New Zealand mountain climber
Sián-Pearl Going (born 27 January 1985) is a New Zealand media publicist , socialite , and mountaineer .
Family
Going was born in Northland and is a member of the famous Going family, renowned for producing Rugby football players - including Sid Going .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Socialite
She was described in 2008 as a "the hottest property on the party circuit" in Auckland.[ 5]
Mountaineering
During 2011 and 2012 she concentrated on climbing the seven summits - aiming to break the current record held by Annabelle Bond to be the fastest woman in the world to do so and also the first New Zealand woman.[ 6] [ 7]
She climbed the highest peak in Europe Mount Elbrus , Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa[ 8] and Mount Aconcagua ,[ 9] [ 10] where she was injured by a rock fall.
Publicist
She has worked as a fashion show organiser[ 11] and written for the National Business Review.[ 12]
References
^ "The exploits of Going brothers on display | Northland Sport | Surfing, Rugby, Soccer, Football, Cricket in Northland" . Northernadvocate.co.nz. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012 .
^ "Athlete's life full of hard work and determination says mountaineer" . August 2012.
^ "Sid honours pioneer who got it all going - National - NZ Herald News" . Nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 26 May 2012 .
^ "NZ Herald - Breaking news, latest news, business, sport and entertainment" .
^ Glucina, Rachel (3 October 2008). "Who's on Planet Socialite" . New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 1 October 2018 .
^ Peter de Graaf | Wednesday, 7 September 2011 11:50 (7 September 2011). "Going strong to hit Seven Summits | Northland Lifestyle News | Health, Fashion, Food and Wine in Northland" . Northernadvocate.co.nz. Retrieved 26 May 2012 . {{cite web }}
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^ Peter de Graaf | Thursday, 12 January 2012 15:00 (12 January 2012). "Pearl Going aims to set Seven Summit record | Northland News | Local News in Northland" . Northernadvocate.co.nz. Retrieved 26 May 2012 . {{cite web }}
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^ "Pearl Going set to beat climbing record" . Stuff.co.nz. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012 .
^ "Russian hot on Going's ambitious heels" .
^ "NZ Herald - Breaking news, latest news, business, sport and entertainment" .
^ Grunwell, Rachel (29 November 2009). "Island mystery tour falls out of fashion" . NZ Herald . Retrieved 1 October 2018 .
^ Going, Pearl (30 August 2015). "If John Key were a 'pretty little thing' " . NBR . Retrieved 1 October 2018 .
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