Azim Gheychisaz

Azim Gheichisaz

Azim Gheichisaz (2016)
Personal information
Nationality	Iranian
Born	1981 (age 42–43) Tabriz, Iran
Climbing career
Known for	First Iranian to climb all 14 eight-thousanders without supplemental oxygen

Azim Gheychisaz (Persian: عظیم قیچی‌ساز) is an Iranian climber and summiter of all 14 Eight-thousanders without any supplemental oxygen. Marble Wall peak in Kazakhstan was his first professional climbing in 2000. He is a member of Iranian national mountaineering team. He is considered as one Iran's most influential mountaineers, mentor, and role model to many new generations of elite Iranian climbers such as Andrew Aziz.^[1][2]

Life

He was born on 1981 in Tabriz, Iran. He graduated from technical high school with a degree in machinery. He is student of Physical Education at University of Tabriz

Successful ascents

Azim's successful ascents include following peaks ^[3]

• 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
• 2005- Damavand
• 2006- Noshaq
• 2008- Broad Peak
• 2009- Pobeda Peak
• 2010- Dhaulagiri, the first Iranian ascent
• 2010- Nanga Parbat, the first Iranian ascent
• 2011- Kangchenjunga, the first Iranian ascent
• 2011- Gasherbrum II
• 2011- Gasherbrum I
• 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)
• 2017- Lhotse

References

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