 16, 2010 ; accessed on August 8, 2010 .
  4. ↑ a b Andrew Lock. In: everestnews.com. Retrieved August 4, 2010 .
  5. ↑ Eberhard Jurgalski: Ascents - Nanga Parbat. ( PDF , approx. 49 KB) In: 8000ers.com. Retrieved August 4, 2010 .
  6. ↑ Eberhard Jurgalski: Ascents - Gasherbrum I. ( PDF , approx. 57 KB) In: 8000ers.com. Retrieved August 4, 2010 .
  7. ^ A b Eberhard Jurgalski: Ascents - Everest. ( PDF , approx. 355 KB) In: 8000ers.com. Retrieved August 4, 2010 .
  8. ↑ Elizabeth Hawley : The Himalayan Database. Ascents - Autumn 2004 (continued). Retrieved August 4, 2010 .
  9. ↑ Elizabeth Hawley: The Himalayan Database. Ascents - Autumn 2005 (continued). Retrieved August 4, 2010 .
  10. ↑ Eberhard Jurgalski: Ascents - Kangchenjunga. ( PDF , approx. 42 KB) In: 8000ers.com. Retrieved August 4, 2010 .
  11. ↑ Elizabeth Hawley: The Himalayan Database. Ascents - Spring 2007. Retrieved August 4, 2010 .
  12. ↑ Elizabeth Hawley: The Himalayan Database. Ascents - Spring 2008 (continued). Retrieved August 4, 2010 .
  13. ↑ Eberhard Jurgalski: Ascents - Shisha Pangma. ( PDF , approx. 55 KB) In: 8000ers.com. Retrieved August 4, 2010 .
  14. ↑ Andrew Lock Grandma. In: It's an Honor - Australia Celebrating Australians. Australian Government, accessed February 23, 2012 .
personal data
SURNAME Lock, Andrew
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lock, Andrew James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian climber
DATE OF BIRTH December 26, 1961