Lance Metz

Who is Lance Metz?

Lance Metz is 27 years old and is now officially the youngest South African and person from the African continent to summit Carstenz Pyramid in Indonesia and Mount Vinson in Antarctica. On 24 May 2010 Lance Metz became the youngest South African to summit the North Ridge of Mount Everest.

Lance is one of only two South Africans to have ever climbed over 8000m without the use of supplemental oxygen.

Metz's mountaineering experience includes:

Kilimanjaro – 4 summits

Everest – 1 summit

Cho Oyu - 1 Summit

Elbrus – 1 summit

Carstenz Pyramid Puncak Jaya – 1 summit

Vinson Massif – 1 summit

Aconcagua - 1 Summit

In July 2011 Lance Metz together with Varsity College, Johannesburg, South Africa, broke a world record to become the first person to write a final examination on Mt Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. This was Metz's 4th summit of Mt Kilimanjaro.

He has still to climb Mount Denali to complete the Seven Summits and upon completion would become the youngest African to stand on the highest point on every continent.

On the 7 May 2012 Lance Metz attempted to reach the summit of Mt Cho Oyu without the use of supplemental oxygen . He got up to 8100m with 100m to go before he had to strap onto his oxygen to complete his summit attempt.