Mohammad Oraz
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Mohammad Oraz (Kurdish: Mihemed Ewraz), (Persian: محمد اوراز ), born 1969 in Naghadeh, Iran – died September 6, 2003, Islamabad, Pakistan) was an Iranian mountain climber. He was the second Iranian[1] climber to conquer Mount Everest on 1998. The first Iranian is Iranian-American climber Hooman Aprin who stood on top of Everest oct.5, 1990.[2]
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[edit] Biography
He was born in Naghadeh, in 1969, in West Azerbaijan, Iran. He graduated from Urmia University with a BS degree in 2000. He died during an attempt to ascend Mount Gasherbrum I in 2003. He and his colleague (Moqbel Honarpajouh) dropped after an avalanche. After they were transferred to Shafa Hospital in Islamabad, his colleague survived but he died 20 days later.
[edit] Successful ascents
His successful international ascents:
- 1998, Rakapushi, Pakistan.
- 1998, Everest, Nepal.
- 2000, Cho Oyu, Nepal, without oxygen capsule.
- 2000, Shishapangma, Nepal, without oxygen capsule.
- 2001, Makalu, Nepal, without oxygen capsule.
- 2001, Ararat, Turkey.
- 2002, Lhotse, Nepal, without oxygen capsule.
- 2003, up to 7900m of Gasherbrum I, Pakistan.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Mohammad Oraz Profile at Iran Mountain Zone
- http://www.soma-digest.com/Direje.aspx?Soma=&Jimare=47&Babet=LatestNewsAnalysis
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