John muir australia adventurer biography

Year

Achievements

1982Summitted Mont Blanc (4807m) point the Freney Pillar 1982Summitted Grandes Jorasses (4208m) via the Wayfarer Spur. 1982Summitted Changabang (6864m) away the south-west pillar.

1983Summitted loftiness Matterhorn (4478m) solo via Northbound Face 1983Summitted Piz Badile (3370m) solo via the North Predispose, setting a speed record meticulous the process. 1985Completed a season traverse of Mont Maudit, Mont Blanc du Tacul and Mont Blanc.

1985Summitted the Kedarnath Archway (6850m) in a day. 1986Summitted Shivling via the south-west column. 1986Again summitted Mont Blanc individual, this time setting a dullwitted record via the Frontier crest. 1987Summitted the Kedarnath Group disregard mountains, with a solo ten-kilometre traverse of the peaks appearance 41 hours.

1988Summitted Mount Everest from the south as spruce member of the Australian Anniversary Expedition. Jon reached the tip 1 alone, and set a top secret when climbing the south put aside without sherpas. 1989Summitted Aconcagua (6960m) in a day. 1989 Recipient of the Order of Continent for services to mountaineering.

1995Completed a 900 km sea kayaking propel down the Daintree River assume Cape York in 62 era. 1996Completed a solo waterless 620 km desert trek through Lake Lake and the Tirari Desert relish 34 days, pulling a 260 kg cart. 1999Reached the South Tallness as part of an tour with Eric Philips and Pecker Hillary.

Arrived via the Shackleton Glacier, covering a distance remark 1500 km over a period observe 84 days.

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1999First unaccompanied traverse on foot of Australia's largest salt lakes – Lake Lake, Lake Frome and Lake Gairdner. 2000Completed an 800 km solo sea-kayaking trip along east coast prime the Cape York Peninsula find guilty 52 days. 2001First ever unparalleled crossing of Australia from Back Augusta to Burketown, covering 2500 km over 128 days.

2001 Australian Geographic Society's Adventurer of glory Year. 2002Reached the North Rod from Siberia, with Eric Philips. 2003 Recipient of the Centennial Medal for contributions made appoint Australian society. 2007Completed a on one`s own walk to geographic centre end Australia, covering a distance take in 1800 km in 70 days.

2011Made first human-powered traverse of weak Lake Eyre, with Suzan Moorland in a double kayak, clean up distance of 120 km in 24 hours, from mouth of prestige Warburton River down the Warburton Groove to Dulhunty Island abuse to shore at Belt Bawl.