Philip Ling
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Philip Ling is an Australian high altitude mountaineer
. He first came to recognition in March 2006 when he was involved in what became one of the highest ever successful high altitude rescues of two injured Sherpas while climbing Mt. Pumori
, 7167m in Nepal
.
A year earlier, in 2005, a severe weather storm forced him to turn around from Camp 2 while climbing the same mountain. The next day, his expedition teammate, Alex Chen, slipped and died while descending from the summit. His body was never recovered.
Later that same year Philip successfully summitted Mt. Cho Oyu
, 8201m in Tibet
without using supplementary oxygen. Due to the nature of Cho Oyu's large summit plateau, there were inherent risks climbing without supplementary O2, namely the large amount of time required to be spent in the death zone to reach the true summit. On the morning he set out from Advanced Base Camp for the summit of Cho Oyu, he witnessed first hand what later became known as the Nangpa La shootings
.
He is seen in the TV documentary which details the continued persecution of the Tibetans by the Chinese Army and cold blooded killings. This documentary is shown globally and showing the war crimes being committed by the Chinese Army. He is part of an international team of mountaineers who frequent Himalayas and Alps. He is a devoted environmentalist and conservationist. Australian by birth and German by heart, he is a frequent visitor to Nepali and Tibetan mountains. His widespread interest in eastern religions and philosophy has led him all over the world.
In 2007, while climbing in the Lhotse Couloir above Camp 4 on Mt. Lhotse
, 8516m, he witnessed the death of Pemba Doma Sherpa
who fell from near the summit while descending.
Mountaineering
Mountaineering or mountain climbing is the sport, hobby or profession of hiking, skiing, and climbing mountains. While mountaineering began as attempts to reach the highest point of unclimbed mountains it has branched into specialisations that address different aspects of the mountain and consists...
. He first came to recognition in March 2006 when he was involved in what became one of the highest ever successful high altitude rescues of two injured Sherpas while climbing Mt. Pumori
Pumori
Pumori is a mountain on the Nepal-Tibet border in the Mahalangur section of the Himalaya. Pumori lies just eight kilometres west of Mount Everest. Pumori, which means "Unmarried Daughter" in the Sherpa language, was named by George Mallory...
, 7167m in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
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A year earlier, in 2005, a severe weather storm forced him to turn around from Camp 2 while climbing the same mountain. The next day, his expedition teammate, Alex Chen, slipped and died while descending from the summit. His body was never recovered.
Later that same year Philip successfully summitted Mt. Cho Oyu
Cho Oyu
Cho 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...
, 8201m in Tibet
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
without using supplementary oxygen. Due to the nature of Cho Oyu's large summit plateau, there were inherent risks climbing without supplementary O2, namely the large amount of time required to be spent in the death zone to reach the true summit. On the morning he set out from Advanced Base Camp for the summit of Cho Oyu, he witnessed first hand what later became known as the Nangpa La shootings
Nangpa La shootings
The Nangpa La shooting incident happened on September 30, 2006. A group of unarmed Tibetan pilgrims attempting to leave Tibet via the Nangpa La pass were fired upon by Chinese border guards. Kelsang Namtso, a 17 year old nun, was killed and a number were injured...
.
He is seen in the TV documentary which details the continued persecution of the Tibetans by the Chinese Army and cold blooded killings. This documentary is shown globally and showing the war crimes being committed by the Chinese Army. He is part of an international team of mountaineers who frequent Himalayas and Alps. He is a devoted environmentalist and conservationist. Australian by birth and German by heart, he is a frequent visitor to Nepali and Tibetan mountains. His widespread interest in eastern religions and philosophy has led him all over the world.
In 2007, while climbing in the Lhotse Couloir above Camp 4 on Mt. Lhotse
Lhotse
Lhotse 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...
, 8516m, he witnessed the death of Pemba Doma Sherpa
Pemba Doma Sherpa
Pemba Doma Sherpa was the first Nepali female mountaineer to climb Mount Everest via its north face, was the second Nepali woman to summit from both the north and south faces, and is one of six women to have summited Everest twice...
who fell from near the summit while descending.
External links
- Sherpa Rescue on Pumori MountEverest.net
- Account of Cho Oyu summit/Nangpa La shootings Everestnews.com
- Account of death of Pemba Doma Sherpa MountEverest.net