Mohammad Oraz
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Mohammad Oraz , born 1969 in Naghadeh
, Iran
– died September 6, 2003, Islamabad
, Pakistan
) was an Iranian
mountain climber. He was the second Iranian
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.
, 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.
Naghadeh
Naqadeh , also Romanized as Solduz and Suldoz) is a city in and the capital of Naqadeh County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 72,975, in 18,320 families....
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
– died September 6, 2003, Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
) was an Iranian
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
mountain climber. He was the second Iranian
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
climber to conquer Mount Everest
Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...
on 1998. The first Iranian is Iranian-American climber Hooman Aprin who stood on top of Everest oct.5, 1990.
Biography
He was born in NaghadehNaghadeh
Naqadeh , also Romanized as Solduz and Suldoz) is a city in and the capital of Naqadeh County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 72,975, in 18,320 families....
, in 1969, in West Azerbaijan, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. He graduated from Urmia University
Urmia University
Urmia University , is a major university in the city of Urmia the Capital of West Azarbaijan province of Iran....
with a BS degree in 2000. He died during an attempt to ascend Mount Gasherbrum I
Gasherbrum I
Gasherbrum I , also known as Hidden Peak or K5, is the 11th highest peak on Earth, located on the Pakistan-China border in Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan and Xinjiang region of China. Gasherbrum I is part of the Gasherbrum massif, located in the Karakoram region of the Himalaya...
in 2003. He and his colleague (Moqbel Honarpajouh) dropped after an avalanche. After they were transferred to Shafa Hospital in Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
, his colleague survived but he died 20 days later.
Successful ascents
His successful international ascents:- 1998, Rakapushi, Pakistan.
- 1998, Everest, Nepal.
- 2000, Cho OyuCho OyuCho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world at above sea level. Cho Oyu lies in the Himalayas and is 20 km west of Mount Everest, at the border between China and Nepal...
, Nepal, without oxygen capsule. - 2000, ShishapangmaShishapangmaXixabangma, frequently spelled Shishapangma or Shisha Pangma , also called Gosainthān , is the fourteenth-highest mountain in the world and, at 8,013 m , the lowest of the eight-thousanders...
, Nepal, without oxygen capsule. - 2001, MakaluMakaluMakalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world at and is located southeast of Mount Everest, on the border between Nepal and China...
, Nepal, without oxygen capsule. - 2001, AraratMount AraratMount Ararat is a snow-capped, dormant volcanic cone in Turkey. It has two peaks: Greater Ararat and Lesser Ararat .The Ararat massif is about in diameter...
, Turkey. - 2002, LhotseLhotseLhotse is the fourth highest mountain on Earth and is connected to Everest via the South Col. In addition to the main summit at 8,516 metres above sea level, Lhotse Middle is and Lhotse Shar is...
, Nepal, without oxygen capsule. - 2003, up to 7900m of Gasherbrum IGasherbrum IGasherbrum I , also known as Hidden Peak or K5, is the 11th highest peak on Earth, located on the Pakistan-China border in Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan and Xinjiang region of China. Gasherbrum I is part of the Gasherbrum massif, located in the Karakoram region of the Himalaya...
, Pakistan.
External links
- Mohammad Oraz Profile at Iran Mountain Zone
- http://www.soma-digest.com/Direje.aspx?Soma=&Jimare=47&Babet=LatestNewsAnalysis