29 August

Born on this day

1956 Edmund Spoden, Belgian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2005 and Manaslu RP in 2011.
1958 Ken Takahashi, Japanese climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II in 1985.
1961 Gilles René Larivée, Canadian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2014.
1962 Hanspeter Höck, Austrian climber, who ascended Everest in 2022.
1964 Tatiana Abramson, Israeli lady climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2019 and Lhotse in 2021.
1966 Anton Martin Stocker, Italian climber, who ascended Everest in 2016.
1967 Michael Schafroth, German climber, who ascended Nanga Parbat in 2004.
1967 Petr Novák (1), Czech climber, who ascended Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 2002.
1968 Choi Ho, Korean climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II in 1999.
1971 Mindu Chhiri, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest three times (2006, 2007 and 2011).
1974 Casey Aaron Grom, American climber, who ascended Everest six times (2007, 2008, 2010, 2018, 2019 and 2023).
1975 Abisoye Adetokunbo Adekanmbi, American-Nigerian lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2025.
1976 Alexander Stickelberger, Austrian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2005.
1978 Palden Nima, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest five times (2007, 2008, 2010, 2016 and 2019), Cho Oyu twice (2010 and 2012) and Lhotse in 2018.
1979 Kwon Sang-Hyok, Korean climber, who ascended Lhotse in 2003.
1979 Benjamin Mason (Ben) Jones, American climber, who ascended Everest eleven times (2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026), Lhotse twice (2012 and 2013), Cho Oyu three times (2013, 2014 and 2016) and Manaslu M twice (2023 and 2025).
1981 Amit Asampuria, Australian climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2025.
1982 Kami Chhiri, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest nine times (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022).
1982 Hem Chandra Singh, Indian climber, who ascended Everest in 2025.
1983 Philippe Cayrol, French climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2014 and Everest in 2017.
1983 Mateusz Bednarski, American climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2025.
1984 Christopher Michael Barnes, American climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2025 and Everest in 2026.
1988 Alexander Daniel (Alex) Barber, American climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2013 and Manaslu RP in 2014.
1989 Cheng Wei, Chinese climber, who ascended Manaslu in 2019 and Everest in 2021.
1990 Phura Chhetan (Fura Chhetan), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Manaslu RP four times (2012, 2013, 2014 and 2021), Lhotse in 2013, Everest six times (2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022 and 2023) and Cho Oyu twice (2024 and 2025).
1995 Jason Zachary Weiss, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2025.
1998 Dawa Tasi (a), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Makalu three times (2024 and twice in 2025) and Kangchenjunga in 2026.
2000 Kunjang Tshopel, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2025.
2003 Pasang (q), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Kangchenjunga in 2026.

First ascents on this day

1928 Pik Ficker (6718 m) by a German party.
1936 Nanda Devi (7816 m) by a British-American party.
1987 Yebokangjial Ri (7365 m) by a Polish party.