30 August

Born on this day

1929 Ian McNaught-Davis, British pioneer, who made the first ascent of Muztagh Tower West-Peak (7279 m) with Joe Brown in 1956. He died in 2014, aged 84.
1931 Gino Buscaini, Italian climber, explorer and book author, who was co-author of the excellent book "Patagonia" with his wife Silvia Metzeltin. He died in 2002, aged 71.
1951 Emil Tratnik, Slovenian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2006.
1956 Takeshi Kagawa, Japanese climber, who ascended Lhotse in autumn 1983. He intended to climb Aconcagua later that year, but is missed since then and probably died, aged 27.
1956 Thomas Burch, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2003.
1957 Mark Selland, American climber, who ascended Everest in 1993.
1958 Klaus Westphal, German climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1990.
1961 Stuart Findlay, British climber, who ascended Kangchenjunga in 2002.
1961 Angus A. Murray, Canadian climber, who ascended Everest in 2008.
1964 Franck Candelier, French climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2014.
1965 Ian John Cartwright, British climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2011 and Everest in 2012.
1966 Tul Bahadur Tamang, Nepalese climber, who ascended Dhaulagiri I in 1998, Cho Oyu twice (2000 and 2004), Everest twice (2002 and 2006) and Manaslu RP in 2006.
1966 Markus Schmid, Swiss climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1996.
1969 Alexandru Popaz-Pauna, Canadian climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2022.
1970 Mark Campbell, South African climber, who ascended Everest in 2005 and Cho Oyu in 2007.
1970 Manuel (Lito) San Juan, Spanish Catalan climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2002 and Everest in 2010.
1970 Sander Deams, Dutch climber, who ascended Everest in 2019.
1972 Nelson Aden Laur, American climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2004.
1973 Xu Jin, Chinese climber, who ascended Everest and Manaslu M in 2023 and Everest in 2024.
1974 Pemba Jeba, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2006.
1974 Aparna Kumar, Indian lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2016 and Manaslu RP in 2017.
1976 Kitap Sing Tamang, Nepalese climber, who ascended Manaslu RP five times (2011, 2012, 2014, 2018 and 2019) and Everest four times (2013, 2016, 2017 and 2018).
1977 Tendi VII, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest twice (2019 and 2022).
1977 Rahim Azhdari Ziriyan, Iranian climber, who ascended Everest in 2025.
1978 Mauricio Gerardo López, Mexican climber, who ascended Everest in 2009.
1979 Nima Kanchha I, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2006 and Everest six times (2009, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2019).
1980 Mingma Dorje VI (Mingma Dorchi), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest fourteen times (2006, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, twice in 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025), Makalu in 2008, Lhotse twice (2009 and 2022), Manaslu RP four times (2013, 2015, 2019 and 2021), Broad Peak three times (2017, 2018 and 2019), K2 in 2022 and Cho Oyu twice (2024 and 2025).
1981 Martin Szwed, German climber, who ascended Everest in 2018.
1984 Sonam Chhiring I, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2010.
1985 Ricardo Lugo Flores, Mexican climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2025.
1986 Karma II, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest four times (2009, 2011, 2016 and 2019) and Manaslu RP three times (2014, 2017 and 2018).
1986 Kami Chhiring II, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2009.
1987 Matthew Xerri, Maltese climber, who ascended Everest in 2014.
1990 Dorje XI, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2023.
2009 Li Zi-Xuan, Chinese climber, who ascended Everest in 2026.

First ascents on this day

1948 Pik Garmo (6602 m) by a Russian party.
1956 Jengish Chokusu (7439 m, old name: Pik Pobedy, Chinese name: Tomur Feng) by a Russian party. It is possible, that another Russian party already on September 19, 1938, made the first ascent.
1963 Gumbaze Safed (6800 m) by an Austrian party.
1965 Kohe Sisgeikh (6130 m) by a British party.
1965 Kohe Goybaz (5820 m) by a German party.
1974 K12 (7428 m) by a Japanese party.

Gone on this day

1962 Dieter Marchardt, Austrian climber, who participated in the first ascent of Disteghil Sar (7885 m) in 1960, died on Eiger North Face, aged 22.