Pearl Going
Sián-Pearl Going (born 27 January 1985) is a New Zealand media publicist, socialite, and mountaineer.
Family
[edit]Going was born in Northland and is a member of the famous Going family, renowned for producing Rugby football players - including Sid Going.[1][2][3][4]
Socialite
[edit]She was described in 2008 as a "the hottest property on the party circuit" in Auckland.[5]
Mountaineering
[edit]During 2011 and 2012 she concentrated on climbing the seven summits - aiming to break the current record held by Annabelle Bond to be the fastest woman in the world to do so and also the first New Zealand woman.[6][7]
She climbed the highest peak in Europe Mount Elbrus, Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa[8] and Mount Aconcagua,[9][10] where she was injured by a rock fall.
Publicist
[edit]She has worked as a fashion show organiser[11] and written for the National Business Review.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "The exploits of Going brothers on display | Northland Sport | Surfing, Rugby, Soccer, Football, Cricket in Northland". Northernadvocate.co.nz. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Athlete's life full of hard work and determination says mountaineer". August 2012.
- ^ "Sid honours pioneer who got it all going - National - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "NZ Herald - Breaking news, latest news, business, sport and entertainment".
- ^ Glucina, Rachel (3 October 2008). "Who's on Planet Socialite". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ Peter de Graaf | Wednesday, 7 September 2011 11:50 (7 September 2011). "Going strong to hit Seven Summits | Northland Lifestyle News | Health, Fashion, Food and Wine in Northland". Northernadvocate.co.nz. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Peter de Graaf | Thursday, 12 January 2012 15:00 (12 January 2012). "Pearl Going aims to set Seven Summit record | Northland News | Local News in Northland". Northernadvocate.co.nz. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Pearl Going set to beat climbing record". Stuff.co.nz. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Russian hot on Going's ambitious heels".
- ^ "NZ Herald - Breaking news, latest news, business, sport and entertainment".
- ^ Grunwell, Rachel (29 November 2009). "Island mystery tour falls out of fashion". NZ Herald. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ Going, Pearl (30 August 2015). "If John Key were a 'pretty little thing'". NBR. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
External links
[edit]- Sián-Pearl Going
- Sián-Pearl Going on Facebook