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'''Damien Gildea''' (b. 1969<ref>[http://www.thepoles.com/story/stories/OmegaHighAntarcticGPSExpedition2004tomeasurepeaksofVinsonMassifOct62004.shtml Omega High Antarctic GPS Expedition 2004 to measure peaks of Vinson Massif.] Explorersweb.</ref>) is an [[Australian people|Australian]] mountaineer and Antarctic explorer who climbed extensively in [[Antarctica]], [[Nepal]], [[Tibet]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bolivia]], [[Alaska]], [[New Zealand]] and elsewhere. His Antarctic ascents include [[Mount Vinson]], [[Mount Shinn]], [[Mount Craddock]], [[Mount Gardner]], [[Mount Bentley]], [[Mount Anderson (Antarctica)|Mount Anderson]] (first ascent), and several other peaks in [[Vinson Massif]], [[Craddock Massif]] and northern [[Sentinel Range]] in 2001-2007, as well as [[Mount Friesland]] and [[Mount Bowles]] on [[Livingston Island]] in 2003. The high precision GPS data collected by his team was used in subsequent American and Bulgarian mapping.
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'''Damien Gildea''' (born 1969<ref>[http://www.thepoles.com/story/stories/OmegaHighAntarcticGPSExpedition2004tomeasurepeaksofVinsonMassifOct62004.shtml Omega High Antarctic GPS Expedition 2004 to measure peaks of Vinson Massif.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516005731/http://www.thepoles.com/story/stories/OmegaHighAntarcticGPSExpedition2004tomeasurepeaksofVinsonMassifOct62004.shtml |date=16 May 2008 }} Explorersweb.</ref>) is an Australian mountaineer and Antarctic explorer who has climbed extensively in [[Antarctica]], [[Nepal]], [[Tibet]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bolivia]], [[Alaska]], [[New Zealand]] and elsewhere.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.explorersweb.com/polar/news.php?id=19749|title=Polar News ExplorersWeb - ExWeb interview with Damien Gildea (part 1), I needed to sort out and record all the information|website=explorersweb.com|access-date=2018-01-04|archive-date=5 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105180350/http://www.explorersweb.com/polar/news.php?id=19749|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.explorapoles.org/explorers/profile/gildea_damien|title=Gildea Damien - ExploraPoles - International Polar Foundation's adventure website|website=explorapoles.org|access-date=2018-01-08}}</ref>


==Honour==
==Mountaineering==
His Antarctic ascents include [[Mount Vinson]], [[Mount Shinn]], [[Mount Craddock]], [[Mount Gardner]], [[Mount Bentley]], [[Mount Anderson (Antarctica)|Mount Anderson]] (first ascent),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/a-chilling-omen-or-a-freak-event/2007/11/13/1194766675296.html|title=A chilling omen or a freak event? - Environment - smh.com.au|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref> Mount Ryan,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item/42100/mt_ryan_-_first_ascent|title=Mt. Ryan - First Ascent|last=Geldard|first=Jack|date=January 2008|work=UKC|access-date=2018-01-05}}</ref> and several other peaks in the [[Vinson Massif]], [[Craddock Massif]] and northern [[Sentinel Range]] between 2001 and 2007, as well as [[Mount Friesland]] and [[Mount Bowles]] on [[Livingston Island]] in 2003. The high-precision GPS data collected by his team was used in subsequent American and Bulgarian mapping.


