Rob Casserley Explained

Robert Hargraves Casserley is a UK emergency and family doctor and mountaineer who has reached the peak of Mount Everest eight times. He appeared in the BBC documentary Everest ER.[1]

Casserley was the first Westerner to twice double-summit Everest in one week.[2] He was a guide on Everest in 2015 during the 2015 Mount Everest avalanches.[3] During his 2015 expedition, an earthquake hit Nepal causing an avalanche at Everest base camp, which his team survived.[4] Prior to that, he had reached the summit eight times.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: James . Tori . Peak Performance . 2016 . Simon and Schuster . 9781682990490 . 2 November 2018.
  2. News: Armstrong . Nigel . A life of adventure . 2 November 2018 . SaltWire Network . 9 March 2012.
  3. News: Former P.E.I. doctor survives Mount Everest avalanche . 2 November 2018 . CBC . 29 April 2015.
  4. News: Former P.E.I. doctor survives Mount Everest avalanche.
  5. News: Martienssen . Tom . Nepal quake on Everest: BBC man's lucky escape . 2 November 2018 . BBC News . 28 April 2015.

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