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Damien Gildea (b. 1969^[1]) is an 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 (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.

In 2007 Gildea published the new 1:50,000 color topographical map 'Vinson Massif & The Sentinel Range' including many new features named by the USGS.

In November 2010 Editions Nevicata published Gildea's new book 'Mountaineering In Antarctica: Climbing In The Frozen South'.

Gildea Glacier in Craddock Massif, Antarctica is named after Damien Gildea.^[2]

'Mountaineering In Antarctica: Climbing In The Frozen South' www.mountaineeringinantarctica.com 192 pages, 200 images, new maps, lists.
Antarctic Mountaineering Chronology. New Zealand Mountain Safety Council, 1998. 110 pp. ISBN: 978-0646361291
Information on Ice: Seven years of first ascents and data collection in Antarctica. 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.

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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.
+In 2007 Gildea published the new 1:50,000 color topographical map 'Vinson Massif & The Sentinel Range' including many new features named by the USGS.
 In November 2010 [http://www.editionsnevicata.be/a-paraitre/21-les-montagnes-de-l-antarctique-9782875230003.html Editions Nevicata] published Gildea's new book 'Mountaineering In Antarctica: Climbing In The Frozen South'.