About Meagan McGrath
Major Meagan McGrath was born in Toronto, in 1977,
and raised in Sudbury, Ontario. She enrolled in the
Canadian Forces in 1995, and graduated from the Royal
Military College of Canada in 2000, with a Bachelor
of Science (Chemistry). Upon completion of her
Aerospace Engineering training, Major McGrath
served for a short time as the Maintenance Support
Officer at 19 Air Maintenance Squadron, CFB Comox.
She was then posted to Ottawa in 2001, where she
worked as an Imaging Radar System Engineer, a
sub-project of the Aurora Incremental Modernization
Project. On August 15, 2005 Major McGrath was posted
to the Canadian Forces Aerospace Warfare Centre Ottawa
Detachment, the Air Force Experimentation Centre.
Most recently, Maj McGrath has been working on the
implementation of a Canadian Forces-wide logistics tool.
Since 2002, Meagan McGrath has climbed
many peaks throughout the world. At 0507hrs,
on 21 May 2007, Meagan summitted Mount Everest, achieving
her goal to climb the “Seven Summits” – the highest peak
on each continent (Kosciuszko version).
In January 2008,
she became the First Canadian Woman to summit the
Carstenz Pyramid version of this mountain challenge,
becoming the only Canadian woman to achieve both
versions of the Seven Summits.
Mountains are Meagan's passion, but she has always had a fascination
with desert (hot and cold) environments.
On 15 January 2010, Meagan
completed the first Canadian Solo, Ski to the South Pole.
Travelling over 1095km in 40 days, she hauled a sled weighing
just over 200lbs across a vast area of Antartica.
Following her polar expedition, Meagan embarked on
a 7.5 month journey to the Himalaya, where she attempted to climb 5
Himalayan great peaks. A test of her skill, daring and humility,
Meagan applied her skills to succeed, and yet, return safely
home. The mountains will always be there to climb - sometimes,
it's okay to wait for safer conditions. Successfully summitting
Lhoste, the 4th highest mountain in the world, she looks forward
to returning to the mountains that she loves and safely reaching their peaks.
SUMMARY OF MEAGAN MCGRATH'S ADVENTURES
Climbing Expeditions
| Mountain | Altitude | Altitude Reached | Location | Date |
| Ama Dablam | 6856m / 22,494ft | ~6100m / ~20,013ft | Nepal | October 2010 |
| Cho Oyu | 8201m / 26,906ft | ~7500m / ~24,606ft | Tibet | September/October 2010 |
| K2 | 8612m / 28,253ft | ~6900m / ~22,638ft | Pakistan | August 2010 |
| Broad Peak | 8047m / 26,400ft | ~7300m / ~23,950ft | Pakistan | June/July 2010 |
| Lhotse | 8501m / 27,920ft | Summit | Nepal | April/May 2010 |
| Carstenz Pyramid | 4885m / 16,023ft | Summit | Indonesia, Australasia | January 2008 |
| Mount Everest | 8850m / 29,035ft | Summit | Nepal, Asia | April/May 2007 |
| Kosciuszko | 2228m / 7,310ft | Summit | New South Wales, Australia | April 2006 |
| Gasherbrum II | 8035m / 26,360ft | ~6500m / ~21,326ft | Pakistan | June/July 2005 |
| Vinson Massif | 4897m / 16,066ft | Summit | Antarctica | December 2004 |
| Mount Elbrus | 5642m / 18,510ft | Summit | Russia, Europe | August 2003 |
| Mount McKinley | 6194m / 20,320ft | Summit | Alaska, North America | June 2003 |
| Aconcagua | 6962m / 22,841ft | Summit | Argentina, South America | December 2002 |
| Kilimanjaro | 5963m / 19,563ft | Summit | Tanzania, Africa | April 2002 |
Polar Expeditions
Guiding Opportunities
* Need a Guide ??
Although Meagan does have a full time job, she is always open to opportunities to guide.
Recently, her schedule has opened up a bit, and she
is able to consider more offers! Drop a line & and see if we can make your expedition goals a reality!
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