Johann Peries

Johann Peries also spelt as Johann Pieris is a Sri Lankan adventurer, professional rock climber and hair stylist. He is known as the first Sri Lankan man to summit Mount Everest, which he achieved on 22 May 2018.[1][2] He formed a collaboration with fellow mountaineer Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala for several expeditions.[3] His first attempt at climbing Mount Everest in 2016 was a failure.[4]

Johann Peries
Personal information
Birth nameJohann Peries
Main disciplinehair stylist, mountaineer
NationalitySri Lankan
Career
Notable ascentsFirst Sri Lankan man and second Sri Lankan to Summit Mount Everest
Famous partnershipsJayanthi Kuru-Utumpala

Career

He pursued his early career as an artist and a singer, but became a hair stylist in 1993 and soon became one of the most sought in the country. He also owns and runs three salons, two of which are in Colombo and the other in London.[5]

He developed an interest in rock climbing and climbed the Knuckles Mountain Range on several occasions. His first exploration outside Sri Lanka was on the Thai-Burmese border in 2005. He also successfully conquered the Everest Base Camp in 2010.[6] He teamed up with Kuru-Utumpala in 2011 and has since worked together on several successful expeditions, including summit of Adam's Peak, Island Peak in 2012, the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2014, and the historical summit of Mount Everest in 2016. Johann has also climbed Mount Kalapattar in Nepal and Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia.[7]

Everest expedition

First attempt

Johann along with Jayanthi trained to summit the Everest from 2014 and involved in various recreational activities such as swimming, climbing.[7] In April 2016, the duo announced that they were on a mission to climb Mount Everest. He along with Jayanthi formed the Sri Lankan Everest Expedition campaign, 2016.[8] The expedition which costed around USD 136 000 was supported by the mountaineering company International Mountain Guides who provided them with guide support, Sherpa support, logistics, meals and accommodation during their expedition. Kuru-Utumpala and Peries were accompanied by Nepalese Sherpa Ang Karma (Kuru-Utumpala) and Ang Pasang (Peries).[9][10][11]

Johann wasn't able to complete the feat as his oxygen tank failed 400 metres before the summit but his partner Kuru-Utumpala did manage to reach the summit of Mount Everest successfully at 5:03 AM on 21 May 2016.[12] Peries attained a height of 8,400 m, which is beyond Camp IV (the final camp on the southern ascent route, on the South Col).[13][14][15]

Second attempt

Johann made a second attempt to climb Mount Everest and this time without collaborating with Jayanthi. He started his journey on 4 April 2018 embarking on a 48 day mission to summit the Everest.[16][4] He also initiated a campaign called "Climb Everest with Johann" through online and several volunteers joined in the efforts to sponsor the costs of Johann's expedition.[17] The campaign managed to collect USD 60000 from the volunteers and was spent in his second attempt.[18] He reached the summit the Mount Everest on 22 May 2018 at around 5:55 AM and went on to become only the second Sri Lankan to summit the Mount Everest.[19] He was supported by a team consisting of 13 members including 8 Nepalese sherpa, 2 Americans, 1 South African and 1 Canadian.

References
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