Eamon Ginge Fullen Explained

Eamon Christopher McKinley "Ginge" Fullen is a British mountaineer and former Royal Navy clearance diver who holds the Guinness World Records for the fastest climbs of every peak in Europe and Africa.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Life

Fullen was a clearance diver in the Royal Navy for twenty years. He broke his neck in 1990 while playing rugby and suffered a heart attack on Mount Everest in 1996.^[1]

Achievements

Fullen has climbed 168 country high points. He was awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal in the 1988 New Year Honours for saving lives during the 1987 ferry disaster^[4] whilst serving in the Royal Navy.^[1]

See also

• Tibesti Mountains
• Saka Haphong

External links

• Guinness World Records
• Archived website - gingefullen.com - web archive
• Greatest Modern Day Adventurers
• A Few breaths from death, Everest 1996 - Self account of Ginge Fullen (DOC File)
• Trapped on Everest? I'm on my mobile by Stephen Goodwin, Independent UK
• The Storms: Adventure and tragedy on Everest by Mike Trueman, Google Books.

Notes and References

1. Web site: An Interview with Adventurer Ginge Fullen. 7 Summits Project. 26 February 2016. English. 26 September 2015.
2. Web site: Fastest time to climb the highest peaks in all African countries. Guinness World Records. 26 February 2016. English. 25 December 2005. The record for the fastest time to climb the highest peaks in all African countries is 5 years, and was achieved by Eamon 'Ginge' Fullen (UK) when he reached the Bikku Bitti Peak, Libya, on 25 December 2005. He climbed the highest peaks of each of the 53 African countries as listed in the beginning of the attempt. HRH Prince Charles endorsed the attempt. He reached the first peak, Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa, on 25 December 2000..
3. News: The view from the top . Bugge . Jon . 10 October 2003 . . 26 February 2016.
4. Web site: Nick . Metcalf . The Herald of Free Enterprise – 30th Anniversary . www.nickmetcalfe.co.uk/ . 6 March 2017.