Andrew Lock

Who is Andrew Lock?

Andrew James Lock OAM is an Australian mountaineer. He completed his personal mountaineering project to be the first Australian to climb all fourteen "eight-thousanders" in October 2009. In all he has climbed all 14 8000m peaks, with 18 personal 8000 metre summits, having climbed several twice. Andrew also has climbed to both summits of Shishapangma

His preferred climbing style is in small teams, climbing without sherpa support or auxiliary oxygen and along the way he has achieved six first Australian ascents and four solo ascents. He has summited Mt Everest, twice.

His first 8000 metre summit was of K2, which he climbed in 1993 with a small team that included Anatoli Boukreev. The mountain lived up to its fearsome reputation when two of his climbing partners were killed in separate falls and Lock rescued a Swedish climber. In 2004, he was a climber and cinematographer for the Discovery Channel six part mini series, Ultimate Survival – Everest, which has been broadcast on multiple occasions throughout North America. On that expedition, Lock personally rescued 3 members of other teams coming down from the summit, giving up his own oxygen along the way.