Afsane Hesamifard

Afsane Hesamifard
Personal information
NationalityIranian
Born1976 (age 48–49)
Climbing career
Known forFirst Iranian woman to climb all 14 eight-thousanders
First ascentsManaslu, Everest, K2

Afsane Hesamifard (Persian: افسانه حسامی‌فرد) (born December 26, 1976, in Sabzevar, Iran[1]) is an Iranian mountaineer and mountain medicine instructor.

Life

She was born on December 26, 1976, in Sabzevar, Iran. She graduated from Mashhad University of Medical Sciences with a degree in general medicine.[2]

Climbing

She is the first Iranian woman to have climbed all 14 of the mountains above 8000 meters: Manaslu, Everest,[3] K2,[4][5] Broad Peak, Annapurna I;[6] Lhotse, Gasherbrum I, Gasherbrum II, Nanga Parbat, Makalu, Shishapangma, Dhaulagiri, Kangchenjunga and Cho Oyu.

Successful ascents

References

  1. ^ "Ms. Afsaneh Hesami Fard". The United Nations Office at Geneva. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  2. ^ "دکتر افسانه حسامی فرد". membersearch.irimc.org. Archived from the original on November 26, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  3. ^ https://www.aparat.com/v/k93xh68
  4. ^ a b "صعود اولین زن ایرانی به کِی ۲". Iranian Students' News Agency. July 22, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Hesamifard the first Iranian woman to climb K2". Tehran Times. 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  6. ^ a b "Iranian woman Hesamifard reaches Annapurna peak". Tehran Times. 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  7. ^ https://inn.ir/news/article/98