Jon Muir
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Jon Robert Muir OAM (born 1961) is an Australian mountaineer who has hiked through many terrains, supporting himself through his travels, becoming very skilled at hiking, hunting and finding resources.[1] He is well known for hiking alone across Australia, the North pole, South pole, Mt. Everest and kayaking in the ocean.[2] He has many different achievements that are listed below, in chronological order.
Biography
[edit]Muir grew up in Australia.[1] He began adventuring after being inspired while sailing with a friend.[3] He started rock climbing professionally.[3] At age sixteen, Muir decided to drop out of school and pursue adventuring and climbing full time, beginning in New Zealand.[3] He climbed Mount Everest solo and hiked across Australia without assistance or re-supply.[1]
Muir lives on an off-grid property, adjacent to the Grampian ranges in Victoria, Australia.[4]
Achievements
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Year[edit] |
Achievements[edit] |
1982 | Summitted Mont Blanc (4807m) via the Freney Pillar |
1982 | Summitted Grandes 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 in the process. |
1985 | Completed a winter traverse of Mont Maudit, Mont Blanc du Tacul and Mont Blanc. |
1985 | Summitted the Kedarnath Dome (6850m) in a 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 | Summitted the Kedarnath Group of mountains, with a solo ten-kilometre traverse of the peaks in 41 hours. |
1988 | Summitted 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 day. |
1989 | Recipient of the Order of Australia for services to mountaineering. |
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. |
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. |
2007 | Completed a solo walk to geographic centre of Australia, covering a distance of 1800 km in 70 days. |
2011 | Made first human-powered traverse of flooded Lake Eyre, with Suzan Muir in a double kayak, a distance of 120 km in 24 hours, from mouth of the Warburton River down the Warburton Groove to Dulhunty Island then to shore at Belt Bay. |
See also
[edit]- Alone Across Australia
- List of people who have walked across Australia
- Australian Geographic Society Adventure Awards
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Jon Muir OAM - Australian Museum". australianmuseum.net.au. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "PortalGuard - Portal Access". go.galegroup.com.butte.idm.oclc.org. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ a b c "Australian Jon Muir honoured with Lifetime of Adventure award". ABC News. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ Ferguson, John (27 November 2020). "Hanging in the Balance". The Weekend Australian Magazine. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
[edit]- Jon Muir's website via the Wayback Machine