Andrew Lock - Australia's 'Highest Achiever'
On 2nd October 2009, Andrew completed his 16 year project to be the first Australian to climb all fourteen of the world’s 8000 metre mountains, with his first Australian ascent of Tibet’s Mt Shishapangma, 8027 metres. <Further details>
“What (Andrew) has done is outstanding and should not only be seen as an Australian first but more importantly puts him in the running for the international top ten for reaching the toughest grand slam on the planet - the 14 x 8000ers!” — Peter Hillary, renowned adventurer and son of Sir Edmund Hillary, first man to summit Mount Everest.
Andrew Lock OAM
Andrew has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for his services to mountaineering. For further information see News article
Andrew's recent attempt at a solo, oxygenless climb of the North Ridge was thwarted by strong winds but the expedition was successful with his first climb on the north side of Everest. For further news click on Live Despatches.
**Following Everest, and if all goes well, Andrew hopes to return to Pakistan in June, where he will join Rick Allen for an attempt on the still unclimbed Mazeno Ridge of Nanga Parbat. This epic ridge has defeated several highly experienced teams over the years and remains one of the Last Great Himalayan Challenges. Good luck Andrew! You can follow this climb too on Live Despatches.
2010 was a very busy year for Andrew with the three key charities that he supports. Just some of the activities were:
On 3 September, Andrew delivered the keynote presentation at the Australian Himalayan Foundation annual Sydney fundraising dinner. He was also the keynote presenter at a fund raising dinner for the Foundation on 25 March this year.
On 22 October, Andrew was the ‘on-site mountain man’ at the Urban Descent day, where more than 120 brave souls abseiled from the roof of Sydney’s AMP building to raise money for the Sir David Martin Foundation. As an Ambassador for the foundation, Andrew made the abseil 8 times to help the less experienced adventures face their fears and achieve a major challenge. This event raised an astonishing $200,000 for the foundation.
In November he provided keynote presentations to the Scouts Australia South Australia branch Queens Scout 100 year anniversary dinner and Good Service Awards Day.
See the Community Support page for more information about Andrew’s charities and get involved.
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