Caroline Leon

Caroline Leon
Born	Sydney, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Education	B.Sc, Medical Science Masters, Transpersonal Psychology
Occupation	Climber
Known for	Guinness World Record by becoming the fastest person in the world to summit the Volcanic Seven Summits.

Caroline Leon is an Australian climber who in 2023, set a Guinness World Record by becoming the first woman in the world to summit the Volcanic Seven Summits in fastest time. ^{[1] [2]}

Caroline set out to climb the highest volcanoes in each of the seven continents on 1 January 2023 by summiting the highest Volcano in the world; Ojos Del Salado 6,893 meters (22,615 ft.) in Chile, followed by Mt Sidley 4,285 meters (14,058 ft.) the highest Volcano in Antarctica, ^[3] then Pico De Orizaba 5,636 meters (18,491 ft.) in Mexico. Caroline reached the seventh summit, Mt Damavand, the highest Volcano in Asia on 4 July 2023, completing the Volcanic Seven Summits in the fastest time of 183 days. ^[2]

Biography

In 2015, Caroline had a life threatening rock-climbing accident, when she fell 7–12 meters from an outdoor rock-climbing wall in Dubai. Caroline was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries that included two shattered feet, a broken pelvis and spine. ^[4] Initially Doctors told her that she would never walk again. After 14 surgeries, 23 blood transfusions & two years of extensive rehabilitation Caroline regained the ability to walk. ^{[5] [6]}

In 2019, Caroline Leon became a DHL ambassador ^{[7] [8] [9]} partnering with the logistics giant to set a New Guinness World Record to be the First woman in the world to summit all the mountains in the Middle East & the Arabian peninsula. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Climbing career

Caroline started mountain climbing in 2012 when she climbed Kilimanjaro for the Gulf Charity; Gulf for Good. Since then Caroline has climbed over 38 mountains including climbing Mt Kilimanjaro 4 times, and Mount Damavand 3 times. ^{[3] [13]}

Caroline attempted a New Guinness World Record to be the First woman in the world to summit all the mountains in the Middle East & the Arabian peninsula in less than 30 days. ^[1] As part of this initiative Caroline climbed several mountains in the Middle East; (2019) - Jebel Shams, Oman, (2019) Jebel Sawda, Saudi Arabia, (2019) Mt St Catherine, Egypt, (2019) Mt Ararat, Turkey, (2019) Mt Hermon, Syria, (2019) Jebal el Sheikh, Lebanon, (2019) Mt Damavand, Iran (2019) Jabal Dami, Jordan, (2019) Jebel Jais, UAE. ^{[12] [11]}

In 2023 Caroline completed a speed record of the [[Volcanic Seven Summits]] climbing; (2023). ^{[2] [3]}

Caroline has also climbed (2018) - Mt Longonot, Kenya, (2019) - Mt Kosciuszko, Australia, (2021) - Mt Baker, USA, (2022) - Mt Meru, Tanzania, (2022) - Mt Kazbek, Georgia, (2022) - San Francisco, Chile, (2022) - Siete Hermanos, Chile, (2023) - La Maliche, Mexico, (2024) - Aconcagua, Argentina, (2023) - Manso, Argentina, (2023) - Mt Bonete, Argentina, (2024) - Mera Peak, Nepal, (2024) - Lobuche East Nepal, (2024) Island Peak, Nepal.

Caroline reached the summit of Mount Everest on May 23rd 2025.

References

1. "Dubai-based climber, who shattered her spine, pelvis and feet is the first woman to climb 10 mountains in MENA". gulfnews.com. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
2. ""Fastest Time to Climb the Seven Volcanic Summits"". Official Guinness World Records. 4 July 2023.
3. "Dubai climber aims high after scaling highest volcanic peak in Antarctica". The National News.
4. "Dubai climber who broke her back in horror fall set for mountaineering record". 6 September 2019.
5. "I got obsessed with healing". khaleejtimes. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
6. "Meet Caroline Leon - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". 4 October 2021.
7. "Caroline Leon".
8. work, Where women. "DHL sponsors Caroline Leon's fabulous climbing challenge". Where Women Work. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
9. "After a devastating climbing accident, Caroline Leon feared she might never walk again. Now she's setting off on an attempt to climb seven volcanic summits across seven continents". dhl.com. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
10. "Dubai climber who broke her back in horror fall set for mountaineering record". thenationalnews.com. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
11. "Dubai climber Caroline Leon on her road to recovery and climbing the Middle East's tallest peaks". esquireme.com. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
12. "This Dubai Climber Is Set To Become The First Female Mountaineer To Climb All 15 Peaks In The Middle East". harpersbazaararabia.com. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
13. "Caroline Leon: Scaling The Seven Volcanic Summits In The World". connector.ae. Retrieved 2024-06-11.