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Alan Hinkes
British Himalayan mountaineer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alan Hinkes OBE (born 26 April 1954) is an English Himalayan high-altitude mountaineer from Northallerton in North Yorkshire. He is the first British mountaineer to claim all 14 Himalayan eight-thousanders (mountains above 8,000 m (26,247 ft) in height), which he did on 30 May 2005.
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Full name | Alan Charles Hinkes |
Main discipline | Mountaineering |
Other disciplines | Photography, Teacher Geography and PE |
Born | (1954-04-26) 26 April 1954 (age 70) Northallerton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Nationality | English |
Career | |
Notable ascents | Mount Everest 1996 K2 1995 Annapurna 2002 Kangchenjunga 2005 Nanga Parbat 1998 All 14 8,000m Peaks 1987–2005 (Cho Oyu is disputed) Eiger North Face. |
Family | |
Spouse | never married |
Children | Fiona Horgan (b. 1984) |
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