Almanac

Born on this day

1987 Louis Edouard Bernard Jammes, French climber, who ascended Everest twice (2023 and 2024) and Lhotse in 2024.


Gone on this day

2011 Ivan Gálfy, Slovak climber and expedition leader, who ascended Tirich Mir in 1967. He also led the expeditions to Nanga Parbat in 1969 and 1971, to Makalu in 1973 and 1976, to Jannu in 1979 and 1981, to Kangchenjunga in 1981, to Lhotse Shar in 1984 and to Everest in 1987. He died on this day, aged 78.


First ascents on this day

2013 Kunyang Chhish East (ca. 7400 m) by an Austro-Swiss party.


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Kim Jae-Soo possibly climbed all 14
Friday, 29 April 2011 09:46

It is reported, that Kim Jae-Soo also ascended Annapurna I on April 26th! The report claims all the 14 8000ers for him, but there is a problem.

Some years ago a Korean mountaineer and chronicler informed about a climbing date for Kim Jae-Soo on Cho Oyu in 1993. It was attempted to confirm this ascent, because nobody outside of Korea knew about it! No details were given since then. So Miss Hawley had and has no entry for this ascent in her Himalayan Database. 

As long, as there is no clarifying answer from Korea about the 1993 Cho Oyu ascent, the ascent remains unrecognized in our archives and not even recorded in the Himalayan Database.

Hopefully it will be cleared soon

His Annapurna ascent report

 
Erhard Loretan died in the Alps
Friday, 29 April 2011 08:48

The third climber, who ascended all the 14 8000ers, Swiss mountaineer Erhard Loretan, died yesterday, on his 52nd birthday by a fatal fall in the Alps!

Our condolences go to his family and friends!

Report (in German)

 
Top News: Abele Blanc finished the 14 today
Tuesday, 26 April 2011 18:24

Today Abele Blanc finally succeeded on Annapurna I and finished the 14 8000ers.

Report

The tables are updated here and here.

 
Ueli Steck on Top of Shisha Pangma
Tuesday, 19 April 2011 09:17

Swiss climber Ueli Steck summited Shisha Pangma on Sunday across the SW Face route! He started on Saturday night at 10h30 pm and stood on top alone on Sunday morning. Don Bowie had to give up and so Ueli climbed to the top alone. Now the two are going to Cho Oyu!

Report (in German)

 
First Pakistani 8000er Climbed in Winter
Thursday, 03 February 2011 17:01

Yesterday Denis Urubko, Simone Moro and Corey Richards summited Gasherbrum II, the first 8000er in Pakistan in winter. The table with all winter ascents so far is updated here.

Simone Moro climbed seven different 8000ers (plus three Everest repetitions) so far, three of them in winter.

This was also Denis Urubko's 19th 8000er ascent.

 
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