Azim Gheychisaz
Statue of Azim Gheychisaz in Eynali.
Azim Gheychisaz (Azerbaijani: Əzim Qeyçisaz, Persian: عظیم قیچیساز born 1981, in Tabriz) is a mountain climber of Iranian Azerbaijani descent. He is a member of Iranian national mountaineering team. By 2014, he has successfully completed ascent to 13 peaks out of 14 peaks over 8'000 m. Except in ascending to Everest, 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]
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 [3]
- 2002- Marble Wall Peak (6400 m)
- 2003- Gasherbrum I
- 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
- 2012- Annapurna, the first Iranian ascent
- 2012- K2
- 2012- Manaslu
- 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)
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://azimgheichisaz.com/Default.aspx?page=2
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