29 September

Born on this day

1924 Camillo Pellissier, Italian pioneer, who made the first ascent of Kanjut Sar (7760 m) in 1959. He died on Dent d'Herens in 1966, aged 41.
1936 Miguel Gómez, Spanish Valencian climber, who ascended Nanga Parbat in 1986.
1947 Skip Horner, American climber, who ascended Everest in 1992, where he finished the Carstensz-version of the Seven Summits. In 1996 he also ascended Cho Oyu.
1947 Franz Kühnhauser, German climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1993.
1953 Dimitar Ilijevski, Macedonian climber, who ascended Everest in 1989 and died on descent, aged 35.
1955 Aldo Verzaroli, Swiss climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1993.
1957 Aleksei Russo (former Kovalchuk), Estonian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1996 and Lhotse in 2002.
1957 David Mark Rasmussen, American climber, who ascended Everest twice (2007 and 2016).
1962 Go Woo-Seok, Korean climber, who ascended Everest in 2008 and Dhaulagiri I in 2009.
1964 Simen Mørdre, Norwegian climber and adventurer, who ascended Gasherbrum II in 1994 and Everest in 2007. He also crossed the South Pole in the season 1990/1991 and travelled to the North Pole in 1992.
1964 Andrew Michael Harris, climber from New Zealand, who ascended Everest in 1996 and died on descent, aged 31.
1966 Rodney Hogg, British climber, who ascended Everest in 2011.
1968 Romeo Roberto Garduce, Philippine climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2005 and Everest in 2006.
1968 John Rhett Evans, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2024.
1969 Knut Grotli, Norwegian climber, who ascended Everest in 2011.
1970 Aya Maruyama, Japanese lady climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2006.
1971 Kirsti Samson, British lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2007.
1973 Zsolt Török, Romanian climber, who ascended Nanga Parbat in 2013. He died by a fall at Negoiu in 2019, aged 45.
1978 Dawa Jongbu (aka Dawa Jamba), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest three times (2009, 2010 and 2016).
1978 Zhang Nan, Chinese climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2025.
1980 Martin Cederkrantz, Danish climber, who ascended everest in 2013.
1981 Marcel Venhofen, German climber, who ascended Everest in 2024.
1982 Alejandro Gabriel Sanchez, Argentinean climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2025.
1983 Dhan Sing Tamang, Nepalese climber, who ascended Everest twice (2025 and 2026).
1984 Chhotemba (aka Cho Temba), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2011.
1985 Franz Xaver Schedler, German climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2025.
1986 Kami (b), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Annapurna I in 2023.
1988 Pasang Tendi III, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest twice (2010 and 2011).
1990 Aleksei Kozlov, Russian climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2024.
1995 Pem Dorji I, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2022.
1995 Pastemba II, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2026.
1998 Lakpa Dorji, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Kangchenjunga in 2022.

First ascents on this day

1980 Bhagirathi Parvat I (6856 m) by a Japanese party.
2002 Kangphu Kang I (aka Shimokangri, 7204 m) by a Korean party.
2006 Panbari Himal I (6905 m) by a Japanese party.

Gone on this day

2018 Roman Hlávko, Czech climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2018, where he died on descent, aged 43.