Residence Baku, Azerbaijan Name Israfil Ashurly Spouse(s) Maria Ashurly | Occupation Mountaneer, Explorer Nationality Azerbaijani | |
Born January 16, 1969 ( 1969-01-16 ) Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, USSR Children Aslan Ashurly and Ali Ashurly Alma mater Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry | ||
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Israfil Ashurly (Azerbaijani: İsrafil Aşurlu; born January 16, 1969 in Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, USSR) is a mountaineer, explorer, general secretary of Ice-Climbing Commission and Competition, owner of Insol company and president of Azerbaijan Mountaneering Federation. He was the first Azerbaijani to climb Mount Everest and Kangchenjunga, completing the Seven Summits challenge in 2007. He is also first Azerbaijani to receive Snow Leopard award and Volcanic Seven Summits in 2009 and first undisputed Azerbaijani explorer to walk on the North Pole in 2009.
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Biography
He graduated from Azerbaijan State Oil Academy's energy faculty. In 1991, Ashurly set-up "Insol", a company engaged since 1998, installation and commissioning of telecommunication equipment for mobile and wired communications in Russia.
He was awarded "Edelweiss" order for completing The Seven Summits in 2008. In 2009, he received Tereggi Medal for his contributions to development of mountaneering in Azerbaijan. On 22 October 2014, his cousin Murad Ashurly, also mountaineer and third Azerbaijani to reach Everest, has died on a return journey after successfully ascending the Mount Ama Dablam in the Himalaya range.
Expeditions
In 2000, while on a holiday visit to near Kangchenjunga's foot, Ashurly became interested in mountaineering. In next seven years, he became ninth person to complete Seven Summits challenge.
Himalayas expeditions
In 2003, he reached Lapchi mountain (6,017) with Russian alpinist Vladimir Shatayev. In 2007, Ashurly reached Everest with Sergey Kofanov. In 2011, he reached Kangchenjunga with Russian alpinists Aleksey Bolotov and Nikolay Totmyanin.