06 January

Born on this day

1933 Kimimasa Nakazawa, Japanese pioneer, who ascended Himalchuli in 1960. He died in 1999, aged 66.
1956 Jacques Marmet, French climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1999 and Everest in 2004.
1958 Robert Link, American climber, who ascended Kangchenjunga in 1989, Everest in 1990 and Cho Oyu in 1997.
1961 John Thomas Christiana, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2005.
1969 Kouji Fujita, Japanese climber, who ascended Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 1990.
1969 Morgan Bazillian, American climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1995.
1969 Liang Qun, Chinese lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2003.
1970 Sundeep Dhillon, British climber, who ascended Everest twice (1998 and 2007) and Cho Oyu in 2006. He also finished the Carstensz- and Kosciuszko-versions of the Seven Summits in 1998.
1973 Jeremy Benton, British climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2004 and Everest in 2005.

First ascent on this day

1967 Mount Tyree (4852 m) by an American party.