Don Bowie (born December 9, 1969) is a professional high altitude climber from

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, Canada. Bowie’s climbing endeavors have taken him to remote regions of

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

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, and the high-arctic of

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. In addition to being a world-class alpinist, he is an expert ski-mountaineer, avid

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, long-distance trail-runner, and develops various projects portraying his climbing exploits as a writer, filmmaker, and photographer. Bowie now lives in

Bishop, California Bishop (formerly Bishop Creek) is a city in California, United States. It is the largest populated place and only incorporated city in Inyo County. Bishop is located near the northern end of the Owens Valley, at an elevation of . The city was na ...

, where he serves as an active member of the Inyo County Sheriff Search and Rescue Team.

Expedition Highlights

* 2005 Broad Peak (8047m/26,401 ft) Karakoram, Pakistan, West Ridge, Solo (to 7800m) * 2006 Cho Oyu (8188m/26,863 ft) Tibet Himalaya, Polish Ridge variation (to 8000m) * 2006 Annapurna (8091m/26,545 ft) Nepal Himalaya, East Ridge, new route (to 7300m) * 2007 K2 (8611m/28,253 ft) Karakoram, Pakistan, new route (to 6800m) Abruzzi Spur (summit) * 2008 Annapurna (8091m/26,545 ft) Nepal Himalaya, South Face/East Ridge (to 7300m) * 2008 Distaghil Sar (7886m/25,256 ft) Hispar Range, Pakistan, new route attempt * 2008 unnamed peak (5811m/19,065) Hispar, Pakistan, first ascent (summit) * 2008 unnamed peak (6347m/20,823 ft) Hispar, Pakistan, second ascent (summit) * 2008/9 Broad Peak (8047m/26,401 ft) Karakoram, Pakistan, West Ridge, in winter (to 7000m) * 2009 Gasherbrum III (7952m/26,089 ft) Karakoram, Pakistan, North Face, new route (to 7300m) * 2010 Gasherbrum I (8068m/26,650 ft) Karakoram Range, Pakistan, Japanese Couloir (summit) * 2011 Cho Oyu (summit) with

Ueli Steck Ueli Steck (; 4 October 1976 – 30 April 2017) was a Swiss rock climber and mountaineer. He was the first to climb Annapurna solo via its South Face (though this is disputed by some), and set speed records on the North Face trilogy in the Alps ...

* 2019 Annapurna (Summit) after 6 attempts

References

Don Bowie at CC

Spirit of mountainering

Alpine Club Commendation - the history

Build Mental Toughness , Men's Health News

External links

Don Bowie Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bowie, Don Canadian mountain climbers 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Ontario People from Bishop, California

Expedition Highlights

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