Eric Blakeley
Eric Blakeley, MBE,[1] (born 1965),[2] is a mountaineer, adventurer, television journalist, and resident of Jersey. He has climbed the Seven Summits, the highest mountains on each continent, including Mount Everest.[3] He swam the English Channel in 2003.[4] He is a reporter for Channel Television.[5]
In 1997, he was awarded the Churchill Award for Courage by the States of Jersey, for his climb of Everest.[6]
In 2004, he received an MBE for services to mountaineering, sport and charity.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Order of the British Empire" (PDF). London Gazette. The Stationery Office. 30 December 2003. p. 14. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
For services to Mountaineering, Sport and Charity in Jersey.
[dead link] - ^ "Eric Blakeley". everestnews.com. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
- ^ "Seven Summit Stats and Facts". everestnews.com. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
- ^ "CS&PF Swim Results". Channel Swimming and Piloting Federation. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
- ^ "Making the News". ITV Channel Television. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
- ^ "STATES MINUTES 3 June 1997". Archived from the original on 26 June 2006. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
- ^ "Eric Blakeley MBE, Book Adventurers Speaker Eric Blakeley MBE". Tmcentertainment.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
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