06 April

Born on this day

1935 Tatsuya Harada, Japanese climber, who ascended Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 1995. He died in an avalanche on Skilbrum (7360 m) in 1997, aged 62.
1939 Kazuya Konno, Japanese climber, who ascended Everest in 2000.
1951 Josef Rakoncaj, Czech climber, who is the only person, who ascended K2 from China (1983) and Pakistan (1986). Moreover, he ascended Nanda Devi in 1981, Lhotse Shar in 1984, Broad Peak in 1986, Annapurna I in 1988, Manaslu RP in 1989, Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 1990 and Nanga Parbat in 1992.
1951 Pierre Béghin, French climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 1981, Kangchenjunga in 1983, Dhaulagiri I in 1984, Kumbhakarna (aka Jannu) in 1987, Makalu in 1989 and K2 in 1991. He died by a fall on Annapurna I South-Face in 1992, aged 41.
1951 Jean-Marc Boivin, French climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II twice within six days in 1985 and Everest in 1988 with a first descent by hanggliding. He died in 1990 from injuries incurred after BASE jumping off Angel Falls in Venezuela, the highest waterfall in the world, aged 38.
1953 Gary Ball, climber from New Zealand, who ascended Everest twice, in 1990 and in 1992. He also finished the Kosciuszko-version of the Seven Summits in 1990. He died in 1993 on Dhaulagiri I, aged 40.
1954 Dušan Becík, Slovak climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1985 and Lhotse in 1988. He died on Everest later in 1988, aged 34.
1954 Jocelyn Anne (Joie) Seagram, Canadian lady climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2014.
1959 Claude Bitz, Swiss climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1996.
1959 Anthony E. (Tony) Tonsing, American climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II in 1993, Everest in 1995 and Broad Peak in 1997. He died in 2018, aged 59.
1959 Gordon Skirrow, Canadian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2009.
1965 Pemba Rinjin, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest eight times (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014) and Manaslu RP in 2011.
1966 Vincent Waters, Canadian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2004.
1967 Carlos Pitarch, Spanish Valencian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1993 and Everest in 1998.
1967 Peter Baily, British climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2000.
1969 Bernhard Adam Adolf Lippert, German climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2019 and Everest in 2023.
1970 Gavin Vickers, Australian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2009, Everest in 2010 and Lhotse in 2011.
1970 Pramod Shrestha, Nepalese climber, who ascended Everest in 2022.
1973 Zhou Shuang-Liu, Chinese climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2023 and Everest in 2024.
1974 Andrew Sutherland, British climber, who ascended Everest in 2006.
1975 Sharon Janice Marston, Australian lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2017.
1977 Kryspin Mitura, Polish climber, who ascended Everest in 2024.
1978 Thomas Michael Pilgrim, Swiss climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2016.
1978 Tetsuya Kaneko, Japanese climber, who ascended Everest in 2024.
1982 Miguel Ángel Navarrete, Spanish Andalusian climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II in 2012.
1983 Cedric de Bourgknecht, Swiss climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2008.
1983 Jason Bernard Kennison, Australian climber, who ascended Everest in 2023.
1986 Mingma (a), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Kangchenjunga in 2013.
1987 David Balseiro Wilbur, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2025.
1988 Yuki Shimao, Japanese climber, who ascended Everest in 2025.
1989 Pemba Chhepal, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest three times (2017, 2024 and 2025).
2008 Dilixiati Ailikuti, Chinese climber, who ascended Everest in 2024 and K2 in 2025.

First ascents on this day

1956 Imjatse (aka "Island Peak", 6173 m) by a Swiss party.
1966 Ampato (Peru, 6288 m) by a French party.