ɐmˌʌŋst ðiːz wɜː tˈuː ˌɛkspədˈɪʃənz tə klˈaɪm mˈaʊnt ˈɛvɚɹɪst ɪn nɛpˈɔːl ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst ɔːstɹˈeɪliən ɐsˈɛnt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ; ðə fˈɜːst ɐsˈɛnt ʌv mˈaʊnt mˈɪntoʊ ɪnðɪ ˈædmɚɹəlɾi mˈaʊntɪnz ʌv æntˈɑːɹktɪkə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt; ænd ɐsˈɛnts ʌv ˈʌðɚ nˈoʊɾəbəl pˈiːks ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ˈænəpˌɜːnɚ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː sˈɛvən θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː ˈɛm ɪn nɛpˈɔːl, mækˈɑːluː ˈeɪt θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn ˈɛm ɔnðə tʃˈaɪnənɛpˈɔːl bˈoːɹdɚ, ænd kˈɑːɹstɛnsz pˈɪɹɐmˌɪd ɪn ˈɪɹiən dʒˈeɪə, ɪndoʊnˈiːʒə.
Amongst these were two expeditions to climb Mount Everest in Nepal (including the first Australian ascent in 1984); the first ascent of Mount Minto in the Admiralty Mountains of Antarctica (1998); and ascents of other notable peaks including Annapurna II (7963m) in Nepal, Makalu (8481m) on the China-Nepal border, and Carstensz Pyramid in Irian Jaya, Indonesia.