| First Name |
Wilco
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| Middle Name |
Jacob Hendrik
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| Last Name |
van Rooijen
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| Full Name at Birth |
Willem Jacob Hendrik van Rooijen
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| Alternative Name |
@wilcovanrooijen [twitter], @wilcovanrooijen [facebook], Wilcovanrooijen [instagram]
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| Birthday |
25th November, 1967
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| Birthplace |
De Meern, Utrecht, Netherlands
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| Build |
Athletic
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| Eye Color |
Blue
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| Hair Color |
Salt and Pepper
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| Distinctive Feature |
Gap Toothed., Motto: "dreaming, daring, sharing AND doing!, 1st (and only) Dutchman to master the 7-Summits and 3 poles without oxygen.
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
Dutch
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| University |
HTS-Electro-technology, Eindhoven University of Technology (2 years of Engineering & Society direction), Double Healix Deepening Training (DNA of leadership)
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| Occupation Text |
Mountaineer, Adventurer, Motivational Speaker, Author
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| Occupation |
Daredevil
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| Claim to Fame |
Survived the 2008 K2 disaster, in which 11 climbers were killed and he lost several toes!
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| Music Genre (Text) |
The K2 disaster, Triathlon
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| Year(s) Active |
2009-2017 (self appearances: 6 x tv series, tv docs), 2012-2012 (actor: 1 x film documentary), 2001-2012 (author: 6 x books), ????-???? (awardee: Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau), ????-???? (ambasador: for '4SmilingFaces')
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| Associated Acts |
G + J Publishing C.V. & Dutch Media Publishers B.V. (book publisher), National Geographic (book publisher), Fontaine Publishers (book publisher), Tirion publishers - Baarn (book publisher)
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| Official Websites |
twitter.com/wilcovanrooijen, www.teamwilcovanrooijen.nl/, www.facebook.com/wilcovanrooijen, www.instagram.com/wilcovanrooijen/
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| Pets |
Teun van Rooijen (son b.2007), Marc Cornelissen (co-author), S. Vermeer (co-author), Hans van der Meulen (co-author), Marc Cornelissen (climbing partner)
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| Favorite Places |
Mont Blanc, France, Shishapangma, Tibet, Mount Kenya, Africa, K2, Pakistan, Eiger, Switzerland, Mount Everest, Nepal, Matterhorn, Switzerland, Dent d'Hérens, Italy & Switzerland, The Elbrus, Russia, Aconcagua, Argentina, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Puncak Jaya, Papua Indonesia, Mount Vinson, Antarctica, The Lenin Peak, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, The Cho Oyu, Nepal, Tibet, Mount Ararat, Turkey, Mount Toubkal, Morocco, Mera Peak, Nepal, Lobuche Peak, Nepal, North Pole, Arctic, South Pole, Antarctica
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