== Antarctic Expeditions ==
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[[Gildea Glacier]] in Craddock Massif, Antarctica is named after Damien Gildea.<ref>[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=139:3:2350960930906660::NO::P3_ANTAR_ID,P3_TITLE:18845%2CGildea%20Glacier Gildea Glacier.] [[Geographic Names Information System]], [[USGS]].</ref>
In 2012 Gildea led a team following in the footsteps of [[Robert Falcon Scott]], in order to raise money for charity.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/gruelling-trek-to-south-pole-worth-every-cent-for-sick-kids/news-story/83ac478c79acd28646039724ca05abe7?sv=e4bfa0ae83434a1da4750885e9d4d541|title=South Pole trek is worth it|access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref> Gildea has collected data during his Antarctic expeditions for scientific analysis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ga.gov.au/webtemp/image_cache/GA1555.pdf|title=Achieving New Heights in Antarctica}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gildea|first=D.|last2=Splettstoesser|first2=J. F.|year=2007|title=Craddock Massif and Vinson Massif remeasured|journal=US Geological Survey|volume=2007-1047-SRP-069}}</ref>


==Publications==
== Publishing ==
Gildea is the author of ''The Antarctic Mountaineering Chronology.''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.outsideonline.com/1908436/beat-crowds-antarctica-now|title=Beat the Crowds. Antarctica Now. {{!}} Outside Online|last=Buchanan|first=Rob|date=2001-11-01|work=Outside Online|access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref>


In 2007 Gildea published the new 1:50,000 colour topographical map ''Vinson Massif & The Sentinel Range'', including a number of new features named by the [[USGS]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://theconversation.com/private-funding-could-help-australias-role-in-the-antarctic-29740|title=Private funding could help Australia's role in the Antarctic|last=McCallum|first=Adrian|work=The Conversation|access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref>
* 'Mountaineering In Antarctica: Climbing In The Frozen South' www.mountaineeringinantarctica.com
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* ''Antarctic Mountaineering Chronology''. New Zealand Mountain Safety Council, 1998. 110 pp. ISBN: 978-0646361291
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* [http://www.americanalpineclub.org/documents/pdf/aaj/2007/pg98-105_Gildea_Antarctica_aaj2007.pdf Information on Ice: Seven years of first ascents and data collection in Antarctica.] American Alpine Journal, 2007. pp. 98-105.
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* [http://www.americanalpineclub.org/documents/pdf/aaj/2004/325_antarctica_aaj2004.pdf Antarctic Peninsula: Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, second ascent of Mt. Friesland and New Altitude.] American Alpine Journal, 2004. pp. 329-331.


In November 2010 published Gildea's new book ''Mountaineering in Antarctica: Climbing in the Frozen South''.<ref>Damien Gildea. [http://www.editionsnevicata.be/a-paraitre/21-les-montagnes-de-l-antarctique-9782875230003.html Les Montagnes de l'Antarctique.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108094617/http://www.editionsnevicata.be/a-paraitre/21-les-montagnes-de-l-antarctique-9782875230003.html |date=8 November 2010 }} Éditions Nevicata, 2010. {{ISBN|978-2-87523-000-3}}</ref>
==Notes==

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==Honour==

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[[Gildea Glacier]] in Craddock Massif, Antarctica is named after him.<ref>[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=139:3:2350960930906660::NO::P3_ANTAR_ID,P3_TITLE:18845%2CGildea%20Glacier Gildea Glacier.] [[Geographic Names Information System]], [[USGS]].</ref>

==Publications==
* [http://www.mountaineeringinantarctica.com ''Mountaineering in Antarctica: Climbing in the Frozen South.''] 192 pages, 200 images, new maps, lists.
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* ''Antarctic Mountaineering Chronology''. New Zealand Mountain Safety Council, 1998. 110 pp. {{ISBN|978-0-646-36129-1}}
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* [http://www.americanalpineclub.org/documents/pdf/aaj/2007/pg98-105_Gildea_Antarctica_aaj2007.pdf Information on Ice: Seven years of first ascents and data collection in Antarctica.]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''American Alpine Journal'', 2007. pp.&nbsp;98–105.
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* [http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200432902/Antarctica-Antarctic-Peninsula-Livingston-Island-South-Shetland-Islands-Second-Ascent-of-Mt-Friesland-and-New-Altitude Antarctic Peninsula: Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, second ascent of Mt. Friesland and New Altitude.] ''American Alpine Journal'', 2004. pp. 329–331.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.explorapoles.org/index.php?/polar_explorers/gildea_damien/&uid=127 Polar Explorers: Gildea Damien.] [[International Polar Foundation]].
* [http://www.explorapoles.org/index.php?/polar_explorers/gildea_damien/&uid=127 Polar Explorers: Gildea Damien.] [[International Polar Foundation]].
* [http://www.antarcticmountains.com/Antarctic_Mountains/Home.html Damien Gildea's Antarctic Mountains: Climbing in Antarctica.] Gildea's website.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110209221527/http://antarcticmountains.com/ Damien Gildea's Antarctic Mountains: Climbing in Antarctica.] Gildea's website.


