Mohammad Oraz

Mohammad Oraz

Mohammad Oraz (Kurdish: Mihemed Ewraz), (Persian: محمد اوراز ), born 1969 in Naghadeh, Iran – died September 6, 2003, Islamabad, Pakistan) was an Iranian mountain climber. He was the second Iranian[1] climber to conquer Mount Everest on 1998. The first Iranian is Iranian-American climber Hooman Aprin who stood on top of Everest oct.5, 1990.[2]

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Biography

He was born in Naghadeh, in 1969, in West Azerbaijan, Iran. He graduated from Urmia University with a BS degree in 2000. He died during an attempt to ascend Mount Gasherbrum I in 2003. He and his colleague (Moqbel Honarpajouh) dropped after an avalanche. After they were transferred to Shafa Hospital in Islamabad, his colleague survived but he died 20 days later.

Successful ascents

His successful international ascents:

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

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