Gary Ball

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Gary Ian Ball (died October 1993) was a New Zealand

mountaineer who summited Mount Everest twice, in 1990 and 1992.[1][2]

Climbs

Ball was a New Zealand Antarctic Division field guide and instructor in survival training at

Aoraki (Mt Cook) 26 times, at that time a record.[4]

In 1989 Gary Ball tried unsuccessfully to climb Mount Everest.[5] In 1990 Gary Ball summited Mount Everest with Peter Hillary and Rob Hall.[6] They made a call from the summit to a New Zealand television station for an on-air talk during prime time.[7] On return to New Zealand they appeared in parades and gained corporate sponsorships for additional climbs.[7] With Hall, Ball climbed the Seven Summits in seven months in 1990.[8] Together, Ball and Hall founded Adventure Consultants in 1991, and were among the pioneers of guided tours of Mount Everest.[9] Hall and Ball had climbed 16 mountains together and were celebrities in New Zealand for their climbing exploits.[10]

In 1990, Ball was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[11]

In 1992, Ball also attempted

Dan Mazur, Scott Fischer, Ed Viesturs, Neal Beidleman and Jon Pratt.[12]

Death

Dhaulagiri

Ball died in October 1993 after coming down with high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) while climbing Himalayan mountain Dhaulagiri with Hall.[3][9] Hall buried Ball's body in a crevasse on the mountain, and it was rediscovered ten years later.[4] In 2004 his family members planned a trip to re-bury the body.[4]

Legacy

New Zealand Antarctic Research Program party to this area, 1980–81.[13]

Ball Peak is a mountain named by the New Zealand Geographic Board after Ball.

Harris Peak, with which this naming is associated.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Everest Summits 1990". EverestHistory.com. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Everest Summits 1992". EverestHistory.com. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Ball Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  4. ^ a b c Edwards, Grace (27 March 2004), "Brother in mission to lay past to rest", The New Zealand Herald
  5. ^ "Everest K2 News ExplorersWeb – Tales from the grave: Rescues at Altitude". Explorersweb.com. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Brother in mission to lay past to rest". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  7. ^ a b "The background and history of Adventure Consultants New Zealand, co-founded by Rob Hall and Gary Ball, now directed by Guy Cotter". Adventureconsultants.com. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  8. ^ Wilson, John (18 December 2013), "Mountaineering – New Zealand climbers overseas: Hall, Hillary and Ball", Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, retrieved 16 May 2016
  9. ^ a b Gary Ball, climber, dies on mountain, Reuters, 11 October 1993, archived from the original on 11 September 2016
  10. ISBN 9781446474815
    . Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  11. ISBN 0-908578-34-2
    .
  12. ^ "Tales from the grave: Rescues at Altitude". Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Ball Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
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