Macartney-Snape, Tim: - A twice honored Order of Australia recipient, TIM MACARTNEY-SNAPE was the first Australian to ascend Mount Everest in 1984, a feat that was also achieved without the aid of oxygen and via a new route. He returned to Everest in 1990 when he climbed the mountain from sea level on the Bay of Bengal. Tim is a director of an outdoor equipment business, Sea to Summit, as well as a consultant to World Expeditions.