Paul Niel is an Austrian adventurer, explorer, and public speaker.
21 Facts About Paul Niel
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Paul Niel has organized and participated in more than 15 expeditions across all continents.
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In 2013, Niel summitted Mount Everest and Lhotse, the world's 4th highest peak, within 24 hours.
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Paul Niel completed the seven summits project, the highest mountain on every continent.
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In 2002, Paul Niel moved to London and started working at JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs.
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Paul Niel was selected for the Graduate Studies Program at Singularity University in 2014, where he co-founded Peared, an augmented reality project.
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Paul Niel received the Austrian Foerderpreis by the Austrian Statistical Society in 2002.
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Between 2005 and 2012, Paul Niel climbed Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Carstensz Pyramid, Aconcagua and Mount Vinson.
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In 2013, Paul Niel successfully reached the summit of both Mount Everest and Lhotse the world's highest and fourth highest mountain within 24 hours.
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In 2015 Paul Niel co-led an international expedition which successfully claimed the first ascent of Dechok Phodrang, a 5632m high peak in the Gangga Massif in Eastern Tibet.
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Paul Niel co-produced Tibetan Dreams, a documentary highlighting the climb, which has been selected for screening that Mountainfilm Fest Graz 2016, Kathmandu International Film Festival and three other film festival.
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In 2015, Paul Niel initiated the charity project Education Explorers which addressed the problem of girl access to schooling in India and was undertaken together with Indian charity Educate Girls.
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Paul Niel was a member of the 2018 Chapman Andrews Centennial Expedition to search for fossils in the Gobi desert using latest drone and imaging technology.
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In November 2021 Paul Niel led an international team of experts to successfully identify and uncover a US Navy TBF Avenger airplane that crash-landed during Operation Gratitude on 16 January 1945.
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Paul Niel currently serves as the Head of Expeditions for the Explorers Club Hong Kong Chapter.
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Paul Niel has traveled to 97 countries and has organized more than 15 expeditions.
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In 2021, Paul Niel hiked with his wife and 6-year-old daughter Zaya to Everest Base Camp.
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Paul Niel is a frequent speaker on motivational and technology topics and worked with the Royal Geographic Society and Asia Society.
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Paul Niel has spoken at conferences and corporate events in Europe and Asia.
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Paul Niel has spoken at two TEDx events and frequently contributes to the Royal Geographic Society School Outreach Program.
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Paul Niel is a contributor to the South China Morning Post, Action Asia Magazine and other publications.