Meagan McGrath

Meagan McGrath (born 1977) is a Canadian aerospace engineer, mountaineer and explorer. She has climbed the world's top seven summits, visited the North Pole and she is the first Canadian to ski unassisted to the South Pole.

Meagan McGrath
Born1977
Toronto, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
EducationRoyal Military College of Canada
Occupationaerospace engineer
Known forfirst Canadian to ski unassisted to the South Pole

Life

McGrath was born in Toronto, Ontario, but grew up in Sudbury, Ontario. She studied chemistry at the Royal Military College of Canada and became an aerospace engineer employed to the Canadian armed forces.[1] McGrath went on a chance visit to Kilimanjaro and was intrigued by the experience and decided to try more challenges.[2]

McGrath has climbed the highest summits on seven continents including Mount Everest. When she was descending from Everest she led the rescue of another mountaineer.[3] It was on 21 May 2007 and she rescued Nepali Usha Bista. She was selected as a 2011 recipient of the Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation of Canada Humanitarian Award for her rescue. The award recognises a Canadian who has personally or administratively contributed a significant service or act in the Himalayan Region of Nepal.[4]

She then negotiated with her employers to have a year off to try and climb the top five summits and to walk and ski to the South Pole. She completed the trek on Jan 16, 2010.[5]

She has now climbed the seven continent's top summits, visited the North Pole[2] and she is the first Canadian to have skied unassisted to the South Pole.[5]

Awards

In 2011 she was given the Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation of Canada Humanitarian Award. In 2012 she received an honorary doctorate from Laurentian University.[2]

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References
  1. "Meagan McGrath - ExploraPoles - International Polar Foundation's adventure website". www.explorapoles.org. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  2. "Summiting the stage". Sudbury.com. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  3. "Canadian honoured for heroic Mount Everest rescue". CBC news. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. "Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation of Canada". Thesiredmundhillaryfoundation.ca. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  5. "Ottawa woman 1st Canadian to South Pole on her own". CBC. Jan 16, 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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