20 December

Born on this day

1948 Jordi Camprubi, Spanish Catalan climber, who ascended Tirich Mir in 1973 and Makalu in 1976.
1950 Tsuguo Seto, Japanese climber, who ascended Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 1990.
1955 David Finlay Breashears, American climber, who ascended Everest five times (1983, 1985, 1996, 1997 and 2004).
1962 David Harold Wermuth, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2011.
1962 Sharad Kulkarni, Indian climber, who ascended Everest twice (2019 and 2023).
1970 Marco Camandona, Italian climber, who ascended Shisha Pangma and Cho Oyu in 1998, K2 in 2000, Annapurna I (C1) in 2006, Everest in 2010, Kangchenjunga in 2014, Makalu in 2016, Lhotse in 2018, Manaslu RP in 2019, Dhaulagiri I in 2021, Nanga Parbat and Broad Peak in 2022 and Gasherbrum II and Gasherbrum I in 2024.
1970 Eloise Barbieri, Italian lady climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2005 and Gasherbrum II in 2006.
1971 Pedro José (Pello) García, Spanish Basque climber, who ascended Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 2004, Cho Oyu twice (2005 and 2014), Gasherbrum II in 2006, Broad Peak in 2007 and Everest in 2010.
1974 Tamtin (aka Thomting), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest eleven times (1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019), Cho Oyu six times (1999, 2001, spring and autumn 2002, 2003 and 2004), Gyachung Kang in 2005, Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 2011, Manaslu RP three times (2017, 2018 and 2019), Lhotse three times (2018, 2019 and 2023), Broad Peak twice (2018 and 2022), Gasherbrum II in 2019, Annapurna I twice (2021 and 2023), Manaslu M three times (2021, 2022 and 2023), Dhaulagiri I and Kangchenjunga in 2022, Makalu twice (2022 and 2024), K2 in 2022 and Nanga Parbat and Gasherbrum I in 2023.
1974 Ang Babu I (aka Jimba Zangbu, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Lhotse twice (2001 and 2002), Shisha Pangma in 2001, Everest five times (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2011) and Cho Oyu in 2004.
1983 Anselm B. Murphy, Irish climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2007, Everest in 2008 and Kangchenjunga in 2011.
1983 Pasang (g), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Lhotse twice (2012 and 2013).
1987 Karma III, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2016 and Manaslu in 2017.
1991 Phurba VIII, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest twice (2023 and 2024).
1996 Marin Minamiya, Japanese lady climber, who ascended Manaslu in 2015 and Everest in 2016.
2005 Chhomba Tenji, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2024.

First ascents on this day

2016 Bhandar Lek (6024 m) by an American party.
2017 Langdung II East-Peak (6326 m) by a Nepalese party.

Gone on this day

1987 Yasuhira Saito, Japanese climber, who ascended Dhaulagiri I in 1982, Manaslu RP in 1985 and Annapurna I by the South face, where he died by a fall on descent, aged 34, together with his summit partner Toshiyuki Kobayashi, who was 22.
1989 Jin Kyo-Sup, Korean climber, who ascended Yalung Kang and died on descent, aged 26. Also his summit companion Tchiring Chumbi Lama, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in autumn 1989, died, aged 36.