Almanac
Born on this day
1972 Mingma Tshering III (aka Mingma Chhiring), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest fourteen times (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022), Cho Oyu four times (2004 twice, 2014 and 2018) and Manaslu RP in 2012.
First ascent on this day
1336 Mont Ventoux (1909 m) by the Italian poet Francesco Petrarca, who later was called the "Father of Alpinism".
First ascents on this day
2008 Kang Kuru (6344 m) by a British party.
Gone on this day
2010 László Várkonyi, Hungarian climber, who ascended Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 1987 and Cho Oyu in 1990, died on Everest, aged 53.
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