Jean-François Carrey — Youngest Canadian to Summit Mount Everest
Ever since Jean-François Carrey was a young boy he wanted to climb Mount Everest. On May 18th, 2006, not only did he fulfill his dreams, he also became the youngest Canadian to have climbed the summit at 24 years old.
Carrey’s passion for the outdoors extends back to his youth when he was a member of Scouts Canada. As a Scout, he developed some of the skills necessary to achieve his dream. These skills proved useful when, at the age of 18, Carrey left for Chamonix, France to Snowboard the French Alps. This excursion became the first step towards his dream, and the beginning of a series of adventures, which would challenge both his resilience and his endurance.
Upon returning from France, he became an expedition guide for Black Feather, a reputed expedition company in the north. It was as a guide, that the idea came to him to one day visit the Arctic. All the while his job as a guide enabled him to acquire many unique experiences. For instance, he led a number of expeditions down the Nahanni River in the North West Territories, and also journeyed to Ellesmere Island and Baffin Island in Nunavut.
He has explored the Alps, the Rockies, the Andes and the Himalayas. Furthermore, he has successfully climbed three very impressive mountains that prepared him for summiting Everest: Mount Imja Tse (6189m) in Nepal, Mount Aconcagua (6968m) in Argentina which is the highest peak on the American continent and Mount McKinley, Alaska (6 300m), the highest mountain in North America.
During the summer of 2005, Carrey was the expert guide for “Destination Nor’Ouest”, the television series reconstructing the expedition of the 19th century voyageurs from Montréal to Winnipeg. The television show was aired on TFO in January 2006 and on TVA in April 2006.
Currently Carrey travels the world in search for new adventures as well as to share his experiences as a sought-after speaker and motivator. The passion which ignited his dream can be felt in his conferences. As a result, he inspires his listeners to transcend their limitations, and strive for those qualities which enable us to achieve our objectives: imagination, initiative, and co-operation. |
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