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Ranking in 7summits list, either CP or K | : | 91 |
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Ranking in Carstensz Pyramid list | : | 68 |
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Ranking in Kosciuszko list | : | 77 |
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First name | : | Bernard |
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Family name | : | Voyer |
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Gender | : | male |
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Country of origin | : | Canada |
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Date of Birth | : | 1953-03-07 |
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Name of first summit | : | Aconcagua |
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Date of climbing the first summit | : | 1997-01-20 |
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Name of final summit in Carstensz list | : | Vinson |
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Date of final summit in Carstensz list | : | 2001-12-10 |
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Name of final summit in Kosciuszko list | : | Kosciuszko |
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Date of final summit in Kosciuszko list | : | 2003-01-05 |
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Date of climbing Kilimanjaro | : | 1998-12-21 |
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Date of climbing Elbrus | : | 2000-10-14 |
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Date of climbing Aconcagua | : | 1997-01-20 |
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Date of climbing Denali | : | 2001-07-02 |
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Date of climbing Vinson | : | 2001-12-10 |
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Date of climbing Everest | : | 1999-05-05 |
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Date of climbing Carstensz Pyramid | : | 2000-07-15 |
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Date of climbing Kosciuszko | : | 2003-01-05 |
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Climbed Carstensz Pyramid? | : | Yes |
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Climbed Kosciuszko? | : | Yes |
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Total time including Carstensz Pyramid | : | 04y,324d |
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Total time including Kosciuszko | : | 05y,349d |
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Age when finished with CP | : | 48y,278d |
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Age when finished with K | : | 49y,303d |
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Website | : | http://www.bernardvoyer.com |
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Additional Info | : | Bernard Voyer, O.C., C.Q., Ph.D. (Hon.), F.S.G.R.(C.)
A renowned explorer and mountaineer, Bernard Voyer has 30 years of expeditions and adventures to his credit. He reached the North Pole in 1994, the South Pole in 1996 and, in 1999, he stood on the roof of the world, Mount Everest (8,850 metres).
He has stood at all three poles of the Earth, a feat that very few people have achieved.
Bernard Voyer knows the three poles and recently, he completed his World Tour by climbing the highest peak of every continent making him the first North American explorer to have managed this historic exploit.
Bernard Voyer has given more than 400 inspirational presentations in English and French, in Canada, in the United States and Europe. To date he has met more than 175,000 businesspeople, during activities such as training sessions, incentive programs, congresses or special events, as a master of ceremonies and honorary chairman. Canadian citizen, he also possesses the French nationality having lived 10 years in the French Alps.
He has received many tributes. He is proud to be an Officer of the Order of Canada and a Chevalier of the Ordre National du Québec. He has received an honorary Ph.D. from the University of Sudbury and the Royal Geographic Society of Canada awarded him its prestigious gold medal. In 2002, he received the medal of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation.
In 2002 he was recognized by the Governor General of Canada as one of the 50 greatest Canadians of the past 50 years. That same year, Canada Post issued a series of stamps celebrating mountains, and paid tribute to him. In 2003, he was decorated by the Prince of Nepal with the honour medal given to each climber having reached the top of Mount Everest. In November, Bernard Voyer was honoured by his hero, Sir Edmund Hillary for his Adventure Grand Slam recognizing his exceptional career as a polar explorer and mountain climber.
Working with young people remains one of his priorities. He is a member of the Board of Young Canadians Challenge, and supports a number of foundations that help underprivileged youth and seriously ill young people. He is also a member of the Board of Nature Conservancy of Canada, Quebec division. He was also recently elected member of the Board of administration of the Ordre National du Québec.
A LONG WAY
1953 Bernard Voyer was born in Rimouski, on March 7.
1970 He climbed his first mountains in the Canadian Rockies, including Mount Cascade, at 2,800 m.
1978 He crossed Baffin Island on skis for the first time, a 200 km expedition. He would make this trip three more times, in 1990, 1991 and 1995.
1978-99 Bernard travelled 5,000 km by canoe throughout different regions of Quebec.
1979 600 km by canoe down the George River, from Schefferville to Kangiqsualujjuaq, on Ungava Bay.
1980-90 Ten treks, for a total of 1,000 km, through the entire High Atlas range of Morocco.
1980-91 As a licensed ski instructor, went on various expeditions in the French Alps.
1989 He crossed the Sahara Desert through the Great Western Erg.
1991 Bernard travelled 200 km by canoe down the Romaine River on Quebec's Lower North Shore.
1992 A world first: he crossed Ellesmere Island on skis, across its four ice caps. 1,000 km.
1993 Bernard became the first Canadian to ski to the magnetic North Pole.
1994 He reached the geographic North Pole via Siberia, leaving from a floating scientific base.
1995 He became the first Canadian to ski across Greenland, 650 km from east to west.
1996 Thierry Pétry and Bernard Voyer, each pulling a 170 kg sled, crossed the Antarctic with no outside assistance and reached the South Pole at 10:47 a.m. on January 12. A 1,500 km trip lasting 65 days.
1997 Bernard climbed Mont Maipo (5,100 m), in Argentina.
1997 On January 20, he reached the summit of Aconcagua (6,959 m), in Argentina, the highest point in the Americas.
1997 He made his first Everest attempt. Poor weather kept him from reaching the summit.
1998 On December 21, he stood at the summit of Kilimanjaro, 5,896 m, the highest mountain in Africa.
1998 He canoed down the Rupert River to James Bay.
1999 On May 5th, at 12:10 PM, he reached the roof of the world: the summit of Everest, at 8,850 m (29,035’) with his friend Dorjee Sherpa
1999-2000 Bernard made 5 climbs in the Andes: in Ecuador, Fuya Fuya (4,200m), Imbabura (4,620m), Cotopaxi (5,897m) and Chimborazo (6,310m) and, in Colombia, the volcano Cumbal (4,764m).
2000 July 15, first man from Quebec to reach the highest summit of the Oceanic continent: Mount Carstensz.
2000 October 14, he reached the highest summit of the European continent: Mount Elbrus
2001 July 2, he reached the highest summit of North America, Mount McKinley in Alaska.
2001 On December 10, he stood atop the world’s coldest peak, Mount Vinson, in Antarctica, crowning his exceptional World Tour via the highest mountain on each of the seven continents
2003 In January, he succeeded the climb of Mount Kosciuzko, the highest peak of Australia.
Monday, November 4, 2003
Bernard Voyer was listed in TIME magazine as one of Canada’s Best Explorers. This honour was given to only four other individuals in the magazine. |
