Date of birth

17 December 1947 at Palmerston North

Parents

Eric and Violet Price

Married

Frances Beswick 1988

Children

One son

Education

• Foxton Beach and Hokowhita (Palmerston North) primary schools
• Palmerston North Boys' High School
• Otago University

Career

• Successfully climbed Mt Everest (1997) at sixth attempt
• First winter ascent north ridge of Mt Cook
• Extensive and innovative climbing including new routes in the Darrens and Otago mountains
• Joined New Zealand Alpine Club in 1970 and is a member of the club's overseas climbing committee
• Medical adviser since the 1970s for New Zealand expeditions to the Himalayas, China and South America
• Medical adviser to the New Zealand Naval Search and Rescue Organisation and the New Zealand Mountain Safety Council
• Involved with search and rescue in Otago and South Canterbury
• Member of the International Alpine Medical Commission

Author

• Has researched and written on high altitude medicine and co-authored "Hypothermia – A Guide to its Prevention, Recognition and Treatment"

Last updated: 16 Sep 2021