16 April

Born on this day

1944 Juraj Zat'ko, Slovak climber, who ascended Nanga Parbat North-Peak (7816 m) in 1978 (first ascent!).
1947 Giuliano de Marchi, Italian climber, who ascended Shisha Pangma in 1985 and Cho Oyu in 1988. He died in 2009 on Antelao, aged 62.
1952 Margaret Saul, Canadian lady climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1996.
1953 Fernando Guerra, Spanish Andalusian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in winter 1993.
1954 Heo Young-Ho, Korean climber, who ascended Makalu in 1982, Manaslu in 1983, Everest five times (1987, 1993, 2007, 2010 and 2016), Lhotse in 1989 and Cho Oyu in 1997. He also finished the Carstensz-version of the Seven Summits in 1995 and the Kosciuszko-version in 2000. In addition he travelled to the North and South Poles.
1954 Andrónico Luksic, Chilean climber of Croatian origin, who ascended Everest in 2004. He also finished the Carstensz-version of the Seven Summits in 2006.
1956 Mario Rizzi, Swiss climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1991 and Manaslu RP in 2009.
1961 Mitsuyoshi Sato, Japanese climber, who ascended Everest in 1985, Cho Oyu in 1993 and Broad Peak in 1997.
1962 Yoshiki Seino, Japanese climber, who ascended Nanga Parbat in 1999 and K2 in 2004.
1966 Laurent Thierry Departe, French climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2019.
1967 Marat Usaev, Uzbek climber, who ascended Everest in 1998.
1967 Andrew Peacock, Australian climber, who ascended Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 1999 and Manaslu M in 2002.
1967 Keith Schuyler DuPree, American climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2023.
1968 Park Hyun-Jae, Korean climber, who ascended Everest in 1993 and Broad Peak in 1995, where he died on descent, aged 27.
1970 Phur Gyalzen I (Fur Geljen/Galgen), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest thirteen times (2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2021, twice in 2024 and twice in 2025), Cho Oyu twice (2003 and 2004), Yalung Kang in 2004, Nanga Parbat in 2017, Kangchenjunga in 2018, Broad Peak three times (2018, 2019 and 2023), Makalu twice (2019 and 2024), Manaslu RP in 2019, Annapurna I twice (2021 and 2023), Lhotse twice (2021 and 2022), K2 twice (2023 and 2024) and Manaslu M twice (2024 and 2025).
1971 Fernando Fernández-Vivancos, Spanish Andalusian climber, who ascended Shisha Pangma in 2006, Cho Oyu in 2009, Gasherbrum II in 2012 and Manaslu RP in 2014.
1971 Miguel Madrid, Spanish Murcian climber, who ascended Everest in 2016 and K2 in 2022.
1972 Arnaud Clavel, Italian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1995.
1972 Lakpa Tsering, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2018.
1974 Kristoffer Erickson, American climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2002 and Everest and Lhotse in 2012.
1976 Phur Gyalzen II, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2005.
1976 Meng Jin-Hua, Chinese climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2018.
1977 Li Dao-Yong, Chinese climber, who ascended Everest in 2023.
1978 Darija Bostjančić, Croatian lady climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2007 and Everest in 2009.
1979 Da Ongchhu, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest seven times (2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2016) and Cho Oyu twice (2005 and 2006).
1981 Tenji II, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest five times (2010, 2011, 2017, 2024 and 2025) and Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 2013 and Cho Oyu twice (2013 and 2014).
1981 Krzysztof Wojciech Domagała, Polish climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2025.
1982 Phura Jangbu (Ang Jangbu), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest three times (2010, 2012 and 2013).
1984 Tyler Nicholas Reid, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2016.
1986 Thomas Mathew Brian Lawfield, British climber, who ascended Kangchenjunga in 2022.
1986 Chhiring (d), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2025.
1987 Lakpa Dorchi Bhote, Nepalese Bhutia climber, who ascended Everest in 2025.
1988 Nima Tenzing I, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest three times (2007, 2008 and 2009).
1993 Vladislav Zotea, Moldovian climber, who ascended Everest and Lhotse in 2023.
1995 Callum Douglas Hawkins, Australian climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2019.
1995 Ram Bahadur Magar, Nepalese climber, who ascended Everest twice (2024 and 2025) and Manaslu M in 2024.
2004 Padma Namgail, Indian climber, who ascended Everest in 2025.

Gone on this day

2015 Eduard Koblmüller, Austrian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1978, Batura Sar (7795 m) and Nanga Parbat in 1983, Dhaulagiri I in 1996, Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 1998 and Broad Peak in 1999, died on that day on Kasbek, aged 69.
2019 Jess Roskelley, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2003 together with his father John. He died in an avalanche on Howse Peak, Alberta/BC, Canada, aged 36.
2019 David Lama, Austrian climber, who ascended Cerro Torre in 2011 via the Kompressor route (repeated in 2012 free for the first time, both climbs with Peter Ortner), also in 2011 he climbed Cerro Kishtwar (ca. 6170 m) by a new route named "Yoniverse" and Trango Tower and Chogolisa in 2012 (again both climbs with Peter Ortner). He died in an avalanche on Howse Peak, Alberta/BC, Canada, aged 28.
2019 Hansjörg Auer, Austrian climber, who participated in the first ascent of Kunyang Chhish East (~7445 m) in 2013. He died in an avalanche on Howse Peak, Alberta/BC, Canada, aged 35.