22 August

Born on this day

1948 Glenn Porzak, American climber, who ascended Shisha Pangma in 1983, Makalu in 1987, Everest in 1990 and Cho Oyu in 2004. He finished the Kosciuszko-version of the Seven Summits in 1992 and the Carstensz-version in 1994.
1949 Aleksandr Serpak, Ukrainian climber, who ascended Kangchenjunga in 1993.
1954 Herbert Streibel, German climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 1983.
1957 Matej Kranjc, Slovenian climber, who ascended Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 1993.
1957 Juan Castillo, Spanish Andalusian climber, who ascended Everest in 2003.
1959 Emmanuel Morin, French climber, who ascended Broad Peak Foresummit and a week later also Broad Peak in 1994.
1961 Robert Charles (Rob) Follows, Canadian climber, who ascended Everest in 2006, where he also finished the Kosciuszko-version of the Seven Summits.
1964 Tenzing I, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest nine times (twice in 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2012).
1966 Dušan Debelak, Slovenian climber, who ascended Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 2005 and Cho Oyu in 2006.
1966 Fuan Wang, Chinese climber, who ascended Everest in 2019.
1967 Yury Dyachuk, Russian climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2025 and Everest in 2026.
1968 Stefan Stefanov, Bulgarian climber, who ascended Everest in 2018 and Kangchenjunga and K2 in 2019.
1974 Josef Milfait, Czech climber, who ascended Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 2004 and Cho Oyu in 2009.
1974 Andres Stambuk, Chilean climber, who ascended Makalu in 2001.
1977 Grace McDonald, Canadian lady climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2011, Lhotse in 2012, Manaslu RP in 2014 and Everest in 2016.
1978 Purna Kumar Rai, Nepalese climber, who ascended Everest twice (2011 and 2021).
1978 Daniel Gary Meyer, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2013.
1980 Marta Alejandre, Spanish Aragonese lady climber, who ascended Dhaulagiri I in 2008 and Gasherbrum I in 2009.
1981 Ngawang Gedun, Tibetan climber, who ascended Everest in 2005.
1982 Namgyal Tshering (aka Namgyal Chhiri), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest four times (2009, twice in 2010 and 2011). He died on Everest in 2012, aged 29.
1983 Ongje (aka Wangche), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2006, Manaslu RP twice (2006 and 2009) and Everest seven times (2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019 and 2022).
1983 Ang Kami V, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2005.
1983 Dawa Dorje, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest four times (2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012).
1985 Thomas Charles (Charlie) Linville, American disabled climber, who ascended Everest in 2016.
1986 Sange Phuru, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest twice (2012 and 2013).
1988 Radosław Woźniak, Polish climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II in 2021 and Broad Peak and K2 in 2022.
1988 Mingma Gelu, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Makalu in 2023, Manaslu M twice (2023 and 2025) and Everest twice (2025 and 2026).
1989 Monti Rajkhowa, Indian lady climber, who ascended Kangchenjunga in 2018.
1990 Mingma Nuru IX, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest twice (2018 and 2019).
1993 Pasang Chhiri II (aka Pasang Tshering), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest four times (2017, in 2022 twice and 2023), Manaslu RP three times (2017, 2019 and 2021), Kangchenjunga in 2018, Lhotse twice (2019 and 2021), Annapurna I in 2021, K2 in 2022 and Makalu in 2023.
1993 Mohamed Abdulrahman Yusuf Al Kawari, Bahrainian climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2020.
1994 Dawa Temba (a), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Lhotse twice (2022 and 2026).
1995 Nuru Gyalzen II, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest three times (2019, 2024 and 2025) and Manaslu M twice (2024 and 2025).
1995 Dawa (e), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Makalu in 2025.
1996 Sukra Bahadur Tamang, Nepalese climber, who ascended Everest in 2024 and Manaslu M in 2025.
1997 Pemba Tashi Tamang, Nepalese climber, who ascended Everest three times (2023, 2024 and 2026) and Manaslu M in 2024.
1999 Nangsal Choedon Lama, Nepalese lady climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2023 and Everest and Lhotse in 2024.
2003 Pem Dorchi (a), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Dhaulagiri I three times (in 2023 twice and 2025).

First ascents on this day

1950 Abi Gamin (7355 m) by a Swiss party.
1953 Pik Yevgenii Korzhenevskoy (7105 m) by a Soviet party.
1953 Jolljepunco (aka Colquepunco, c. 5550 m) by an Austro-Italian party.
1968 Atrak Zom I (6241 m) by a Japanese party.
1980 La Shal (6135 m) by a French party.
1988 Chongce Shan I (6903 m) by a Japanese party.
1995 Nyainchentanglha III (7046 m) by a Japanese party.

Gone on this day

2019 Vlastimil Šmída, Czech climber, who ascended Tirich Mir in 1967, died, aged 85.