About

Known credits:
9
Birthday:
1976-02-25
Place of birth:
United Kingdom
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Adrian Ballinger

Overview

Adrian Ballinger (born February 25, 1976) is a British-American certified mountain guide, sponsored climber and skier.

Ballinger is the founder and CEO of Alpenglow Expeditions, and has been guiding full-time for 25 years. He has led over 150 international climbing expeditions on six continents, and made 18 successful summits of 8,000m peaks.

He is known for pioneering the use of pre-acclimatization for commercial expeditions as early as 2012. Adrian is the only American to have made three successful ski descents of 8,000m peaks, including the first ski descent of Manaslu from its summit. He is also the fourth American to have summited both Mount Everest and K2 without the use of supplemental oxygen.

Known for

Acting
2023 Love Actor Self N/A
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2020 To Live or Die on Everest Actor Self N/A
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2020 Undiscovered Actor Self 69
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2020 K2: The Impossible Descent Actor Himself 58
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2020 Breathtaking K2: The World's Most Dangerous Mountain Actor 58
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2020 Everest's Greatest Mystery Actor Self N/A
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Directing
2020 Breathtaking K2: The World's Most Dangerous Mountain Directing Director 58
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Production
2020 Breathtaking K2: The World's Most Dangerous Mountain Production Executive Producer 58
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Crew
2020 Breathtaking K2: The World's Most Dangerous Mountain Crew Cinematography 58
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