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Roger Chao, FRGS, is an Australian explorer, mountain climber, philosopher and ethicist.cite-ref-web-1-0[1]cite-ref-ambassador-2-0[2]cite-ref-ipf-3-0[3]

• Mountaineering and exploration

• Academic life and views

• Other

• References

In 2006, Chao and Stephen Fordyce completed a mid-winter traverse of the Western Arthurs range in south-west Tasmania. They received the 2006 Young Adventurer of the Year award from the Australian Geographic Society.cite-ref-web-1-1[1]cite-ref-smh-4-0[4]cite-ref-ags-5-0[5]cite-ref-partners-6-0[6] In 2007, Chao crossed the Greenland ice sheet from east to west without support, becoming the youngest person to do so.cite-ref-web-1-2[1]cite-ref-roger-7-0[7]cite-ref-australia-day-8-0[8] He also investigated the effects of global warming on Inuit culture in Greenland, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in recognition of this research.cite-ref-ipf-3-1[3]cite-ref-roger-7-1[7]cite-ref-australia-day-8-1[8] In 2009 and 2010, Chao and Megan Kerr undertook the "Steppe By Steppe — Side By Side" expedition in Central Asia, traveling on a Quike touring quadracycle from Astana, Kazakhstan through Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang (an autonomous region in Western China).cite-ref-ambassador-2-1[2]cite-ref-australia-day-8-2[8]cite-ref-home-9-0[9]

Chao is also a whitewater kayaker, caver, rock climber, skier.cite-ref-web-1-3[1]cite-ref-ambassador-2-2[2] He has worked as a professional guide and expedition consultant, and as a section rep and delegate for Search and Rescue.cite-ref-ipf-3-2[3]cite-ref-roger-7-2[7] Chao serves on the executive committee of The Explorers Club.cite-ref-web-1-4[1]cite-ref-roger-7-3[7]cite-ref-australia-day-8-3[8]

Chao is a 2003 graduate of Scotch College, Melbourne, and has degrees in Arts (Politics and Philosophy) and Economics and an Honours degree in Philosophy/Ethics from Monash University.cite-ref-roger-7-4[7]cite-ref-scotch-10-0[10]cite-ref-11[11]

Chao has worked on a form of average utilitarianism called negative average preference utilitarianism.cite-ref-12[12]

Chao has worked at the Office of Environmental Sustainability,cite-ref-ipf-3-3[3]cite-ref-roger-7-5[7] and is a Victoria Ambassador for Australia Day.cite-ref-ambassador-2-3[2]cite-ref-scotch-10-1[10]

cite-note-web-11. ↑ "Roger Chao". The World Explorers Bureau. 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

cite-note-ambassador-22. ↑ "Roger Chao". NADC. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

cite-note-ipf-33. ↑ "Chao Roger". ExploraPoles. International Polar Foundation. 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

cite-note-smh-44. ↑ citereflewis2006Lewis, Daniel (25 September 2006). "Icing on the cake for those who make a meal of adventure". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 November 2012.

cite-note-ags-55. ↑ "AG Society Adventure Awards". Australian Geographic. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

cite-note-partners-66. ↑ "Partners". Steppe By Steppe — Side By Side. November 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

cite-note-roger-77. ↑ "Roger". Steppe By Steppe — Side By Side. November 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

cite-note-australia-day-88. ↑ "Chao — Australia Day". Australia Day (Victoria). 30 November 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

cite-note-home-99. ↑ "Home". Steppe By Steppe — Side By Side. November 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.

cite-note-scotch-1010. ↑ citerefashton2011Ashton, David (September 2011). "'One of Australia's most prolific adventurers'". Great Scot. Scotch College. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

cite-note-1111. ↑ "Roger Chao Alumni Profile". Monash University. Retrieved 18 November 2024.

cite-note-1212. ↑ Chao, "Negative Average Preference Utilitarianism", Journal of Philosophy of Life, 2012; 2(1): 55-66