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Andrew
Lock last updated 5/2002
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Update
5/17/2002: Trajce Aleksov has reported to us
that Andrew Lock has now summited LHOTSE!
Update
5/20/2002: I summitted Lhotse at 9.20am on 16
May. Solo without oxygen. 16 May was
a great day, best weather of the season. Cold
but clear. Lhotse makes my 9th 8000er. I departed
base camp ASAP. I am now in Kathmandu on the way
home to Sydney. Cheers, Andrew
Note
Andrew Summited 2 8000 meter peaks this year,
Lhotse and Manaslu before anyone Summited
Everest!!!!
Andrew
Lock attempted Manaslu with Trajce Aleksov, (ex
hardman from Yugoslavia (Macedonia actually))
this spring 2002. Andrew's plan is then to
attempt Lhotse by himself for a solo ascent of
the peak. His Manaslu
summit report is here.
Andrew's
resume includes 9 of the 14 8000 meter peaks,
including: The Summit of K2 via the Abruzzi ridge on
July 30th with Anatoli Boukreev
and Peter Mezger. Mezger and expedition leader Reinmar
Joswig were killed on the descent.; In June 1995, he
joined Doug Scott, Voytek Kurtyka, Rick Allen and
Sandy Allan for an attempt on the Mazeno ridge of
Nanga Parbat. They didn't summit but it was a great
expedition. We don't believe any of the subsequent
attempts have reached as far as they did. What a great
ridge!!;
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May 1997 - Dhaulagiri via north ridge.
Australian expedition. Summitted with Zac
Zaharias and Matt Rogerson: First Australian ascent; 7
August 1997 - Broad Peak solo via west face.
Australian/British expedition (2 man expedition) He first
attempted the south ridge (unclimbed) with Rick Allen,
where they reached about 7100 meters. it was great
climbing but they were stopped by a difficult rock
buttress. Then they had 10 days of storms so
Rick went home and Andrew went to the west face.
The solo was a true solo as no one else was on the
mountain at all and all the fixed ropes were buried by
10 days of storms. The deep snow made for very slow
going and Andrew had to bivouac on the summit ridge
around 8000 meters after the summit. It was a 2.5 day
round trip, base camp to base camp.
1998
- Nanga Parbat, He summitted on 21 July via the
Kinshoeffer route. It was again the first Australian
ascent. He had to bivouac around 7500 meters after the
summit again, "as I couldn't find the tent."
(Whoops.); 1999 - Gasherbrum 2, July 9th.
International expedition. Alpine style Summit. 3
day round trip base camp to base camp. 1999 - Hidden
Peak (Gasherbrum 1), July 15th with Pepe
Garces. International expedition.
First Australian ascent.
2000
- Everest via SE ridge. Leader of Jagged
Globe commercial expedition. The team turned
around at the south summit on 15 May due to poor
conditions. Andrew summitted on 24 May with two
team members.
2002: Trajce Aleksov has reported to us
that Andrew Lock has now summited LHOTSE!
Update
5/20/2002: I summitted Lhotse at 9.20am on 16
May. Solo without oxygen. 16 May was
a great day, best weather of the season. Cold
but clear. Lhotse makes my 9th 8000er. I departed
base camp ASAP. I am now in Kathmandu on the way
home to Sydney. Cheers, Andrew
Andrew
Lock attempted Manaslu with Trajce Aleksov, (ex
hardman from Yugoslavia (Macedonia actually))
this spring 2002. Andrew's plan is then to
attempt Lhotse by himself for a solo ascent of
the peak. His Manaslu
summit report is here.
Note
Andrew Summited 2 8000 meter peaks this year,
Lhotse and Manaslu before anyone Summited
Everest!!!!
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