Andrew Brash

Andrew Brash: Biography

Andrew is a Canadian teacher and climber based in Calgary, Alberta. In 1984, at the age of 16, Andrew was introduced to climbing by family friends and was immediately hooked. Being confined to the flatlands of southern Ontario, where Andrew grew up, provided plenty of opportunity for teenage daydreaming and soon made a move to Canada's west to pursue climbing.

Once west, Andrew explored and climbed in the Canadian Rockies for a number of years, also taking time to spend a year in France climbing with his friend Richard Ouairy.

In 1993 he took part in his first Himalayan expedition to Cholatse, a difficult and seldom climbed mountain in the Everest region. Successfully reaching Cholatse's summit opened a whole new world of climbing possibilities.

A succession of expeditions followed - to Pakistan, Nepal, western China, Tibet, South America, Alaska, Norway and Kazakhstan, resulting in several successful summits and new routes

In 2006, Andrew took part in an expedition to the North Ridge of Mt. Everest and was involved in the rescue of Lincoln Hall, an Australian climber who had been pronounced dead high on the mountain. The rescue came ten days after the David Sharp incident and the contrast of the two events captured headlines around the world. The story led the national news in Australia and Canada, and was featured on virtually every network worldwide.

More than one climber has commented that Andrew has one of the most interesting climbing resumes in Canada. Through his years of expeditioning, Andrew has had numerous articles and photographs published in The Canadian Alpine Journal, The American Alpine Journal, Climbing Magazine, On the Edge Magazine, High Mountain Sports, National Geographic Adventure Magazine, Explore Magazine and was profiled in Gripped Magazine..

Andrew lives with his wife Jennifer and daughter Anna.

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