Maxime Chaya
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Maxime Chaya is the first Lebanese to climb Everest on May 15th, 2006, 5:50 a.m. local time, as the last of his Seven Summits [1].
[edit] The Three Poles
Maxime Chaya completed the second pole (South Pole) of his Three Poles Challenge on December 28, 2007 (December 27, 2007 Antarctica time). He called Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora from there and expressed his wishes that all Lebanese pursue their goals in life just as he did. If he completes his third pole (North Pole) as scheduled in 2009, he will have been only the 14th person in the world to have achieved the Grand Slam - 3 Poles & 7 Summits.
[edit] Everest & The Seven Summits
Maxime Chaya became a Lebanese national hero when he raised, for the first time in history, his country’s name to the highest place on earth.
Lebanese athlete and sportsman Maxime Chaya, was officially nominated a Seven Summiteer after reaching the highest summit in the world, Mount Everest.
On Monday May 15, 2006, at 5:50 a.m. Tibet/Nepal local time, Maxime Chaya reached the Summit where he raised the Lebanese Flag. He then called the President of the Lebanese Republic, General Émile Lahoud, and the Chairman and General Manager of Bank Audi sal, Mr. Raymond Audi. Bank Audi sponsored Maxime Chaya's Seven Summits Challenge.
President Lahoud decorated Chaya with the “Order of Civic Merit”.
