User:C fitzg/sandbox

Comments from Heather
10/9- Great! You'll be doing John Muir the naturalist, not the other guy, right? Please write the references below in MLA format and fill out the work log and "What I'll Improve" below with ideas for how to make the John Muir page better, okay?

10/16- Hi Charissa- Please update your work log and copy and paste the section of the Wikipedia article you'll be working on. Note what you're improving so I can give you credit...

10/25- Thank you for the work log, now please add DATES, so I can update each week's score. Make sense? Which date were you working on which thing? Also, have you made changes directly on the main Wikipedia page, or are you planning to move your changes from your Sandbox to the main space?

What I'll improve:
I want to add more about his life. I also want to make the achievements section more condensed and to mix in with the awards section listed right below the achievements, I feel these two are one in the same and can be added together. I want to continue the achievements of his life and add in some photos of Jon Muir or related content to add visual aides to the article. Jon Muir and John Muir are different people, initially I did not see that one was Australian and one was American, both environmental advocates, so I plan to add more summaries and paragraphs about him and his life, and remove achievements that do not need to be there if any need to be removed. I will update the information and sources for Jon Muir, Australian explorer. I plan to move my finished work from the sandbox to the original article. Jon Robert Muir OAM (born 1961) is an Australian Mountain man. Although his name is similar to John Muir the American environmental advocate and hiker they are not to be confused. Jon R Muir has hiked through many terrains, supporting himself through his travels, becoming very skilled at hiking, hunting and finding resources. He is well known for hiking alone across Australia, the North pole, South pole, Mt. Everest and kayaking in the ocean. He has many different achievements that are listed below, in chronological order.

How it all started:

Jon Muir spent his childhood growing up in Australia, starting in 1961 when he was born. He first fell in love with adventuring and being outdoors at about age fourteen while sailing in the ocean with a friend. After sailing he started rock climbing, he began rock climbing professionally and exploring even more. Just a few years later at age sixteen Jon Muir decided to drop out of school and pursue adventuring and climbing full time, at this point he started adventuring mountains in New Zealand. This was just the beginning of Muir's adventures, he started many large adventures and journey's like climbing Mount Everest solo and hiking across Australia without assistance or any help to re-supply him with food and water. He still continues to adventure and make solo trips through different parts of Australia and the world.

