Afsane Hesamifard

Afsane Hesamifard
Personal information
NationalityIranian
Born1976 (age 49–50)
Sabzevar, Iran
Climbing career
First ascentsManaslu, Everest, K2
Known forFirst Iranian woman to climb all 14 eight-thousanders

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. Retrieved November 26, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ https://www.aparat.com/v/k93xh68
  4. 1 2 "صعود اولین زن ایرانی به کِی ۲". Iranian Students' News Agency. July 22, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Hesamifard the first Iranian woman to climb K2". Tehran Times. 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  6. 1 2 "Iranian woman Hesamifard reaches Annapurna peak". Tehran Times. 2023-04-16. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  7. ↑ https://inn.ir/news/article/98
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