Graeme Dingle

Graeme Dingle ONZM MBE (born 30 November 1945) is a New Zealand outdoor adventurer and mountaineer. He is also known for his writing and humanitarianism.[1]

Early life and family

Born in Gisborne on 30 November 1945, Dingle is the son of Herbert and Ann Dingle. He was educated at Hutt Valley High School.[2]

Mountaineering and adventure pursuits

In 1968, Dingle and Murray Jones were the first to climb all six major European north faces, including Eiger and Matterhorn, in one season.[3][4] He has achieved over 200 mountaineering and adventure firsts worldwide, including first ascents of mountains and faces in the Himalayas, the Andes, and in New Zealand.[2]

Dingle made the first traverse of the Himalayas, a distance of some 5000 km, in 265 days. He has made a 28,000 km traverse of the Arctic, the first winter traverse of the Southern Alps taking 100 days, and the first transit of the Northwest Passage by snow machine.[2]

Charitable work

Dingle served as the chairman of the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre and The Project K Charitable Trust, and was the founding chairman of the New Zealand Outdoor Assembly.[1]

Honours and awards

Dingle's awards have included the Governor-General's Award for mountain rescue, and the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Antarctic Service Award. He was named the 2011 Supreme Winner of the 2011 New Zealand Outdoor Excellence Awards.[4]

Dingle was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to outdoor pursuits in the 1988 Queen's Birthday Honours.[5] In the 2001 New Year Honours he was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to youth.[6]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 Graeme Dingle", New Zealand Book Council
  2. 1 2 3 Taylor, Alister, ed. (2001). New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001. Auckland: Alister Taylor Publishers. ISSN 1172-9813.
  3. ↑ New Zealand climbers overseas", The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
  4. 1 2 "Outdoor Excellence Awards 2011 Honours Graeme Dingle", Scoop.co.nz, 2 November 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2014
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 51367. p. 34. 11 June 1988. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "New Year honours list 2001". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 30 December 2000. Retrieved 29 October 2016.


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