Eamon Christopher McKinley "Ginge" Fullen is a British mountaineer and former Royal Navy clearance diver who holds the Guinness World Records for the fastest climbs of every peak in Europe and Africa.
Life
Fullen was a clearance diver in the Royal Navy for twenty years. He broke his neck in 1990 while playing rugby and suffered a heart attack on Mount Everest in 1996.
Achievements
Fullen has climbed 168 country high points. He was awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal in the 1988 New Year Honours for saving lives during the 1987 ferry disaster whilst serving in the Royal Navy.
See also
Tibesti Mountains
Saka Haphong
References
External links
Guinness World Records
Archived website - gingefullen.com - web archive
Greatest Modern Day Adventurers
A Few breaths from death, Everest 1996 - Self account of Ginge Fullen (DOC File) Trapped on Everest? I'm on my mobile by Stephen Goodwin, Independent UK The Storms: Adventure and tragedy on Everest by Mike Trueman, Google Books.
Living people
British mountain climbers
Sports world record holders
Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people)