19 March

Born on this day

1939 Helmut Wagner, Austrian climber, who ascended Yalung Kang in 1975, Shisha Pangma in 1985 and Cho Oyu in 1987.
1942 William M. (Bill) Burke, American climber, who ascended Everest twice (2009 and 2014).
1953 Einar Osland, Norwegian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2005.
1956 Taeko Yamanoi, Japanese lady climber, who ascended Broad Peak and Makalu in 1991, Gasherbrum II in 1993 and Cho Oyu in 1994.
1961 Perry Solmonson, American climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2003.
1962 Alan Joseph Gianotti, American climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II in 1997 and Cho Oyu in 2003.
1966 Reinhard Köfler, Austrian climber, who ascended Broad Peak in 2007.
1967 Masami Onda-Matsubara, Japanese lady climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2002.
1968 Kwon Oh-Soo, Korean climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II in 1993 and Nanga Parbat in 2000.
1973 Yasuhiro Sato, Japanese climber, who ascended Everest in 2024.
1974 Pasang XVII, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Kangchenjunga three times (2018, 2019 and 2022), Everest twice (2021 and 2024), Manaslu RP in 2021 and Manaslu M in 2023.
1975 Erlend Skraastad, Norwegian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2001.
1977 Jafar Faraji, Iranian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2000.
1982 Jussi Rahomäki, Finnish climber, who ascended Everest in 2009.
1982 Temba Bhote I, Nepalese Bhutia climber, who ascended Everest six times (2012, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2025), Annapurna I in 2016, Lhotse twice (2017 and 2025), Manaslu RP four times (2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021), K2 in 2019 and Manaslu M in 2024.
1988 Irina Mikhailova, Russian lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2024.
1989 Pan Feng, Chinese climber, who ascended Everest in 2024.
1989 Pemba XIII, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2025.
1993 Nicholas Ian Selby, American climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2024 and Everest in 2025.