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Mohammad Oraz On the summit of Everest - 1998 About OrazDate and place of born : September 1969 Naqadeh , west Azerbaijan - IranMarital status : Single Beginning of climbing : 1988 Education : BS of Physical Education , Urumieh University , 2000 Date and place of death : September 7, 2003 Shafa hospital in IslamAbad - Pakistan Death : By serious injuries caused by hitting avalanche when ascending Gasherbrum 1 (8064 m) in north Pakistan Abroad Ascents1997 - Rakaposhi (7788 m) , Pakistan1998 - Everest (8849 m) , Top of the world , Nepal 2000 - Cho oyu (8201 m) , Tibet , without oxygen 2000 - Shishapangma (8036 m) , Tibet , without oxygen 2001 - Makalu (8463 m) , Nepal , without oxygen 2001 - Ararat (5165 m) , Turkey 2002 - Lhotse (8511 m) , Nepal , without oxygen 2003 - Gasherbrum 1 (8064 m) Oraz and another of his colleagues Moqbel Honarpajouh were at the altitude of 7,900 meters, only 164 meters away from the 8,064-meter Gasherbrum-1 peak when an avalanche hit them.The avalanche brought them 600 meters down.Oraz received serious injuries and was shifted to Islamabad. He died in a hospital in Islamabad after one month of unconsciousness. Moqbel Honarpajouh, 19, received minor injuries and was discharged from the hospital one week later after medical treatment. Honours1998 - First muslim on the Top of the World (he was among a team of four Iranian muslims who reached the summit of Everest on May 20 , 1998).1999 - IMF level 1 climbing instructor , Iran 1999 - Severe routes course, France 1999 - Leader course, France 2001 - Best climber of the year, Iran 2002 - Best climber of the year, Iran Photos
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