Azim Gheychisaz
Azim Gheichisaz (2016) | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Iranian |
Born |
1981 (age 35–36) Tabriz, Iran |
Climbing career | |
Known for | First Iranian to climb all 14 eight-thousanders |
Azim Gheychisaz (Persian: عظیم قیچیساز; born 1981, in Tabriz) is an Iranian Azerbaijani mountain climber and the summiter of all 14 Eight-thousanders. He is a member of Iranian national mountaineering team. By 2017, he has successfully completed ascent to all of 14 peaks over 8'000 m, he did all of those ascents without supplementary oxygen, without Hi-porters.
Azim successfully completed his 2nd ascent to mount Everest in 2016, this time without bottled oxygen or Hi-porters. [1] [2]
in 19 May 2017 Azim conquers Lhotse at 12:12 in local time. He became the first Iranian who climbed all 14 of the world's 8000 meter plus mountains and also joined the 8000 club.[3]
Life
He is born on 1981 in Tabriz, Iran. He is graduated from technical high school with a degree in machinery. He is student of Physical Education in University of Tabriz
Successful ascents
Azim's successful ascents include following peaks [4]
- 2002- Marble Wall Peak (6400 m)
- 2003- Gasherbrum I (up to 7800m)
- 2004- Diran Peak (up to 5500m)
- 2004- Spantik
- 2005- Everest (with supplementary oxygen)
- 2005- Ararat
- 2006- Noshaq
- 2008- Broad Peak
- 2009- Pobeda Peak
- 2010- Dhaulagiri, the first Iranian ascent
- 2010- Nanga Parbat
- 2011- Kangchenjunga, the first Iranian ascent
- 2011- Gasherbrum II
- 2011- Gasherbrum I
- 2012- Annapurna, the first Iranian ascent
- 2012- K2
- 2012- Manaslu (disputed)
- 2013- Makalu, the first Iranian ascent
- 2013- Cho Oyu,the first Iranian ascent
- 2014- Shishapangma, the first Iranian ascent
- 2016- Everest (2nd ascent, without supplementary oxygen)
- 2017- Lhotse
References
- ↑ http://www.pythom.com/Everest-Summits-without-Bottled-Oxygen-from-Northside-and-Tragedy-on-Southside-Makalu-Ascents-2016-05-23-28231
- ↑ http://www3.irna.ir/en/News/82081590/
- ↑ http://en.mehrnews.com/news/125459/Iranian-climber-conquers-Lhotse-in-Himalayas
- ↑ http://azimgheichisaz.com/Default.aspx?page=2