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Born on this day

1992 Lakpa II, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest twice (2016 and 2022).


Gone on this day

2010 Pasang Gelu I, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest five times (2001, 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2008), Dhaulagiri I in 2004 and Cho Oyu in 2008, died in the same avalanche as Osamu Tanabe on Dhaulagiri I, aged 46.


First ascent on this day

2005 Kalurong (6674 m) by a Japanese party.


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First Winter Ascent of Broad Peak
Tuesday, 05 March 2013 16:38

The Polish mountaineers Maciej Berbeka, Adam Bielecki, Tomasz Kowalski and Artur Małek summited Broad Peak today and achieved the first winter ascent of the mountain.

short first report

updated table

 
Multiple K2 Summits!
Wednesday, 01 August 2012 15:05

Yesterday 25 K2 summits were reported. Sherpa climber Chhang Dawa ascended his 13th 8000er, he only needs Shisha Pangma to finish the Fourteen. Catalan climber Òscar Cadiach summited his 11th 8000er, Chinese Yang Chun-Feng his 10th, Iranian Azim Gheichisaz and Chinese Rao Jian-Feng their 9th and Korean Kim Hong-Bin and Turkish climber Tunç Findik their 7th. Other summiteers were French climber Fabrice Imparato, another Chinese climber named Zhang Jing-Chuan, Singaporian climber Khoo Swee-Chiow and Nepalese Sherpa climbers Dawa Chhiri II, Dawa Sange, Dorjee, Halung Dorchi, Karma Gyalzen II, Lakpa, Mingma Dorchi, Mingma Thinduk I (second time), Mingma Thinduk II, Muktu Lhakpa (second time), Nga Tenji and Pechhumbe, also Nepalese Bhutia climber Jamling Bhote. All these climbers were led by Chhang Dawa.

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Also yesterday Polish climber Adam Bielecki summited K2.

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Austrian climber Christian Stangl reported on his website that he climbed the 20th mountain of his "Triple Seven Summits" project yesterday as well.

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And in addition today Slovak climber Peter Hámor and Czech Pavel Bém summited K2.

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Update: Korean climber Kim Mi-Gon also summited on July 31st together with Sherpa climbers Sanu and Phurba! All in all a new record of 28 summits on that day.

 
Nanga Parbat Mazeno Ridge: Summits!
Thursday, 19 July 2012 10:59

According to the expedition's website Sandy Allan and Rick Allen summited Nanga Parbat on Sunday July 15th. Today they arrived safely back at BC. Finally the long Mazeno Ridge route was climbed to the top of the mountain after many attempts. Congratulations!

Short report

 
Everest Daily Table to 2011
Thursday, 31 May 2012 16:48

It will take a while until the recent Everest ascent number is confirmed, but before here is the Everest Daily table updated to 2011. It is always possible, that the one or the other ascent can be added or deleted, but this is the knowledge of the moment. Also from 2010 there is a little update, so the most Everest ascenders on a single day were not 169, but 170.

Check the new table

 
More Dhaulagiri Ascents and Kinga on Lhotse
Sunday, 27 May 2012 16:34

On Friday Óscar Cadiach (59) summited Dhaulagiri I together with Miguel Ángel Pérez (43). It was Óscar's 10th and Miguel's 8th Main-8000er.

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Also on Friday Polish lady climber Kinga Baranowska (36) summited Lhotse. It was also her 8th Main-8000er and she equals Wanda Rutkiewicz in numbers with this ascent. Congratulations, Kinga!

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The tables will be updated soon. 

 
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