| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 5 January 1956 Tanganyika (now Tanzania) |
| Website | www |
| Climbing career | |
| Type of climber | Mountaineer |
| Known for | Co-founder of Sea to Summit[1] |
| First ascents | Mount Everest via the North Face to Norton Couloir route |
| Updated on 17 March 2013 | |
Tim Macartney-Snape AM (born 5 January 1956) is an Australian mountaineer and author. On 3 October 1984 Macartney-Snape and Greg Mortimer were the first Australians to reach the summit of Mount Everest. They reached the summit, climbing without supplementary oxygen, via a new route on the North Face (North Face to Norton Couloir). In 1990, Macartney-Snape became the first person to walk and climb from sea level to the top of Mount Everest. Macartney-Snape is also the co-founder of the Sea to Summit range of outdoor and adventure gear and accessories,[2] a guide for adventure travel company World Expeditions[3] and a founding director and patron of the World Transformation Movement.[4]
- ^ "About Us – Sea to Summit".
- ^ "Tim Macartney-Snape – Saxton Speaker Bureau". Archived from the original on 15 March 2004.
- ^ www.worldexpeditions.com
- ^ "World Transformation Movement". Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.