Lincoln Hall

Lincoln Ross Hall OAM was a legendary Australian mountaineer and author whose life was defined by pioneering ascents and a miraculous survival on Mount Everest. After contributing to the first Australian ascent of Everest in 1984, Hall gained worldwide fame in 2006 when he survived a night alone in the Death Zone after being declared dead. A prolific writer and co-founder of the Australian Himalayan Foundation, Hall’s legacy endures through his literature and humanitarian work, despite his untimely death from mesothelioma in 2012.