Andrew Lock

Andrew has just returned to Australia from a gruelling but successful ascent of the south face of Mt Kanchenjunga in Nepal. The world’s 3rd highest mountain at 8596 metres and located in the far east of the Himalayan chain in…

Andrew returned from a tough trip to Annapurna 1, in Nepal. Joining forces with two strong Italian teams and 2 American climbers, Andrew attempted the North face of the mountain. Infamous for its frequent avalanches on almost all routes, Annapurna…

Adding to his long list of 8000 metre summits, Andrew reached the summit of Cho Oyu, the world's sixth highest peak, at 9.30am, 25th September 2004. This was officially his 10th 8000 metre summit, not including his second ascent of…

On 16 May 2004, Andrew completed his second successful ascent of Mt Everest whilst filming a documentary for Discovery Channel. He and 5 other members of his team summited the mountain via the South East ridge in what Andrew described…

This month Andrew is heading to Canada to meet with a team of high altitude veterans including Ben Webster and Hector Poncedeleon, where they will spend two weeks climbing and training in the Canadian wilderness before heading to Mt Everest…

After his February ascent of the acclaimed Pomme D'Or in Quebec, Canada - the test piece of North American ice climbing, Andrew is currently in Nepal to complete a documentary for Discovery Channel on climbing Mt Everest. Together with Ben…

Andrew has just returned from an extended expedition in the post monsoon Himalayas. He first made an ascent of Shishapangma, 8013 metres, in Tibet, and with his 10th 8000er under his belt, he then led a commercial expedition on a…