Caroline Leon

Caroline Leon
Born
NationalityAustralian
Known forHer Guinness World Record by becoming the fastest person in the world to summit the Volcanic Seven Summits.

Caroline Leon is an Australian mountaineer who in 2023, set a Guinness World Record by becoming the fastest person in the world to summit the Volcanic Seven Summits[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Caroline set out to climb the highest volcanoes in each of the seven Continent on 1 January 2023 by summiting the highest Volcano in the world; Ojos Del Salado 6,893 meters (22,615 ft.) in Chile, followed by Mt Sidley 4,285 meters (14,058 ft.) the highest Volcano in Antarctica,[5] then Pico De Orizaba 5,636 meters (18,491 ft.) in Mexico. Caroline reached the seventh summit, Mt Damavand, the highest Volcano in Asia on 4 July 2023, completing the Volcanic Seven Summits in the fastest time of 183 days.[4]

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  2. ^ "Caroline Leon: Scaling The Seven Volcanic Summits In The World". connector.ae. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  3. ^ Stone, James (2023-07-07). "Volcanic Seven Summits Completion – update June 2023". James Stone. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  4. ^ a b ""Fastest Time to Climb the Seven Volcanic Summits"". Official Guinness World Records. 4 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Dubai climber aims high after scaling highest volcanic peak in Antarctica". The National News.
  6. ^ "Volcanic Seven Summits". James Stone.