User:Patrickhollingworth

Patrick Hollingworth (born May 12, 1977) is an Australian high-altitude mountaineer. In 2010 he became the third West Australian to climb to the summit of Mount Everest, and in 2009 the first to summit Cho Oyu (8210m, 6th highest in the world). Prior to that he undertook expeditions to Baruntse, Denali, Ama Dablam and Spantik.

Mountain Climbing Career Hollingworth's interest in climbing began whilst studying at the University of Western Australia in the mid 1990s. It was sparked by reading Heinrich Harrer's account of the history of attempts to climb the North Face of the Eiger. After learning to climb in New Zealand in the early 2000s, he embarked on a series of expeditions to the Karakorum, Himalayan and Alaskan mountain ranges.

In October 2006, Hollingworth was almost killed in a mountaineering accident when he developed pulmonary oedema, an altitude-related illness, at 6000m on an expedition to Ama Dablam. Hollingworth was rescued from the mountain by two sherpas who assisted his descent to base camp.

In May 2008 Hollingworth returned to the mountains, where he travelled to Alaska and climbed Denali, the highest peak in North America. His subsequent attempt to climb Cho Oyu in September 2008 was unsuccessful due to visa entry restrictions into Tibet. In April 2009 he travelled to Nepal to climb Baruntse, before returning again in August 2009 where he then travelled to Tibet and climbed Cho Oyu, as final preparation for his Everest attempt the following year.