04 April

Born on this day

1937 Rüdiger Schleypen, German climber, who ascended Manaslu in 1981, Broad Peak in 1984, Cho Oyu in 1986, Annapurna I in 1991 and Nanga Parbat in 1993.
1957 Javier Botella, Spanish Valencian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1995.
1958 Stein Ragnar Grønnerøe, Norwegian climber, who ascended Everest in 2009.
1960 Nima Tashi I, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest eight times (1988, 1990, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007).
1960 Brit Volden, Norwegian lady climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2005 and Dhaulagiri I in 2011.
1961 Chang Byong-Ho, Korean climber, who ascended K2 in 1986 and Everest in 1988.
1962 Günther Forster, Austrian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2006.
1962 Tomás (Tommy) Heinrich, Argentinean climber, who ascended Everest in 1995 and Lhotse in 1998.
1962 David (Dave) Tait, British climber, who ascended Everest five times (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013).
1963 Jang Sang-Gi, Korean climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II in 1991.
1964 Miroslav Caban, Czech climber of Slovak origin, who ascended Everest in 2002. He also finished the Kosciuszko- and Carstensz-versions of the Seven Summits in 2005.
1972 Yvan Louis Maye, Swiss climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2017.
1974 Jan Niklas Hallström, Swedish climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2003 and Makalu and Lhotse in 2009.
1975 Alain Kofler, Italian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2005.
1975 Lhakpa Tenzi, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest twice (2013 and 2024) and Dhaulagiri I (WRFS) in 2017.
1975 Matthew Paul Greving, American climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II in 2022 and Everest in 2024.
1978 Ram Singh Rawat, Indian climber, who ascended Everest in 2018.
1981 Ye Gesi-Ji, Chinese climber, who ascended Everest in 2019.
1982 Claudiu Fatu, American climber, who ascended Everest and Lhotse in 2022.
1983 April Alexandria Leonardo, American lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2021 and K2 in 2022.
1984 Oswald Szymon Rodrigo Pereira, Polish climber, who ascended Broad Peak in 2021, Annapurna I and Dhaulagiri I in 2023 and Kangchenjunga in 2024.
1986 Christopher Luke Reilly, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2017.
1990 Jangbu XVIII, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Kangchenjunga in 2022 and Everest in 2024.
1999 Abdul Samad Jamder, Norwegian climber, who ascended Everest in 2024.

First ascent on this day

1880 Cayambe (Ecuador, 5790 m) by Edward Whymper and party.