Laval St. Germain
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Captain Laval St. Germain (born October 18, 1968) is a Canadian adventurer, mountain climber, endurance athlete, public speaker and Boeing 737 pilot[1]. St. Germain is a member of the Explorers Club and is a Royal Canadian Geographical Society fellow[2]. St. Germain is the first Canadian to summit Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen[3][4]. He has climbed the highest peak on all seven continents, along with the highest point of over 30 countries, and is the only person to have climbed and skied down Iraq's highest peak, Cheekha Dar[5][6]. In 2016, St. Germain rowed more than 5000km solo across the North Atlantic Ocean from Halifax, Canada to Brest, France[7][8].
St. Germain lives in Calgary, Alberta with his wife, Janet [9]. St. Germain and his two kids, Andréa and Richard, who were 11 and 13 years old at the time, hold the record for the youngest cyclists to have completed the ride between Dawson City,Yukon and Inuvik, Northwest Territories on the remote Dempster Highway[10][11]. St. Germain is a keynote speaker with the Speakers Bureau of Canada[12].
Mount Everest
In 2010, St. Germain became the first Canadian to summit Mount Everest without the use of supplemental oxygen[6]. He climbed the Tibetan side, losing three fingers due to frostbite[6]. St. Germain was inspired by Italian climber Reinhold Messner and the desire to conquer the ultimate physical challenge[11].
The Seven Summits
Between 1993 and 2019, St. Germain summited all of the Seven Summits[2][3] (the Messner version).
- Aconcagua (1993)
- Mount Kilimanjaro (1994)
- Denali (Mount McKinley) (1996)
- Mount Elbrus (1997)
- Mount Everest (2010)
- Puncak Jaya (Carstensz Pyramid) (2012)
- Vinson Massif (2019)
Solo Row from Halifax to France
In 2016, St. Germain broke a world record, rowing over 5000km across the North Atlantic Ocean from Halifax, Canada to Brest, France in 53 days. St. Germain called the 5,000-kilometre solo journey the Confront Cancer Ocean Row after a close friend was diagnosed with lung cancer [13]. The record-breaking trip raised $60,000 for the Alberta Cancer Foundation[14].
References
- ↑ Ward, Rachel (2018-08-29). "Calgary explorer sets sights on Antarctic 1,300-km journey and mountain climb". CBC News. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pope, Alexandra (2019-01-15). "Meet the Canadian explorer who just completed the Seven Summits". Canadian Geographic. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Calgary climber summits tallest peak on every continent". CBC News. 2019-01-09. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ↑ "150 Firsts: How Alberta Changed Canada... Forever". Provincial Archives of Alberta. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ↑ "Calgary man ascends Iraq's highest peak". CBC News. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Averill, Graham (2019-08-22). "The Superhuman Abilities of Laval St. Germain". Outside Magazine. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ↑ Gray, Kim (2023-05-12). "The Adventure Life: Canada's king of wanderlust driven to connect with the world". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ↑ Forrest, Liberty (2016-07-21). "Laval St. Germain: From Scared Little Boy to Rowing 4500 km Across the Atlantic-Alone". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ↑ Lo, Tricia (2016-06-17). "Calgary man attempts solo 4,500-kilometre row across Atlantic for cancer research". CBC News. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ↑ Frangou, Christina (2016-12-05). "Meet Endurance Adventurer Laval St. Germain". Avenue Magazine Calgary. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Scott, Mackenzie (2019-09-03). "Northern adventurer has message of inspiration for teachers". CBC News. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ↑ "Laval St. Germain". Speakers Bureau of Canada. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
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