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Mohammad Oraz


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Died
  
September 6, 2003, Islamabad, Pakistan

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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 azeri and kurd mountain climber. He was the second Iranian climber to conquer Mount Everest, reaching the summit in 1998.

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Biography

Oraz was born in Naghadeh, in 1969, in West Azerbaijan, Iran. He graduated from Urmia University with a BS degree in 2000. During Rory Stewart's walk across Iran, Oraz accompanied the explorer for three months. He died during an attempt to ascend Mount Gasherbrum I in 2003. He and his colleague (Moqbel Honarpajouh) were hit by an avalanche. After they were transferred to Shifa Hospital in Islamabad, Honarpajouh survived but Oraz died 20 days later.

Successful ascents

His successful international ascents:

  • 1998, Rakapushi, Pakistan.
  • 1998, Everest, Nepal.
  • 2000, Cho Oyu, Nepal, without oxygen.
  • 2000, Shishapangma, Nepal, without oxygen.
  • 2001, Makalu, Nepal, without oxygen.
  • 2001, Ararat, Turkey.
  • 2002, Lhotse, Nepal, without oxygen.
  • 2003, up to 7900m of Gasherbrum I, Pakistan.
  • References

    Mohammad Oraz Wikipedia