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Latest revision as of 00:55, 3 March 2024

Damien Gildea (born 1969[1]) is an Australian mountaineer and Antarctic explorer who has climbed extensively in Antarctica, Nepal, Tibet, Pakistan, Bolivia, Alaska, New Zealand and elsewhere.[2][3]

Mountaineering

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His Antarctic ascents include Mount Vinson, Mount Shinn, Mount Craddock, Mount Gardner, Mount Bentley, Mount Anderson (first ascent),[4] Mount Ryan,[5] and several other peaks in the Vinson Massif, Craddock Massif and northern Sentinel Range between 2001 and 2007, as well as Mount Friesland and Mount Bowles on Livingston Island in 2003. The high-precision GPS data collected by his team was used in subsequent American and Bulgarian mapping.

Antarctic Expeditions

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In 2012 Gildea led a team following in the footsteps of Robert Falcon Scott, in order to raise money for charity.[6] Gildea has collected data during his Antarctic expeditions for scientific analysis.[7][8]

Publishing

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Gildea is the author of The Antarctic Mountaineering Chronology.[9]

In 2007 Gildea published the new 1:50,000 colour topographical map Vinson Massif & The Sentinel Range, including a number of new features named by the USGS.[10]

In November 2010 published Gildea's new book Mountaineering in Antarctica: Climbing in the Frozen South.[11]

Honour

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Gildea Glacier in Craddock Massif, Antarctica is named after him.[12]

Publications

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  • Mountaineering in Antarctica: Climbing in the Frozen South. 192 pages, 200 images, new maps, lists.
  • Antarctic Mountaineering Chronology. New Zealand Mountain Safety Council, 1998. 110 pp. ISBN 978-0-646-36129-1
  • Information on Ice: Seven years of first ascents and data collection in Antarctica.[permanent dead link] American Alpine Journal, 2007. pp. 98–105.
  • Antarctic Peninsula: Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, second ascent of Mt. Friesland and New Altitude. American Alpine Journal, 2004. pp. 329–331.

References

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  1. ^ Omega High Antarctic GPS Expedition 2004 to measure peaks of Vinson Massif. Archived 16 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Explorersweb.
  2. ^ "Polar News ExplorersWeb - ExWeb interview with Damien Gildea (part 1), I needed to sort out and record all the information". explorersweb.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Gildea Damien - ExploraPoles - International Polar Foundation's adventure website". explorapoles.org. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  4. ^ "A chilling omen or a freak event? - Environment - smh.com.au". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. ^ Geldard, Jack (January 2008). "Mt. Ryan - First Ascent". UKC. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  6. ^ "South Pole trek is worth it". Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Achieving New Heights in Antarctica" (PDF).
  8. ^ Gildea, D.; Splettstoesser, J. F. (2007). "Craddock Massif and Vinson Massif remeasured". US Geological Survey. 2007-1047-SRP-069.
  9. ^ Buchanan, Rob (1 November 2001). "Beat the Crowds. Antarctica Now. | Outside Online". Outside Online. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  10. ^ McCallum, Adrian. "Private funding could help Australia's role in the Antarctic". The Conversation. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  11. ^ Damien Gildea. Les Montagnes de l'Antarctique. Archived 8 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine Éditions Nevicata, 2010. ISBN 978-2-87523-000-3
  12. ^ Gildea Glacier. Geographic Names Information System, USGS.
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