Almanac

Born on this day

1986 Alf Robin Trygg, Swedish climber, who ascended Everest twice (2011 and 2016) and Cho Oyu in 2016.


Gone on this day

1981 Kazumi Fujikura, Japanese climber, who ascended Himalchuli in 1978 and Kangchenjunga in spring 1981, died in an avalanche on Nanda Khat (6611 m), aged 31. Six other young Japanese climbers died in the same avalanche, they were Yoichi Suzuki (29), Naohiko Abe (35), Sohachi Honda (30), Masanori Noguchi (29), Masayuki Teramoto (30) and Takao Saito (35).


First ascent on this day

2005 Kalurong (6674 m) by a Japanese party.


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Hirotaka Takeuchi finished the 14
Saturday, 26 May 2012 14:11

It is also reported today, that Hirotaka Takeuchi summited Dhaulagiri I. So he is the first Japanese climber, who finished the 14 Main-8000ers. Congratulations, Hiro!

Please check the updated and expanded table here.

 
History by Lady Climbers
Friday, 25 May 2012 18:09

The Everest summit waves are very well documented on Alan Arnette's website. Apart from it two lady climbers were writing history. It is reported, that Iranian lady climber Parvaneh Kazemi (41) ascended Everest and Lhotse in a single season. Everest on May 18th and Lhotse on May 25th, both accompanied by Nima Gyalzen II (26). 28 men did this before, but she is the first woman to do so. Also she is the first Iranian woman on Lhotse. Congratulations! 

Brazilian born American woman Cleo Weidlich (48) summited Dhaulagiri I today (May 26th) and is now the first woman, who ascended Annapurna I (on April 20th) and Dhaulagiri I in a single season, which was done by ten men before. Congratulations as well!

 
Kammerlander: A Media Campaign?
Tuesday, 15 May 2012 13:58

Hans Kammerlander is on his way to correct his error on Mount Logan. Before he left, he was in a TV broadcast to talk about a "media campaign" against him and to insult his critics. The whole text with all claims and facts was actually written in German.

Hopefully it is possible for the readers to translate the German text here to know each important detail. A shorter version was published here.

 
Annapurna I - April 20th Preliminary Summary
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 13:17

There were 11 ascents on that day, five of them without bottled oxygen. One of the five was American lady climber Cleo Weidlich (her 6th Main-8000er), another was Chhang Dawa, who ascended his 11th Main-8000er and also three other Sherpa climbers (Dawa Sange a, Kami and Pemba) went without supplementary oxygen. The two Indian climbers Debasish Biswas and Basanta Kumar Singa Roy (both on their 3rd Main-8000er) and the two Chinese climbers Rao Jian-Feng (his 6th) and Yang Chun-Feng (his 8th) and one of their Sherpas used the bottled gas. 

This information was compiled by private correspondence. If there is additional information or corrections, it will be updated immediately.

 
Annapurna I Tragedy - Hungarian Climber Missing
Tuesday, 08 May 2012 23:36

Since Saturday, after his last call from about 6800 m on Annapurna I there was no radio contact to Hungarian climber Tibor Horváth (born October 27, 1978). It seems that an ice avalanche buried him. Tibor attempted Cho Oyu in 2010 and Lhotse in 2011.

Condolences go to his family and friends.

Report (in Hungarian)

 
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