Ian McKeever (mountaineer)

Ian McKeever
Born(1970-02-13)13 February 1970
Ireland
Died2 January 2013(2013-01-02) (aged 42)
Cause of deathlightning strike

Ian McKeever (13 February 1970 – 2 January 2013) was an Irish mountaineer and motivational speaker. He once held the world record for the fastest completion of the Seven Summits challenge, completing the Messner and Bass lists in a record 156 days. He was killed by a lightning strike on Kilimanjaro.