06 September

Born on this day

1937 Janusz Kurczab, Polish climber, who led the successful expedition, that resulted in the first ascent of Shisparé Sar (7611 m) in 1974. During the same expedition he also made the first ascent of Ghenta Sar (7090 m). In 1976 he led the expedition that reached about 8400 m on K2. He died in 2015, aged 77.
1944 Thomas G. Masterson, Canadian climber, who ascended Lhotse in 2007.
1945 Laurenc Divald, Slovak climber, who ascended Kumbhakarna (aka Jannu) in 1981.
1954 Josep Estruch, Spanish Catalan climber, who ascended Broad Peak Foresummit in 1987.
1959 Galina Tchekanova, Ukrainian lady climber, who ascended Dhaulagiri I in 1994 and died on descent, aged 35.
1959 Neal Jay Beidleman, American climber, who ascended Makalu in 1994, Everest three times (1996, 2011 and 2018) and Cho Oyu in 2018.
1960 Norbert (Noppa) Joos, Swiss climber, who ascended Nanga Parbat in 1982, Manaslu (C3) and Annapurna I in 1984, K2 in 1985, Broad Peak in 1987, Gasherbrum II in 1988, Gasherbrum I in 1993, Cho Oyu in 1994, Dhaulagiri I in 1995, Shisha Pangma in 1996, Makalu in 2002, Lhotse in 2004 and Kangchenjunga in 2006. He died in 2016 by a fall on Piz Bernina, aged 55.
1962 Günter Hafele, Austrian climber, who ascended Broad Peak in 1999. He died in 2000 by a fall in the Austrian Alps, aged 37.
1963 Kancha Nuru I, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Cho Oyu twice in 1996, Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 2000 and Everest in 2007.
1963 Jörg Klocke, German climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II in 2013 and Manaslu RP in 2017.
1966 Eiichi Usami, Japanese climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2001 and Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 2003.
1966 Kurt Alan Wedberg, American climber, who ascended Everest three times (1995, 2008 and 2012) and Cho Oyu in 2001.
1969 Yoo Soek-Jae, Korean climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II in 1991 and Gasherbrum I in 1997.
1969 Alessandra Canestri, Italian lady climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2002, Gasherbrum II in 2003 and Broad Peak in 2007.
1971 Jangbu XI, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest four times (2011, 2016, 2017 and 2019).
1972 Robert Geier, Australian climber, who ascended Everest in 2002.
1972 Nawang Dorjey, Indian climber, who ascended Everest in 2006.
1974 Silvia Marlene Vásquez-Lavado, Peruvian lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2016.
1976 Balwant Singh Negi, Indian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2006, Everest in 2007 and Makalu in 2019.
1977 Dawa Sangmu Bhote, Nepalese climber, who ascended Everest in 2013.
1978 Klára Kolouchová (née Poláčková), Czech lady climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2006, Everest in 2007 and Kangchenjunga and K2 in 2019.
1978 David Joel Phillips, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2025.
1978 Ondřej (Ondra) Hlásný, Czech climber, who ascended Nanga Parbat in 2025.
1979 Richard Randall (Rick) Rollins, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2012.
1979 Walter Sharpe Hailes, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2022.
1980 Pasang Tenzin Lektso, Indian climber, who ascended Everest in 2008.
1983 Rahim Karim Charania, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2026.
1985 Fan Xiao-Yan, Chinese lady climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2014.
1985 Zhong Miao, Chinese lady climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2017 and Everest in 2021.
1985 Christopher Gerald Bombardier, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2017.
1989 Wangdi II, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2016.
1989 Cai Ying, Chinese lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2023.
1991 Jay John Whiting, British climber, who ascended Nuptse, Lhotse and Everest in 2025.
1992 Da Jangbu (Dajanbu), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest twice (2022 and 2025) and Manaslu M twice (2024 and 2025).
1994 Ayesha Zangaro Melo, Brazilian lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2018.
2000 Wang Chhedar Bhote, Nepalese climber, who ascended Everest in 2023.
2007 Phurtenji III, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2025 and Lhotse in 2026.

First ascent on this day

1961 Sakhe Kabud (6190 m) by a German party.

Gone on this day

2002 Ray Francis Brown, British climber, who lived in New Zealand and Australia. He ascended Gasherbrum II in 1998 and Everest in 1999 and died after a marathon training run in Western Australia, just one day after his 51st birthday.