AASU Dean to Present a Talk on His
Climb of Vinson Massif, Antarctica
Savannah, GA—February 24,2005—The seven summits are the
highest peaks on each of the seven continents and have been climbed
by only a select few. This January, Dr. Ray "Wall" Greenlaw,
dean of the School of Computing at Armstrong Atlantic State University
(AASU), climbed Vinson Massif, the highest mountain on Antarctica
and the most remote place on the Earth!
On Thursday,
March 10, Greenlaw will make a presentation on his climb to the Savannah
community. The talk will begin at 12:15 p.m. in room 156 of University
Hall. It is free and open to the public.
Greenlaw has already climbed four of the other seven summits of the
world: Mount Elbrus, Russia (2001); Aconcagua, Argentina (2002); Kilimanjaro,
Tanzania (2002); and Kosciusko, Australia (2003). In the near future,
he plans to climb Denali (Mount McKinley), Alaska, and is considering
a climb of Mount Everest, Nepal.
A natural athlete, Greenlaw has run about 100 races, including the
big four 100-mile runs, many Ironman triathlons, and many ultra-marathons.
He loves to travel and has been to 49 of the United States, 55 countries.
