19 June

Born on this day

1952 Jairo González, Ecuadorian climber, who ascended Everest in 2009.
1957 Davoud Khadem, Iranian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu and Shisha Pangma in 2000 and Lhotse in 2002. He disappeared on K2 in 2004, aged 47.
1957 Małgorzata Pierz-Penkala, Polish lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2010.
1957 Lisbeth Kristine Friberg, Norwegian lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2017.
1959 Jan Šimon, Czech climber, who ascended Dhaulagiri I in 1984 and died on descent, aged 25.
1959 Roland Mattle, Austrian climber, who ascended Dhaulagiri I in 1995 and Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 2000.
1959 Arthur Yves Maret, Swiss climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2017.
1960 Dawa IV, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2005 and Annapurna I in 2006. He died in 2007 on Everest, aged 46.
1960 Gérald Trésallet, French climber, who ascended Gyachung Kang (7952 m) in 1986.
1961 Thomas Türpe, German climber, who ascended Cho Oyu three times (1994, 1999 and 2002), Makalu in 2000 and Gasherbrum II in 2003.
1962 Christopher Bentley (Chris) Shumate, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2011.
1964 Georg Krautgartner, Austrian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2016 and Broad Peak in 2022.
1965 Nobuo Matsumoto, Japanese climber, who ascended Everest in 2000.
1965 Lonnie Ray Bedwell, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2023.
1967 Ang Pasang III, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest sixteen times (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018 and 2019) and Lhotse twice (2004 and 2013).
1967 Nima Nuru III, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest three times (2008, 2010 and 2011).
1971 Daniele Bernasconi, Italian climber, who ascended Annapurna I in 2005, Makalu in 2006 and Gasherbrum II in 2007.
1972 Scott McIntosh, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2007.
1972 Marc-Antoine De Longevialle, French climber, who ascended Everest in 2019.
1973 Yoshiharu Nakamura, Japanese climber, who ascended Everest in 2013 and K2 in 2018.
1973 Wang Bin, Chinese climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2018.
1974 Mo Sang-Hyun, Korean climber, who ascended Nanga Parbat in 1997, Everest and K2 in 2000 and Lhotse Shar in 2007.
1974 Ramsharan Karki, Nepalese Chhetri climber, who ascended Lhotse in 2003.
1975 Damai Chhiri, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest eight times (2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013), Kangchenjunga in 2004 and Cho Oyu in 2006.
1975 Arnaud Pasquer, French climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2006 and Manaslu RP in 2010.
1975 Fan Wen, Chinese climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2018.
1976 Grace Hae-Yun Lee, American lady climber, who ascended Everest and Lhotse in 2024.
1976 Paul Etheridge, British climber, who ascended K2 in 2022.
1978 Karma Gyeltshen, Bhutanese climber, who ascended Everest in 2005.
1978 Ong Dorje/Dorchi, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Annapurna I in 2016, Kangchenjunga in 2022 and Makalu and Manaslu M in 2023.
1979 Curt Myers, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2007.
1979 Frank-Jakob Sandbakk, Norwegian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2009.
1981 George Besa Kashouh, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2017.
1981 Chen Tao, Chinese climber, who ascended Manaslu RP three times (2017, 2018 and 2019), Lhotse in 2019, Everest three times (2022, 2024 and 2025), Manaslu M four times (2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025) and Makalu in 2023.
1982 Andrea Melissa Cardona, Guatemalan lady climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2009 and Everest in 2010.
1983 Eben Reckord, American climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2008 and Everest in 2010.
1983 Chhesang Bhote, Nepalese Bhutia climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2018.
1984 Claudia Studer, Austrian lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2010.
1987 Prabal Lama, Nepalese climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2024.
1989 Pemba VII, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended K2 in 2014, Dhaulagiri I in 2017, Everest twice (2018 and 2019), Manaslu RP three times (2018, 2019 and 2020), Makalu in 2019 and Annapurna I in 2021.
1993 Thilen Bhote II, Nepalese Bhutia climber, who ascended Everest four times (2018, 2023, 2024 and 2025) and Manaslu M three times (2023, 2024 and 2025).
1993 Darragh Ó hAodha, Irish climber, who ascended Everest and Lhotse in 2024.
2000 Sirjangbu, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Lhotse in 2025.
2005 Nabin Gurung, Nepalese climber, who ascended Everest and Manaslu M in 2025.

First ascents on this day

1933 Lhakpa Ri South-Peak (6815 m) by a British party.
1941 Dharamsura (aka White Sail, 6445 m) by a British party.
1958 Mrigthuni (6855 m) by an Indian party.
1980 Bhrigupanth I (6772 m) by an all female international party (six Americans, two Indians and one lady from New Zealand), led by Arlene Blum.

Gone on this day

2000 Günter Hafele, Austrian climber, who ascended Broad Peak in 1999, died by a fall in the Austrian Alps, aged 37.