Almanac

Born on this day

1983 Zhang Yu-Xuan, Chinese climber, who ascended Everest in 2019.


First ascents on this day

1954 Baruntse (7152 m) by the party from New Zealand led by Edmund Hillary.


Read more...
Italian pioneer and Polish mountaineer died
Saturday, 08 August 2009 16:30

On August 6th, Riccardo Cassin, the leader of the successful Gasherbrum IV expedition in 1958, died, aged 100.

Report


Yesterday the Polish mountaineer Andrzej Marciniak was found dead on Posrednia Gran in the High Tatras. He ascended Everest in 1989 and Annapurna I in 1996. He was 50 years old.

Report
 
<< Start < Prev 31 Next > End >>

Page 31 of 31