Maxime Chaya
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About
Mountaineer who became the first Lebanese man to scale Mount Everest. In doing so, he completed the "Seven Summits Challenge," which entails climbing the highest mountain on each of the seven continents.
Before Fame
He graduated from the London School of Economics before founding his own sporting company, VO2max, in 1999.
Trivia
The Ministry of France issued stamps commemorating his successful journeys to the South Pole and the peak of Mount Everest.
Family Life
He married Pascale Melhem Kesrouani and has children named Edgard and Kelly.
Associated With
He and Jordan Romero are both famous for having scaled Mount Everest in the Himalayas.
