Nigel Vardy Explained

Nigel Vardy
Main Discipline:Mountaineering
Nationality:British

Nigel Vardy is an English mountaineer whose experiences of recovering from severe frostbite injuries led him to become a motivational speaker and author.

Vardy was rescued after being overtaken by darkness at high altitude on a climb of Denali in Alaska in May 1999,[1] facing temperatures of -76F.[2] He suffered severe frostbite[3] and his injuries led to the amputation of all his toes, fingers and his nose.[4] [5] In 2006 a 45-minute documentary was broadcast of his party's incident on Denali for the TV series I Shouldn't Be Alive.[6]

Months of recovery followed his accident, but Vardy eventually returned to climbing, explored mountains across the world, and three years later successfully returned to high-altitude climbing by reaching Island Peak in Nepal.[7] In 2014, despite his lack of toes, Vardy reached Gunnbjørn Fjeld, the highest mountain north of the Arctic Circle, as well as undertaking a further mountaineering expedition in Nepal.[8] [9] He also became the first Briton to achieve the "seven peaks-seven islands" challenge, summitting the highest peaks on the world's seven largest islands.[10]

Vardy uses his experiences of rescue, recovery and return to mountaineering as a motivational speaker, and is sometimes known as "Mr. Frostbite". In 2016 Mountain Rescue magazine announced that he had become an associate of the Buxton Mountain Rescue Team in the Peak District, helping to fund raise and train others.[5] [11] Vardy was appointed a "Get Outside Champion" by the British Ordnance Survey in 2017,[12] [13] and is an ambassador for the Mountain Heritage Trust.[14]

Publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Lone hero plucked from stormy Alaskan peak. Peter. Beaumont. 23 May 1999. 16 March 2019. The Guardian.
  2. Web site: The man who survived at -76 degrees [graphic images] ]. Shoulders of Giants . 30 July 2020 . 16 July 2017 . 24 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211024164648/https://shouldersofgiants.com/2017/07/16/man-survived-76-degrees-graphic-images/ . dead .
  3. Reichert . Joe . 2000 . Exceeding Abilities - Off Route, Inadequate Equipment and Water, Hypothermia, Frostbite . Accidents in North American Mountaineering . The American Alpine Club . 7 . 53 . 19–22 . 0065-082X.
  4. News: Touching the void . 30 July 2020 . The Guardian . 20 October 1999.
  5. News: Students encouraged to scale the heights of ambition . 30 July 2020 . Nottingham Local News . 29 November 2016 .
  6. Web site: Frozen at twenty thousand feet . MNTNFILM . 30 July 2020.
  7. News: Climber returns from Himalayas . 30 July 2020 . BBC News . 7 November 2002.
  8. News: Explorer returns from latest trek . 30 July 2020 . BBC News . 5 May 2014.
  9. News: In pictures: Quest for the summit . 30 July 2020 . BBC News . 21 June 2004.
  10. News: 2021-10-01 . Frostbite climber Nigel Vardy to feature in Bear Grylls project . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-12-21.
  11. 'Mister Frostbite' joins the Buxton Team . Mountain Rescue . 2015 . 55 . 29–31 . 30 July 2020 . 1756-8749.
  12. Web site: Nigel Vardy . OS GetOutside . Ordnance Survey . 30 July 2020.
  13. News: Sills . Edward . Belper Mountaineer Selected As 2017 Ordnance Survey Champion . 30 July 2020 . Nailed - Belper Independent News . 21 February 2017.
  14. Web site: Team & Careers - Ambassadors and Officers . Mountain Heritage Trust . 30 July 2020.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Nigel Vardy".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.