Gerlinde and Ralf summited Lhotse
Wednesday, 20 May 2009 10:50


Per telephone conversation the news came in. They summited at about 11h00 AM and are safe back in Camp 4.


Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner and Ralf Dujmovits made history today. Gerlinde (her 12th 8000er) finished the 16th nation, that collectively summited all 14 Main-8000ers without supplementary oxygen and Ralf is the first German climber, who ascended all the 14. They summited together with Hirotaka Takeuchi (also his 12th 8000er) and David Göttler (his Nr. 4).


Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner summits:
 

02.07.1994 Broad Peak Foresummit 
06.05.19981CHO OYUW Ridge - W Face
17.05.2000 Shisha Pangma Central-PeakN Ridge to Central-Peak
14.05.20012MAKALUMakalu La-NW Ridge
10.05.20023MANASLUNE Face
20.06.20034NANGA PARBATKinshofer (variant 1)
28.05.20045ANNAPURNA IN Face
25.07.20046GASHERBRUM IJapanese Couloir
07.05.20057SHISHA PANGMASW Face, Right hand couloir
21.07.20058GASHERBRUM IISW Ridge - E Ridge
14.05.20069KANGCHENJUNGASW Face
12.07.200710BROAD PEAKW Spur-Broad Col-N Ridge
01.05.200811DHAULAGIRI INE Ridge
20.05.200912LHOTSEW Face



Ralf Dujmovits summits:

11.05.1990  1DHAULAGIRI INE Ridge
04.10.19922EVERESTS Col - SE Ridge
23.07.19943K2SE Ridge (Abruzzi Spur)
09.05.19954CHO OYUW Ridge - W Face
05.06.1996 Shisha Pangma Central-PeakN Ridge to Central-Peak
24.05.19975SHISHA PANGMAChinese traverse
11.10.1998 CHO OYUW Ridge - W Face
16.07.19996BROAD PEAKW Spur-Broad Col-N Ridge
22.07.20007GASHERBRUM IISW Ridge - E Ridge
30.06.20018NANGA PARBATKinshofer (variant 1)
28.05.20049ANNAPURNA IN Face
25.07.200410GASHERBRUM IJapanese Couloir
07.05.2005 SHISHA PANGMASW Face, Right hand couloir
14.05.200611KANGCHENJUNGASW Face
19.05.200712MANASLUNE Face
12.07.2007 BROAD PEAKW Spur-Broad Col-N Ridge
11.05.200813MAKALUMakalu La-NW Ridge
20.05.200914LHOTSEW Face



Hirotaka Takeuchi summits:


22.05.1995  1MAKALUE Ridge to NW Ridge
17.05.19962EVERESTN Col - NE Ridge
14.08.19963K2SSE Ridge - Abruzzi Spur
30.06.20014NANGA PARBATKinshofer (variant 1)
28.05.20045ANNAPURNA IN Face
25.07.20046GASHERBRUM IJapanese Couloir
07.05.20057SHISHA PANGMASW Face, Right hand couloir
14.05.20068KANGCHENJUNGASW Face
19.05.20079MANASLUNE Face
08.07.200810GASHERBRUM IISW Ridge - E Ridge
31.07.200811BROAD PEAKW Spur-Broad Col-N Ridge
20.05.200912LHOTSEW Face