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Pat Falvey
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| Born | 2 June 1957 County Cork, Ireland
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| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation | Mountaineer, Adventurer, Explorer, Speaker, Mentor, Coach, Author, Entrepreneur. |
| Known for | First person to do the Seven Summits twice including Mount Everest from the Tibetan and Nepalese sides, Leader of the largest team to transverse South Georgia, Leader of First Irish team to reach the Southpole. |
| Children | 2 sons |
Pat Falvey is an Irish adventurer, mountaineer, and explorer. He is famous for leading challenging expeditions around the world. He was the first person to climb the Seven Summits (the highest mountains on each continent) twice. He even climbed Mount Everest from both the Tibetan (1996) and Nepalese sides (2004).
Pat Falvey also led the first Irish team to reach the South Pole. He helped Clare O'Leary become the first Irish woman to reach the top of Mount Everest. Besides exploring, he is an author, speaker, and helps people achieve their goals.
Early life
Pat Falvey was born and grew up in Cork city, Ireland. He started his first business when he was only 15 years old. He worked in building and property development. After facing some challenges in his business in the mid-1980s, he discovered mountain climbing in his late twenties.
Mountain climbing career
Pat Falvey began his climbing journey by walking and climbing hills in Ireland. He trained hard to become a high-altitude mountaineer. He practiced with the Cork Mountaineering Club and became a member of Kerry Mountain Rescue. He climbed often in Ireland, Scotland, France, and the Himalayas.
In June 1994, Pat Falvey climbed Mount Denali in Alaska. This was the first of the Seven Summits he aimed to conquer. He then climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in January 1995. He reached the summit of Mount Everest from the Northeast Ridge in June 1995.
He continued his quest by climbing Aconcagua in Argentina (December 1995) and Mount Elbrus in Russia (March 1996). He then climbed Mount Vinson in Antarctica (January 1997). Finally, he reached Mount Kosciusko in Australia in February 1997. Pat Falvey was the first Irish person to complete the Seven Summits. He was also the 32nd person in the world to achieve this feat.
In 1998, Falvey led the first Irish team to reach the summit of Cho Oyu in China and Nepal without using oxygen. He also climbed Ama Dablam in Nepal in 1999. In 2003, he led another Irish team to the summit of Mount Everest. In 2004, Pat Falvey reached the summit of Everest again. On this trip, he led the expedition that saw Dr Clare O'Leary become the first Irish woman to reach the top of Everest.
On December 16, 2005, Falvey completed the Seven Summits for a second time. He was the first person to do this by climbing Mount Everest from both the Tibetan and Nepalese sides.
Polar adventures
In 2006, Pat Falvey led a large group of 32 people across South Georgia Island. This journey honored famous polar explorers like Sir Ernest Shackleton and Tom Crean. Later that year, he led the first Irish team to cross Greenland.
In January 2008, he led a four-person Irish expedition to the South Pole. In April 2009, Falvey and Clare O'Leary completed a four-day walk to the North Pole.
Other work
Pat Falvey has also been involved in film production.
- Against the Sky: The Incredible Story of an Irish Expedition to climb Mount Everest was a film where Pat Falvey was an executive producer.
- The Summit was a film about the 2008 climbing season on K2. Pat Falvey was an executive producer for this film too.
See also
- List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit
