17 November

Born on this day

1939 Dieter Rülker, German climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 1999.
1942 Raymond Monnerat, Swiss climber, who ascended Dhaulagiri I in 1980.
1945 Daniel Petraud, French climber, who ascended Everest in 2008.
1956 Marjan Kregar, Slovenian climber, who ascended Dhaulagiri I in 1987.
1957 Rustam Radjapov, climber from Uzbekistan, who ascended Everest in 1998.
1957 Fabian Rámon Alia, Spanish Madrilian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2013.
1960 Aleksandr Yakovenko, Russian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1991 and Everest in 2005.
1961 Jaime Viñals, Guatemalan climber, who ascended Everest in 2001, where he finished the Kosciuszko- and Carstensz-versions of the Seven Summits as well.
1964 Marián Červienka, Slovak climber, who ascended Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 1998.
1964 Alistair Sutcliffe, British climber, who ascended Everest in 2006. He also finished the Carstensz-version of the Seven Summits in 2007.
1964 Thorsten Schüller, German climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2009.
1968 Simon Thomasson, British climber, who ascended Everest in 2018.
1969 Claybourne Fox (Clay) Clarke, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2005.
1969 Mark Adam Milewski, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2016.
1971 Lakpa Norbu, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2019.
1972 Maite Hernández, Spanish Catalan lady climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II in 1997, Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 2001 and Everest in 2004.
1972 Phu Tashi I, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest eleven times (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012) and Cho Oyu three times (2003, 2005 and 2007).
1972 Pierre Godof, French climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2011.
1974 Lhakpa Chhiri I, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest twelve times (2002, 2005, twice in 2006, 2007, twice in 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2022), Cho Oyu in 2011, Lhotse in 2018, Kangchenjunga in 2019, Manaslu RP in 2021 and Makalu and Manaslu M in 2023.
1975 Kinga Baranowska, Polish lady climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2003, Broad Peak in 2006, Nanga Parbat in 2007, Dhaulagiri I and Manaslu RP in 2008, Kangchenjunga in 2009, Annapurna I in 2010, Lhotse in 2012 and Gasherbrum II in 2015.
1975 Sim Phei Sunn, Singaporean lady climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2018, Everest in 2019 and K2 in 2023.
1977 Aleksandr Sidyakin, Russian climber, who ascended Everest in 2017.
1978 Adam Janikowski, Canadian climber, who ascended Everest in 2008.
1980 Sachin Raosaheb Patil, Indian climber, who ascended Everest in 2007.
1981 Gary Jarman Lamare, Indian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2006 and Everest in 2012.
1981 Łukasz Łagożny, Polish climber, who ascended Everest in 2018 and Manaslu M in 2023.
1983 Mingma Ongdi, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest three times (2019, 2021 and 2022).
1984 Tomáš Haničinec, Czech climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2014 and Broad Peak in 2024.
1986 Ang Dorchi, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2013.
1989 Pasang Futi (Phuti), Nepalese Sherpani, who ascended Everest in 2019.
1997 Gandarva Rai, Nepalese climber, who ascended Everest in 2024.
1998 Chhewang, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2024.
2002 Sonam (a), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2023.

First ascents on this day

1935 Sosneado (5189 m) by an Argentinean party led by E. de la Matta.
1982 Jiazi (aka Rudshe Konka, 6540 m) by an American party, led by Fred Beckey.

Gone on this day

2008 Michel Vaucher, Swiss pioneer, who ascended Dhaulagiri I in 1960, died, aged 71.