Aidin Bozorgi

The native form of this personal name is Aidin Bozorgi. This article uses the Western name order.
Aidin Bozorgi
Native name آیدین بزرگی
Born (1989-04-11)April 11, 1989
Tehran, Iran
Disappeared July 20, 2013 (aged 24)
Broad Peak, Pakistan Pakistan
Nationality Iranian Iran
Education Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
Occupation Mountaineering Ice climbing Rock climbing Big wall climbing Student Electrical Engineering

Aidin Bozorgi (Persian: آیدین بزرگی ‎‎, born 1989 in Tehran, Iran – disappeared July 20, 2013 in Broad Peak, Pakistan) was an Iranian mountain climber. He was 13 years old when he started mountaineering. Soon, he had shown how talented he was by climbing Mount Damavand when he was only 15 years old.[1] Aidin was good at most mountain-relating climbing sports such as ice climbing, mixed climbing, rock climbing, sport climbing, big wall climbing, traditional climbing, aid climbing and bouldering

Biography

Aidin had grown up in Tehran, Iran. His achievements were in variety of fields like painting, kung-fu and mountaineering. Hasan Najjarian was his motivator into the world of mountaineering. Being his trainee for couple of years, he was accepted in K.N.Toosi University of Technology and continued his mountaineering life with the university mountaineering group. In order to be a professional mountaineer, he joined Arash alpine club in 2007.

Education and career

Aidin Bozorgi got 3rd place in Khwarizmi competition 2005. He was educated in Tehran, Iran, receiving a Bachelor's degree in Electrical engineering at K.N.Toosi University of Technology 2013. He was ranked 5th in 18th national Economics Olympiad.[2] He also ranked 11th in national Master's degree exam in Economics 2013.[1]

Setting Iran route

Aidin Bozorgi (with Pouya Keivan and Mojtaba Jarahi) successfully completed a new route on the Southwest Face of Broad Peak they had been working on since 2009.[3][4] The descent proved to be more complicated than expected.[5] Climber Thomas Laemmle, who helped with the unsuccessful search and rescue attempt, stated that he believed Bozorgi and his companions were dead,[6][7] The search operation on Broad Peak has formally been called off. They have been presumed dead.[8][9]

Climbed mountaineering routes[10][11][12][13][14]

2008

2009

2009/11

2009/10/11

2010

2010/11

2011/13

2012

2013

Climbed big wall climbing routes[15]

Alam-Kuh (4850m)

2010

2012

Bisotun

2010

2011

2013

Pol-e Khvab

Caving

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/334855/%D9%BE%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A2%DB%8C%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A8%D8%B2%D8%B1%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%B4-%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA
  2. ↑ http://www.kntu.ac.ir/ShowPage.aspx?page_=news&lang=1&tempname=kntu92&sub=0&PageID=1518&PageIDF=11
  3. ↑ http://www.explorersweb.com/everest_k2/news.php?url=summer-2013-new-route-summits-burials-an_137411056
  4. ↑ http://www.alpineclub.ir/fa/node/206
  5. ↑ http://www.explorersweb.com/everest_k2/news.php?url=iranian-broad-peak-new-route-complicatio_137421475
  6. ↑ http://4x8000.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/search-and-rescue-operation-sar-for.html
  7. ↑ http://www.explorersweb.com/everest_k2/news.php?url=the-iranian-route-on-broad-peak-complete_137485806
  8. ↑ http://koohnews.ir/index.php/%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1-%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%87%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C/2646-%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%DB%8C%D9%87-%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%87%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A2%D8%B1%D8%B4
  9. ↑ http://www.explorersweb.com/everest_k2/news.php?url=summit-push-aborted-on-k2-gasherbrums-up_137480305
  10. ↑ http://www.arashmountainclub.gigfa.com/index.php/27-membersreporting/219-1390-10-23-18-15-45
  11. ↑ http://damavandclub.ir/post/detail.aspx?mc=3&sc=2&pc=1&ctg=1&c=7&lang=Fa&lang=Fa
  12. ↑ http://damavandclub.ir/post/detail.aspx?mc=3&sc=1&pc=1&ctg=1&c=329&lang=Fa&lang=Fa
  13. ↑ http://www.alpineclub.ir/fa/node/1209
  14. ↑ http://www.alpineclub.ir/fa/node/1159
  15. ↑ http://www.arashmountainclub.gigfa.com/index.php/27-membersreporting/213-1390-08-05-08-23-45
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/3/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.