Eric Blakeley

Eric Blakeley, MBE,[1] (born 1965),[2] is a mountaineer, adventurer, television journalist, and resident of Jersey. He has climbed the Seven Summits, the highest mountains on each continent, including Mount Everest.[3] He swam the English Channel in 2003.[4] He is a reporter for Channel Television.[5]

Eric Blakeley covering the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay in Saint Helier

Plaque commemorating Eric Blakeley's round-Island swim of 2000

In 1997, he was awarded the Churchill Award for Courage by the States of Jersey, for his climb of Everest.[6]

In 2004, he received an MBE for services to mountaineering, sport and charity.[7]

References

1. "Order of the British Empire" (PDF). London Gazette. The Stationery Office. 30 December 2003. p. 14. Retrieved 30 May 2008. For services to Mountaineering, Sport and Charity in Jersey.
2. "Eric Blakeley". everestnews.com. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
3. "Seven Summit Stats and Facts". everestnews.com. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
4. "CS&PF Swim Results". Channel Swimming and Piloting Federation. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
5. "Making the News". ITV Channel Television. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
6. "STATES MINUTES 3 June 1997". Archived from the original on 26 June 2006. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
7. "Eric Blakeley MBE, Book Adventurers Speaker Eric Blakeley MBE". Tmcentertainment.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2013.