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Ranking in 7summits list, either CP or K | : | 61 |
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Ranking in Carstensz Pyramid list | : | 46 |
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Ranking in Kosciuszko list | : | 38 |
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First name | : | Louis |
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Family name | : | Bowen |
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Gender | : | male |
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Country of origin | : | USA |
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Date of Birth | : | 1948-05-18 |
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Name of first summit | : | Elbrus |
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Date of climbing the first summit | : | 1990-10-01 |
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Name of final summit in Carstensz list | : | Kilimanjaro |
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Date of final summit in Carstensz list | : | 1998-08-04 |
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Name of final summit in Kosciuszko list | : | Kilimanjaro |
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Date of final summit in Kosciuszko list | : | 1998-08-04 |
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Date of climbing Kilimanjaro | : | 1998-08-04 |
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Date of climbing Elbrus | : | 1990-10-01 |
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Date of climbing Aconcagua | : | 1996-12-23 |
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Date of climbing Denali | : | 1991-06-23 |
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Date of climbing Vinson | : | 1997-12-20 |
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Date of climbing Everest | : | 1992-05-12 |
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Date of climbing Carstensz Pyramid | : | 1994-11-13 |
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Date of climbing Kosciuszko | : | 1997-11-11 |
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Climbed Carstensz Pyramid? | : | Yes |
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Climbed Kosciuszko? | : | Yes |
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Total time including Carstensz Pyramid | : | 07y,307d |
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Total time including Kosciuszko | : | 07y,307d |
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Age when finished with CP | : | 50y,077d |
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Age when finished with K | : | 50y,077d |
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Website | : | http://www.aclasia.com.hk/ |
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Additional Info | : | photo: Everest summit with the Hong Kong flag.
Louis Bowen started climbing in 1984 in the Alps & was inspired by his good friend in Hong Kong, 7summiteer Keith Kerr.
Climbing was the perfect antidote to his high pressure, intensely urban professional life in Hong Kong. He never had great ambitions in climbing, he always did it to be in the mountains and be with good friends. Louis found that his friends were going to bigger and bigger mountains so he followed them.
What happened was he found myself, after Everest in '92, having climbed at least two of the most difficult of the 7 summits, thinking that he might as well go for the others...
Climbing is still very important to him today but now he does it with his family and very close friends. In 2001 he climbed Hyuni Potosi in Bolivia.
Other climbs include Mt. Cook in New Zealand, the Matterhorn, Mt. Blanc, Gran Paradiso, the Bishorn and the Weishorn in the Alps.
He has climbed Ranier four times including an epic climb of the Kautz Glacier in 1989. He has also been to Cotopaxi in Equador but had to turn back due to weather.
Profesional background:
(from the ACL website)
Mr. Bowen, an American national, holds a BA degree in Economics from the University of Arkansas and an MBA in Finance from the Wharton Graduate School of Business, which he received in 1972. He worked for Citibank in New York from 1972 until 1977 and was Vice President of Citibank responsible for the Corporate Finance activities of its Merchant Banking Group in the Asia-Pacific region from 1977 to 1981. During that time he was involved in many different transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private placements, project financing, leveraged leases and syndicated loans.
Mr. Bowen was a Managing Director of the Arral Group from 1981 to 1993. During that time the group invested more than US$200 million in over 50 companies in Asia, most of which were private companies. In many of these companies, Mr. Bowen played an active role in developing the companies' businesses and arranging for their disposition.
In late 1993, Mr. Bowen led the formation of ACL and its management team. He is a shareholder of ACL. Currently serving on the Board of several companies, he was a co-founder of the Hong Kong Venture Capital Association and holds memberships in various clubs and professional organizations in Hong Kong. He has lived and worked in Asia since 1977.
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