Spouse(s) Olga Ashurly | Name Murad Ashurly Role Mountaineer | |
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Born August 31, 1972 ( 1972-08-31 ) Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, USSR Alma mater Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography Occupation Customer Solutions Salesman, Mountaneer, Explorer Died October 23, 2014, Ama Dablam, Khumjung, Nepal People also search for Mike Gill, Wally Romanes, Mike Ward, Barry Bishop | ||
Nationality Azerbaijani, American | ||
Murad ashurly climbing mt everest at high camp 27000 ft 8300m may 2013
Murad Ashurly (Azerbaijani: Murad Aşurlu; born August 31, 1972 in Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, USSR - 22 October 2014 in Ama Dablam, Nepal) was an Azerbaijani mountaineer, cousin of the prominent climber Israfil Ashurly. He was the third Azerbaijani to climb Mount Everest and Kangchenjunga, completing the Seven Summits challenge in 2013.
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- Murad ashurly climbing mt everest at high camp 27000 ft 8300m may 2013
- Ericsson north america s murad ashurly reaching the summit of everest
- Biography
- Books and other writings
- References
Ericsson north america s murad ashurly reaching the summit of everest
Biography
Ashurly joined Ericsson in 1998, and worked as director of customer solutions sales. His extensive experience at Ericsson has taken him to Sweden, Russia and Central Asia, he has held various sales, solution and operational positions in United States.
In 2000, he defended a thesis for PhD on "Development and research of the parabolic reflector in order to improve the energy characteristics of a solar installation" at Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography in Russia.
He died on the return journey after successfully ascending the Mount Ama Dablam in the Himalaya range. An autopsy revealed he died after falling about 300 metres downhill after his rope snapped, on his way down from Camp 2 to Camp 1. He was buried in United States due his family's request.
Books and other writings
Upon his death, he published work for his book "Finding Your Everest" on alpinism, which is set to be published in 2015.