01 September

Born on this day

1934 Yasuo Takamura, Japanese pioneer, who participated in the first ascent of Saltoro Kangri (7742 m) in 1962.
1942 David Mellor, British climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1998, Lhotse in 2002 and Manaslu RP in 2009.
1948 Hubert Bleicher, German pioneer, who achieved first ascents of Shisparé Sar (7611 m) in 1974, Batura Sar (7795 m) in 1976 and Sani Pakkush (6952 m) in 1991.
1957 Hiroshi Kato, Japanese climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1990.
1957 Mauricio López, Mexican climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2000, Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 2002, Lhotse in 2003, Gasherbrum II in 2006, Manaslu RP in 2010, Broad Peak in 2014 and Annapurna I in 2021.
1957 Susan Elizabeth Hunt, Australian lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2011.
1958 Roy Alan Wells, Australian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2014.
1962 Véronique Perillat, French lady climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1988.
1962 Farzin Fallah, American climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2016.
1964 Karin-Yvonne Böbner-Meier, Swiss lady climber, who ascended Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 2011 and Everest in 2013.
1968 Ramin Behmand, American climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2014 and Everest in 2016.
1969 Radim Slíva, Czech climber, who ascended Broad Peak in 2007.
1971 Alix von Melle, German lady climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II in 2006, Nanga Parbat in 2008, Dhaulagiri I in 2009, Cho Oyu in 2010, Broad Peak in 2011, Shisha Pangma in 2013 and Manaslu RP in 2017.
1971 Asmujiono, Indonesian climber, who ascended Everest in 1997.
1972 Rachel Slater, British lady climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2014.
1973 Carlos Guevara, Mexican climber, who ascended Everest in 1999.
1973 Chu Nquee Heng, Singaporean climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2007.
1974 Zhu Shu-Hui, Chinese lady climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2022, Everest in 2024, Makalu in 2025 and Lhotse in 2026.
1974 Huang Zhi-Meng, Chinese climber, who ascended Everest in 2025.
1975 Luca Macchetto, Italian climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2012 and Cho Oyu in 2014.
1975 Ding Jian-Wei, Chinese climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2017.
1978 Avinash Negi, Indian climber, who ascended Everest in 2018.
1980 Merry Ann Holotik, American lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2019.
1984 Pemba Dorchi I, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Annapurna I twice (2011 and 2012), Cho Oyu in 2011 and Everest twice (2013 and 2019).
1985 Ngawang Dorje, Tibetan climber, who ascended Cho Oyu twice (2007 and 2009) and Everest three times (2009, 2010 and 2013).
1985 Sarah Abdovais, Iranian lady climber, who ascended K2 in 2023 and Everest in 2024.
1986 Manfred Hager, Austrian climber, who ascended Everest and Manaslu RP in 2016 and Broad Peak in 2017.
1988 Woo Seok-Ju, Korean climber, who ascended Everest in 2013.
1988 Nurbu (a), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Makalu in 2019.
1995 Pemba IX, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest three times (2018, 2019 and 2025), Manaslu RP in 2019 and Manaslu M in 2025.
1995 Sonam V, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest three times (2023, 2024 and 2025).
1997 Lhakpa Dawa II, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest twice (2025 and 2026).

First ascents on this day

1358 Roche Melon (Rocciamelone, 3538 m) by Bonifacio Rotario d'Asti. This was the first major ascent in the Alps.
1961 Kohe Marchech (c. 6150 m) by a German party.
1976 Qullai Vudor (6132 m) by a Soviet party.
1988 Chakraghil Tagh I (6727 m) by a Japanese party.
2012 Ak Tag (6748 m) by a Swedish party.

Gone on this day

1905 Swiss pioneer Alexis A. Pache and three Sikkimese porters died by a fall on Kangchenjunga.