Almanac

29 March



Born on this day

1949 Arnold Witzig, Swiss climber, who ascended Everest in 2002. He also finished the Kosciuszko-version of the Seven Summits in 2003.
1951 Igor Koreniaugine, Russian climber, who ascended Lhotse in 2002.
1951 Lloyd Hales, British climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2011.
1956 Marija (Mariča) Frantar, Slovenian lady climber, who ascended Nanga Parbat in 1990. She died by a fall on Kangchenjunga in 1991, aged 35.
1956 Michael Perry, climber from New Zealand, who ascended Shisha Pangma in 1987 and Everest in 1991.
1956 Robertas Norieka, Lithuanian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2012.
1958 Helmut Kindle, climber from Liechtenstein, who ascended Dhaulagiri I in 1990.
1959 Barry Blanchard, Canadian climber, who ascended Rakaposhi in 1984.
1960 Ivan Náhlík, Czech climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2006.
1965 Ravichandran Tharumalingam, Malaysian climber, who ascended Everest three times (2006, 2022 and 2023), Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 2011 and K2 in 2022.
1965 Dawa III, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1995 and Everest in 2002.
1966 Adele M. Pennington, British lady climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2007, Everest twice (2008 and 2009), Makalu in 2011, Lhotse in 2012 and Dhaulagiri I in 2017.
1966 Dmitri Kransnov, Russian climber, who ascended Everest in 2013.
1968 Gyanendra Kumar Shreshta, Nepalese Newar climber, who ascended Everest in 2011.
1969 Denis Provalov, Russian climber, who ascended Everest twice (2013 and 2016).
1970 Juan Vallejo, Spanish Basque climber, who ascended Makalu and Lhotse in 1995, Annapurna I in 1999, Everest in 2001, Cho Oyu in 2002, K2 in 2004, Shisha Pangma in 2005, Gasherbrum IV NE-Peak in 2008 and Broad Peak Central (8011 m) in 2010.
1970 Hisako Nogi, Japanese lady climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2019.
1971 Zou Bin, Chinese climber, who ascended Manaslu in 2011.
1972 Ralph Luvern (Steve) Stevens II, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2021.
1974 Sandra Frank, German lady climber, who ascended Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 2013.
1975 Wang Jing, Chinese lady climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2007, Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 2008, Manaslu RP in 2009, Everest four times (2010, 2013, 2014 - disputed - and 2019), Lhotse in 2011 and Makalu and Broad Peak in 2012.
1977 Faruq Saad Hamad Al-Zuman, Saudi-Arabian climber, who ascended Everest in 2008.
1977 Charles (Charlie) Wittmack, American climber, who ascended Everest twice (2003 and 2011).
1980 Chad Robert Gaston, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2019.
1982 Jiao Ruo-Sen, Chinese climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2023.
1983 Michael Chamoun, American climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2021.
1984 Daniel Wyn Laidig, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2023.
1986 Marcel Goth, German climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2021.
1986 Jan Dubecky, Slovak climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2023.
1987 Nima VIII, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Manaslu RP twice (2015 and 2021), Everest in 2019, Lhotse in 2022 and Manaslu M in 2023.
1992 John Carl (Johnny) Collinson, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2009. He also finished the Carstensz-version of the Seven Summits in 2010 and became the youngest climber with this achievement.
1993 Ongchhu, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest three times (2018, 2022 and 2023) and Kangchenjunga in 2019.
1994 Ulises Kusnezov, Argentinean climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2018.
1996 Prithvi Singh Chahal, Indian climber, who ascended Everest in 2013.
1996 Tashi Gyalzen, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest three times (2019, 2022 and 2023), Cho Oyu in 2019 and Manaslu M in 2022.
2001 Dorchi (d), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Makalu and Manaslu M in 2023.