25 July

Born on this day

1921 Lionel Terray, French pioneer, who achieved several important first ascents, as there were Fitz Roy in 1952, Chomo Lönzo in 1954, Makalu in 1955, Chacraraju in 1956 and Kumbhakarna (aka Jannu) and Nilgiri in 1962. He died by a fall in the Alps in 1965, aged 44.
1947 Wojciech Kurtyka, Polish climber, who ascended Dhaulagiri I in 1980, Broad Peak in 1982, Gasherbrum II East (first ascent with Jerzy Kukuczka), Gasherbrum II and Gasherbrum I in 1983, Broad Peak again (first traverse over Broad North- and Central-Peaks with Jerzy Kukuczka) in 1984, Gasherbrum IV NE-Peak across the incredible West Face with Robert Schauer in 1985 and Cho Oyu and Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 1990.
1948 Ronald (Ron) Rutland, British climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2008.
1955 Bruno Sprecher, Swiss climber, who ascended Broad Peak Foresummit in 1986.
1961 David Joseph Arnett, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2007.
1963 Tonya Riggs, American lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2006.
1963 Chuldim Dorje, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest four times (1998, 2003, 2007 and 2018).
1966 Charlene Gibson, British lady climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2016.
1967 Sumiko Kashiwa, Japanese lady climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2002.
1968 Lhakpa VIII, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Cho Oyu three times (2008, 2009 and 2014), Everest twice (2010 and 2011) and Lhotse, Gasherbrum II, Gasherbrum I in 2013, Manaslu RP twice (2013 and 2018), Makalu and K2 in 2014, Annapurna I in 2016 and Kangchenjunga in 2018.
1968 Dany Morin, Canadian climber, who ascended Everest in 2022.
1969 Sherap Jangbu (aka Serap Jangbu), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Kangchenjunga and Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 1999, K2 twice (2000 and 2001), Shisha Pangma in 2000, Lhotse twice (2001 and 2002), Cho Oyu twice (2001 and 2004), Annapurna I in 2002, Everest three times (2004, 2006 and 2008), Dhaulagiri I in 2005, Gasherbrum II and Manaslu RP in 2006 and Makalu in 2009.
1969 Petr Klement, Czech climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2024.
1970 Marethe Falkum Lien, Norwegian lady climber, who ascended Manaslu in 2014.
1971 Sergei Batura, Russian climber, who ascended Everest in 2007.
1971 Ge Zhen-Fang, Chinese climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2009.
1971 Andras Kaasik, Estonian climber, who ascended Everest in 2011, K2 in 2018 and Lhotse in 2025.
1973 Mingmar Gurung, Indian climber, who ascended Everest in 2013.
1974 José Ignacio (Pepe) Jijón, Ecuadorian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu and Everest in 2006, where he also finished the Kosciuszko-version of the Seven Summits.
1974 Ang Karma II, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest eight times (2006, 2007, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022), Cho Oyu twice (2006 and 2008) and Manaslu M twice (2023 and 2024).
1974 Thilen Bhote I, Nepalese Bhutia climber, who ascended Everest three times (2017, 2019 and 2022).
1975 Al Khodr Al Ghadban, Lebanese climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2019.
1978 Ang Pemba I, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest seven times (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2016 and 2017), Cho Oyu in 2006 and Manaslu RP twice (2013 and 2018).
1979 Samden (Sonam) Bhote, Nepalese Bhutia climber, who ascended Everest ten times (2009, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026), Manaslu RP in 2018 and Manaslu M three times (2022, 2024 and 2025).
1979 Ang Dawa VIII, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Dhaulagiri I twice (2017 and 2026), Everest twice (2018 and 2026), Kangchenjunga in 2022 and Makalu in 2023.
1979 Chatur Man (Chakra) Rai, Nepalese climber, who ascended Everest five times (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025) and Manaslu M in 2023.
1980 Hossein Abulhassani, Iranian climber, who ascended Nanga Parbat in 2008.
1981 Danta Bahadur Chhatyal, Nepalese climber, who ascended Everest in 2025.
1982 Alberto Pacellini, Italian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2014.
1983 Nirmal Purja (Nims) Pun Magar, Nepalese climber, who ascended Dhaulagiri I WRFS twice (2014 and 2019), Everest ten times (2016, in 2017 twice, 2019, 2021, in 2022 twice, 2023, 2024 and 2026), Lhotse six times (2017, 2019, in 2022 twice, 2024 and 2026), Makalu five times (2017, 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2026), Annapurna I three times (2019, 2023 and 2024), Kangchenjunga three times (2019, 2022 and 2025), Nanga Parbat three times (2019, 2023 and 2025), Gasherbrum I three times (2019, 2023 and 2025) Gasherbrum II three times (2019, 2023 and 2026), K2 four times (2019, 2021 / first winter ascent /, 2022 and 2023), Broad Peak three times (2019, 2023 and 2024), Cho Oyu twice (2019 and 2023), Manaslu RP and Shisha Pangma three times (2019 and twice in 2024), Manaslu M three times (2021, 2023 and 2025), Dhaulagiri I M three times (2021, 2023 and 2026). With Dhaulagiri I M in 2021 he finished the 14 Main-8000ers.
1986 Niu Zhi-Bin, Chinese climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2025 and Everest and Lhotse in 2026.
1989 Nara Bahadur Asthani, Nepalese climber, who ascended Everest four times (2022 twice, 2023 and 2024).
1993 Ahmed Saif Ahmed Isa Al Kaabi, Bahrainian climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2020 and Everest in 2021.
1994 Yuan Qiu, Chinese lady climber, who ascended Everest and Lhotse in 2025 and Kangchenjunga in 2026.
1995 Lhakpa Sonam VI, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2026.
1996 Dawa Nurbu VIII, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest twice (2025 and 2026).
1997 Dawa Sange II, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest twice (2024 and 2025).
2004 Pasang XXVIII, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2026.

First ascents on this day

1954 Sarapo (6127 m) by an Austrian party.
1955 Ihakora (6172 m) by an American party.
1956 Saser Kangri II NW-Peak (aka Sakhang Peak, 6943 m) by an Indian party.
1964 Pik Demchenko (6401 m) by a Russian party.
1967 Kohe Langar II (7061 m) by a Japanese party.
1967 Achar Zom (6230 m) by a Czechoslovakian party.
1968 Pegish Zom II (6167 m) by an Austrian party.
1968 Golash Zom (6149 m) by a Japanese party.
1980 Yazghil Dome SW (c. 7300 m) by a Polish party.
1990 Bularung Sar (7134 m) by a Swiss party.
2014 Gasherbrum V (7147 m) by a Korean party.

Gone on this day

2004 José Antonio Antón, Spanish Valencian climber, who ascended Gasherbrum I on this day and died on descent, aged 35.
2015 Aleksander (Olek) Ostrowski, Polish climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2014, died on Gasherbrum II, aged 27.
2021 Richard (Rick) Allen, British (Scottish) climber, who ascended Dhaulagiri I in 1993, Everest in 2000, Nanga Parbat twice (2009 and 2012, the latter by the long Mazeno ridge route), Gasherbrum I in 2011 and Broad Peak in 2018, died on K2, aged 66.