Azim Gheychisaz (Persian: عظیم قیچی‌ساز) was born in 1981 in Tabriz, Iran. He is a member of the Iranian national mountaineering team and has become one of Iran's most influential mountaineers, serving as a mentor and role model for new generations of elite Iranian climbers. His educational background includes a degree in machinery from technical high school, and he is a student of Physical Education at the University of Tabriz.  His status as the first Iranian to climb all 14 Eight-thousanders without supplementary oxygen imbues his accomplishment with immense national pride and cultural significance. This achievement was officially recognized at the highest levels of the Iranian government, evidenced by congratulations from President Rouhani. This depth of recognition validates his role as a pioneering figure representing a significant non-Western voice in the upper echelons of extreme altitude mountaineering.

 

Location: The Anza Club, #3, West 8th Ave., Vancouver | 19+ | Doors Open: 7:00 PM, Event Starts: 7.30 PM