06 June

Born on this day

1868 Robert Falcon Scott, British explorer, who reached the South Pole in 1912 and died with his entire crew on the way back. He was 43 years old.
1914 Hubert Adams (Ad) Carter, former editor of the American Alpine Journal. He died in 1995, aged 80.
1952 Frederick C. Barth, American climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II in 1997 and Everest in 1999.
1952 John Eames, British climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2005.
1959 Noboru Miki, Japanese climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1996.
1959 Saeed Toossi, American climber of Iranian origin, who ascended Everest in 2000.
1959 Robert Moracchini, French climber, who ascended Everest in 2023.
1961 John Thomas Christiana, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2005.
1963 Dirk Gröger, German climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2005 and Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 2006.
1965 Shaun Hutson, British climber, who ascended Everest twice (2006 and 2009).
1965 Kai Zhong (aka Khetsun), Tibetan climber, who ascended Everest six times (1993, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008) and Cho Oyu in 2002.
1966 Jin Jae-Chang, Korean climber, who ascended Everest in 2009.
1968 Dawa Dhendup Bhutia, Nepalese climber, who ascended Everest in 2008.
1970 Christian Binggeli, Swiss climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2004 and Everest in 2024.
1971 Niku Ram Chowdhary, Indian climber, who ascended Everest in 2005.
1971 Stefanos Voutselas, Greek climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2009.
1972 Raymond Hassard, British (Northern Irish) climber, who ascended Everest in 2006.
1973 Amartogtokh Dorjsuren, Mongolian lady climber, who ascended Lhotse in 2023.
1974 Martin Ploug, Danish climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2006.
1974 Wang Tian-Han, Chinese climber, who ascended Everest in 2002.
1976 Daniel Protz, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2005.
1978 Jumik Bhote, Nepalese Bhutia climber, who ascended Everest twice (2006 and 2007), Broad Peak and Shisha Pangma in 2007 and Lhotse and K2 in 2008, where he died on descent, aged 30.
1979 Mahabir Singh, Indian climber, who ascended Manaslu in 2011.
1979 Shahida Jamil Afridi, Pakistani lady climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II in 2024.
1980 Bryan Larry Osoro, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2016.
1981 Ang Nima I, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2003.
1982 Yuzo Kobayashi, Japanese climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2006 and Everest in 2007.
1984 Tsewang Phuntsog, Indian climber, who ascended Everest in 2019.
1986 Tamara Lunger, Italian (South Tyrolean) lady climber, who ascended Lhotse in 2010 and K2 in 2014.
1987 Li Jing, Chinese climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2025.
1988 Bibas Gurung, Nepalese climber, who ascended Shisha Pangma in 2010, Lhotse in 2011 and Kangchenjunga in 2013, where he died on descent, aged 24.
1989 Lahu Kondiba Ughade, Indian climber, who ascended Everest in 2023.
1989 Balwant Singh, Indian climber, who ascended Everest in 2025.
2000 Angnima, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2025.

First ascents on this day

1944 Tharkot (6099 m) by a British party.
1949 A Foresummit of the subsidiary Pathibara NE-Peak (appr. 7030 m) by a Swiss party. The NE-peak itself (appr. 7100 m) was traversed during the first ascent of the Main-Peak (7140 m) in 1993. An earlier name of the mountain was Pyramid Peak.
1953 Chamar (7187 m) by a party from New Zealand.
1960 Trisul II (6690 m) by a party from Yugoslavia.
1963 Hathi Parvat (6727 m) by an Indian party.
1964 Kulu Pumori (appr. 6485 m) by a British party.
1964 Telkot (aka Panch Chuli V, 6437 m) and Panch Chuli IV (6334 m) by an Indian party.
1966 Jaonli (6632 m) by an Indian party as well.
1987 Saser Kangri I NW-Peak (aka Cloud Peak or Saser Kangri IV, ~7410 m) by an Indo-British party.

Gone on this day

1954 Fritz Kasparek, Austrian climber, who participated in the first ascent of the Eiger North Face, died on Salcantay (6271 m) in the Peruvian Andes, aged 43.
1970 Ang Kami I, Indian Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 1965, died in an avalanche on Bethartoli (6352 m, Garhwal Himalaya).