Lev Sarkisov

Lev Sarkisov (born 2 December 1938) is an Armenian mountaineer known for being the oldest Armenian to have climbed Mount Everest.

Lev Sarkisov
Born
Lev Sarkisov

(1938-10-02) 2 October 1938
NationalityGeorgia Georgia (country)
OccupationMountaineer

Career

Sarkisov worked as a mentor for mountaineers in the Georgian Armed Forces before moving onto recreational climbing.[1]

On 12 May 1999 Sarkisov became the oldest man to have ever reached the peak of Mount Everest at the age of sixty years and one hundred sixty-one days, breaking the previous record held by Venezuelan climber Ramon Balanca Suarez. He was officially recognized by the Guinness World Records as the oldest mountaineer to have ever scaled the mountain.[1][2] His record was surpassed in 2001 by American mountaineer Sherman Bull.[3]

Sarkisov was awarded the Order of Honor by President Eduard Shevardnadze in 1999 and is also a recipient of the Snow Leopard award.[4]

See also

References
  1. Ghazanchyan, Siranush. "Lev Sarkisov: The oldest Armnian to have climbed Everest". Public Radio of Armenia.
  2. "Georgian Man Is Oldest to Scale Everest". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 1999-05-22. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  3. Upreti, Bed (2003). Everest from the air. Ghatal & Matu Publications. p. 40. ISBN 9789993354222.
  4. "Lev Sarkisov: Famous Armenian Mountaineer". Asbarez.com. 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2018-12-17.


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