Rex Pemberton
Rex Pemberton at Oracle ThinkQuest Live 2011
Rex Pemberton at Oracle ThinkQuest Live 2011
RelativesCaroline Pemberton (sister)

Rex Pemberton (born 1983) is an extreme sport participant and motivational speaker, best known as being the youngest male Australian ever to climb Mount Everest.[1]

Mountaineering

Born and raised in Sydney, Pemberton was educated at Knox Grammar School[2] and the University of Western Sydney. He climbed his first alpine peak when he was 16.[1] He raised $100,000 for his Everest climb and another $100,000 to fund his climbs of the remaining Seven Summits, which he completed in 2006 and was the third youngest person in the world to complete this feat.[3] He produced a documentary film of his Everest ascent, entitled To Stand Above the Clouds.[4]

Wingsuit Flying

As a keen skydiver, Rex soon transitioned to wingsuit flying then progressing to wingsuit base jumping and proximity flying. Rex rose to the top of the wingsuit world and now competes at the world championships, with third place being his best result.[5]

Rex has designed and built the X-Wing, a jet powered carbon-fiber wing.[6]

Personal life

Pemberton is married to Emily Guilding. He is the brother of former Miss Australia Caroline Pemberton.

Filmography

  • To Stand Above the Clouds (2006)

References

  1. 1 2 Gibson, Jano (31 May 2005). "Rex on top of the world". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Australian Speakers - Adventure".
  3. ↑ Mockenhaupt, Brian (25 January 2012). "As Long As They Both Shall Live". Outside (March 2012). Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ World Wingsuit League _ Rex Pemberton. YouTube. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021.
  6. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: The X Wing Project. YouTube.


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