Pat Falvey

rdf:langString Pat Falvey

rdf:langString Pat Falvey

rdf:langString Pat Falvey

rdf:langString County Cork, Ireland

rdf:langString First person to do the Seven Summits twice including Mount Everest from the Tibetan and Nepalese sides, Leader of the largest team to transverse South Georgia, Leader of First Irish team to reach the Southpole.

rdf:langString Irish

rdf:langString Mountaineer, Adventurer, Explorer, Speaker, Mentor, Coach, Author, Entrepreneur.

rdf:langString Pat Falvey is an Irish high-altitude mountaineer, expedition leader, polar explorer, entrepreneur, author, corporate/personal trainer/coach, and motivational speaker. He was the first person to complete the Seven Summits (Bass) twice, with the summiting of Mount Everest reached from both the Tibetan (1996) and Nepalese sides (2003). He was expedition leader of the team that saw Clare O'Leary become the first Irish woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest (2003). Other extreme expeditions that he has made include walking to the South Pole, crossing South Georgia Island, and traversing the Greenland ice cap. He started his first business at 15 years of age and has since had businesses in property development, finance, construction, insurance, tourism, and film production. He has been a motivational speaker since the 1990s.