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Ranking in 7summits list, either CP or K | : | 171 |
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Ranking in Carstensz Pyramid list | : | 97 |
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Ranking in Kosciuszko list | : | 131 |
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First name | : | Maxime (Max) |
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Family name | : | Chaya |
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Gender | : | male |
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Country of origin | : | Lebanon |
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Date of Birth | : | 1961-12-16 |
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Name of first summit | : | Kilimanjaro |
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Date of climbing the first summit | : | 2001-11-02 |
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Name of final summit in Carstensz list | : | Everest |
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Date of final summit in Carstensz list | : | 2006-05-15 |
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Name of final summit in Kosciuszko list | : | Everest |
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Date of final summit in Kosciuszko list | : | 2006-05-15 |
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Date of climbing Kilimanjaro | : | 2001-11-02 |
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Date of climbing Elbrus | : | 2005-07-03 |
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Date of climbing Aconcagua | : | 2004-01-19 |
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Date of climbing Denali | : | 2003-06-29 |
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Date of climbing Vinson | : | 2004-12-26 |
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Date of climbing Everest | : | 2006-05-15 |
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Date of climbing Carstensz Pyramid | : | 2005-12-07 |
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Date of climbing Kosciuszko | : | 2004-04-05 |
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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,194d |
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Total time including Kosciuszko | : | 04y,194d |
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Age when finished with CP | : | 44y,150d |
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Age when finished with K | : | 44y,150d |
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Website | : | http://www.audi7summits.com |
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Additional Info | : | Kilimanjaro route: Marangu
Kilimanjaro partners: Tanzanian guide Joseph. Tanzania National Parks summit cerificate No.6930 dated 02-11-2001
Kilimanjaro_remarks: The first of Max’s Seven Summits, and his introduction to Mountain climbing.
Elbrus route: Normal
Elbrus partners: Expéditions Bernard Muller (2002) and Mountain Madness (second time in 2005)
Elbrus remarks: Successfully climbed Elbrus twice. The second time on skis.
Aconcagua route: Up: Normal (Plaza del Mulas). Down via the South Face (Plaza Francia).
Aconcagua partners: Willie Benegas (Mountain Madness)
Aconcagua remarks: Max tried Aconcagua in 2003 without luck with the weather.
Denali route: West buttress
Denali partners: Bill Crouse (Adventure Consultants back then)
Denali remarks: Successful but very cold summit day.
Vinson route: Normal
Vinson partners: Antarctic Logistics & expeditions
Vinson remarks: Skied "the last degree" to the South Pole afterwards
Everest route: Northeast ridge
Everest partners: Russell Brice (HIMEX)
Everest remarks: The last of Max’s continental summits. Reached the top at 05:50AM on Monday May 15th 2006 in bitterly cold conditions resulting in frostbite to some members of the expedition.
Carstensz route: Normal
Carstensz partners: Christine Boskoff (Mountain Madness)
Carstensz remarks: Quite an adventure getting to Base Camp, and perhaps the most technical of all the Seven Summits.
Kosciuszko route: Normal
Kosciuszko partners: None
Kosciuszko remarks: Having traveled more than halfway around the globe for Kosciuszko, Max thought of “hopping” to nearby New Zealand to climb something more challenging in the Southern Alps. Five days later he summited Mount Aspiring.
Climbing bio:
Other than the 7 (or rather 8) summits, Max climbed the following as training and preparation for the Seven Summits: Mont Blanc in Sept 01, Cho Oyo in Sept 03, Mount Aspiring in Mar 04, Gasherbrum I and II (without success) in Jul 04, Ama Dablam in Apr 05, and the Matterhorn in Jul 05.
Max also skied the last degree to both Poles (North and South). He began climbing big mountains in 2001 (Kilimanjaro) and it was just a personal challenge at the time.
Max has extensively documented (video, photo, and daily journals) all his expeditions, and has been using these at various schools, universities and clubs around the country -and region- to motivate the young generation.
personal bio:
Max studied Monetary Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has been married to Pascale since 1989, and they have two children (Edgar and Kelly). Max has been an avid sportsman all his life. He has been crowned National Champion on more than one occasion and in more that one discipline and has won numerous trophies both locally and abroad in several sports.
Because of his achievements, the President of the Lebanese Republic has decorated Max twice. He was knighted in December 2003, and in May 2006, he was upgraded to the rank of “Officer of the National Order of the Cedar”. |
