Abels: The List of top Abelists

In January 2015, Bill Wilkinson asked me to make a list of people who had completed, or nearly completed, the Abels. We agreed that ’20 or fewer to go’ was the male cut off point. I have decided that making it to 75 gave a good representation of the top female Abelists, so that is the female cut-off; he agreed we did not want “Abelling” to look as if it was a game only for the boys. He was going to publish the List in his book.

Since his request, a certain faction has done some campaigning, and now the presence of such a list in his book seems unlikely. I have done a lot of work on his behalf getting the list together, and encouraging people to climb, so do not want my requested homework wasted. I have found a different source of publication, whose cut-off is the end of March. Here is the List as it now stands. If any information there is incorrect, please let me know, and if anyone has made it onto the list since January 2015, please let me know so I can add them. Thanks so much to those on the List who have encouraged me in my stats keeping. Well done all on the List for knowing our beautiful mountains in such variety and for undertaking the expeditions that are required if one is to be here. You are all great bush people who deserve respect.

06 Malcolm Waterston
07 John Cardwell        Record: longest time to complete: 54 years.
08 Brian O’Byrne        Record: oldest completer: aged 68 on completion.
09 Martin Doran

10 Mark Wright
11 Dale Lisson
12  Maureen Martin    Records: First woman; oldest woman
13 David Walker

14 Zane Robnik          Records abound. Youngest completer; fastest round of                                                                              Abels. Aged 25 yrs and 358 days on completion.     Completion took him 2 years and 197 days.
15 Shelly Napier       Second female. Second fastest to complete. Fastest female completer. Youngest female completer; second youngest completer overall. (7 yrs, 5 months, 18 days to complete). Age at completion: 36 yrs.

Harris, Dave                 (2)

Stuart Bowling           (2)      Aged 44. Second youngest male on the list
Terry Brain                    (3)
Graeme Pennicott    (3)

Lee Evans   (F)             (3)    Third woman. Abelling 47 years so far. Aged 61
David Tongs                 (4)
Steve Jacobs               (5)

6-10 to go:
Louise Fairfax (F)      (10)  Fourth female. Began peak bagging in 2012.

Chris Howard                (13)
Rohan Hutchinson     (18)

Matthew Cloudsdale (18)
David Seaton                (19)
David Griffiths             (20)  Aged 75. Second supervet

Geoff O’Hara                (20)

 

Maureen Martin    (158)
Shelly Napier          (158)   Youngest female to complete (and youngest on list). Shelly Napier          (134)   Aged 35. Youngest on the list. Aged 35. Youngest on the list. Fastest female completer .
Lee Evans                 (155)

Amanda Lennard  (88)
Pamela Tabor         (75)