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Achievements

 * 1982
 * Summitted Mont Blanc (4807m) via the Freney Pillar
 * 1982
 * Summitted Grand Jorasses (4208m) via the Walker Spur.
 * 1982
 * Summitted Changabang (6864m) via the south-west pillar.
 * 1983
 * Summitted the Matterhorn (4478m) solo via North Face
 * 1983
 * Summitted Piz Badile (3370m) solo via the North Face, setting a speed record ascent in the process.
 * 1984
 * First attempt at climbing Mount Everest (8848m) via the West Ridge.
 * 1985
 * Completed a winter traverse of Mount Maudit, Mont Blanc du Tacul and Mont Blanc.
 * 1985
 * Attempted Mount Shivling via the south-west pillar.
 * 1985
 * Summitted the Kedarnath Dome (6850m) in a single day.
 * 1986
 * Summitted Shivling via the south-west pillar.
 * 1986
 * Again summitted Mont Blanc solo, this time setting a speed record via the Frontier ridge.
 * 1987
 * Attempted the multi-peak traverse of the Kedarnath Group (Dome 6850m,Peak 7015m, Kirti Bamak 6500m).
 * 1987
 * Successfully summitted the Kedarnath Group of mountains, with a solo ten kilometre traverse of the peaks in 41 hours.
 * 1987
 * Second attempt of Mount Everest via the South Pillar.
 * 1988
 * Successful summit of Mount Everest from the south as a member of the Australian Bicentennial Expedition. Jon reached the summit alone, and set a record when climbing the south side without sherpas.
 * 1989
 * Summitted Aconcagua (6960m) in a single day.
 * 1989
 * Recipient of the Order of Australia for services to mountaineering.
 * 1990
 * Attempt to again summit Aconcagua via the South Face.
 * 1993
 * Fourth attempt at Mount Everest via the north-ridge, acting as a guide.
 * 1995
 * Fifth attempt at Mount Everest via the north-ridge, acting as a guide.
 * 1995
 * Completed a 900 km sea kayaking trip down the Daintree River to Cape York in 62 days.
 * 1996
 * Completed a solo waterless 620 km desert trek through Lake Eyre and the Tirari Desert in 34 days, pulling a 260 kg cart.
 * 1997
 * Attempted an unsupported traverse of Australia.
 * 1999
 * Reached the South Pole as part of an expedition with Eric Philips and Peter Hillary. Arrived via the Shackleton Glacier, covering a distance of 1500 km over a period of 84 days.
 * 1999
 * First solo traverse on foot of Australia's largest salt lakes – Lake Eyre, Lake Frome and Lake Gairdner.
 * 2000
 * Completed an 800 km solo sea-kayaking trip along east coast of the Cape York Peninsula in 52 Days.
 * 2001
 * First ever unassisted crossing of Australia from Port Augusta to Burketown, covering 2500 km over 128 days.
 * 2001
 * Australian Geographic Society's Adventurer of the Year.
 * 2002
 * Reached the North Pole from Siberia, with Eric Philips.
 * 2003
 * Recipient of the Centenary Medal for contributions made to Australian society.
 * 2004
 * Sea-kayak hunting and gathering journey with his wife Suzan Muir, covering a distance of 1000 km in 120 days.
 * 2006
 * Attempted to walk to geographic centre of Australia.
 * 2007
 * Completed a solo walk to geographic centre of Australia, covering a distance of 1800 km in 70 days.
 * 2011
 * Lake Eyre, first human powered traverse of wet lake. (With Suzan Muir in double kayak). From mouth of the Warburton River down the Warburton Groove to Dulhunty Island then to shore at Belt Bay. 120 km-24hrs.
 * 2015
 * Attempting Little Sandy and Gibson desert solo trip in Australia
 * }
 * Reached the South Pole as part of an expedition with Eric Philips and Peter Hillary. Arrived via the Shackleton Glacier, covering a distance of 1500 km over a period of 84 days.
 * 1999
 * First solo traverse on foot of Australia's largest salt lakes – Lake Eyre, Lake Frome and Lake Gairdner.
 * 2000
 * Completed an 800 km solo sea-kayaking trip along east coast of the Cape York Peninsula in 52 Days.
 * 2001
 * First ever unassisted crossing of Australia from Port Augusta to Burketown, covering 2500 km over 128 days.
 * 2001
 * Australian Geographic Society's Adventurer of the Year.
 * 2002
 * Reached the North Pole from Siberia, with Eric Philips.
 * 2003
 * Recipient of the Centenary Medal for contributions made to Australian society.
 * 2004
 * Sea-kayak hunting and gathering journey with his wife Suzan Muir, covering a distance of 1000 km in 120 days.
 * 2006
 * Attempted to walk to geographic centre of Australia.
 * 2007
 * Completed a solo walk to geographic centre of Australia, covering a distance of 1800 km in 70 days.
 * 2011
 * Lake Eyre, first human powered traverse of wet lake. (With Suzan Muir in double kayak). From mouth of the Warburton River down the Warburton Groove to Dulhunty Island then to shore at Belt Bay. 120 km-24hrs.
 * 2015
 * Attempting Little Sandy and Gibson desert solo trip in Australia
 * }
 * Attempted to walk to geographic centre of Australia.
 * 2007
 * Completed a solo walk to geographic centre of Australia, covering a distance of 1800 km in 70 days.
 * 2011
 * Lake Eyre, first human powered traverse of wet lake. (With Suzan Muir in double kayak). From mouth of the Warburton River down the Warburton Groove to Dulhunty Island then to shore at Belt Bay. 120 km-24hrs.
 * 2015
 * Attempting Little Sandy and Gibson desert solo trip in Australia
 * }
 * 2015
 * Attempting Little Sandy and Gibson desert solo trip in Australia
 * }