14 June

Born on this day

1899 John Salathé, Swiss pioneer of Big Wall climbing. He died in 1992, aged 93.
1952 Gary Pfisterer, American climber, who ascended Everest in 1993, Cho Oyu in 1997 and Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 1998. He also finished the Carstensz-version of the Seven Summits in 1995.
1953 Andreas Wiedemann, German climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1991.
1954 Petter Oppegård, Norwegian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2009.
1958 José Antonio Martínez, Spanish Galician climber, who ascended Dhaulagiri I in 1997 and Gasherbrum II, Gasherbrum I and Broad Peak Foresummit in 1998.
1959 Norihiro Kamikomaki, Japanese climber, who ascended Everest in 2006.
1960 Fernando Rey, Spanish Castilian climber, who ascended Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 1995.
1961 Artur Shegai, Kazakh climber, who ascended Dhaulagiri I in 1991.
1962 Mozart Catão, Brazilian climber, who ascended Everest in 1995. He died on Aconcagua in 1998, aged 35.
1963 Uwe Johannes (Gianni) Goltz, Swiss climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II in 2000, Manaslu (?) in 2002, Cho Oyu in 2003, Shisha Pangma in 2004, Broad Peak Foresummit in 2005, Dhaulagiri I in 2007 and Everest in 2008, where he died on descent, aged 44.
1963 Nikolai Kadoshnikov, Russian climber, who ascended Makalu in 1998, Everest in 2000, K2 in 2007 and Manaslu RP in 2017.
1965 Idris Said, Malaysian climber, who ascended Everest in 2007.
1969 Werner Schüler, German climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2000.
1970 Mamuka Tsikhiseli, Georgian climber, who ascended Everest in 1999.
1971 Teodor-Petru Tulpan, Romanian climber, who ascended Everest in 2003.
1971 Igor Kushnir, Ukrainian climber, who ascended Everest in 2023 and Lhotse and Manaslu M in 2024.
1972 Gregory (Greg) Vernovage, American climber, who ascended Cho Oyu twice (2008 and 2009), Lhotse in 2009 and Everest in 2010.
1972 Yu Sato, Japanese climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2023.
1973 Eric Allan Larson, American climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2003.
1976 Lhakpa Tshering VIII, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2010.
1980 Piao Tjhang, Chinese climber, who ascended Everest and Manaslu M in 2023 and Lhotse and K2 in 2024.
1982 Bhagwan Bhikoba Chawale, Indian climber, who ascended Everest in 2018, Annapurna I and Manaslu RP in 2021, Kangchenjunga in 2022, Lhotse in 2024, Kakalu in 2025 and Dhaulagiri I in 2026.
1982 Han Shu-Tong, Chinese climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2024.
1986 Dmitri Ermakov, Russian climber, who ascended Everest twice (2014 and 2018) and Manaslu M in 2025.
1986 Silviya Zhivkova Azdreeva, Bulgarian lady climber, who ascended Everest and Lhotse in 2022 and K2 in 2023.
1988 Jenna Marie Besaw, American lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2021.
1990 Monika Osičková Benešová, Czech lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2024.
2003 Pastenji II, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest twice (2024 and 2025) and Manaslu M in 2025.

First ascents on this day

1911 Pauhunri (7107 m) by a British party.
1968 Kalanag (6387 m) by an Indian party.
1972 Laluni (6032 m) by a British party.
1975 Kampire Dior (7168 m) by a Japanese party.