07 March

Born on this day

1944 Ranulph Fiennes, British adventurer, who traversed the South Pole twice (1980/1981 and 1992/1993) and travelled to the North Pole in 1982. He also ascended Everest, the "Third Pole", in 2009.
1950 Giacomo Antonini, Swiss climber, who ascended Lhotse in 2022.
1953 Bernard Voyer, Canadian adventurer, who travelled unsupported to the South Pole in the season 1995/1996 and ascended Everest in 1999. He also completed the Carstensz-version of the Seven Summits in 2001 and the Kosciuszko-version in 2003. Among many other achievements he also crossed Ellesmere in 1992 and Greenland in 1995.
1954 Martin Otta, Czech climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1996.
1954 Murray Newmyer Rice, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2004.
1955 Karl (Kari) Kobler, Swiss climber and expedition leader, who ascended Dhaulagiri I in 1990, Manaslu RP in 1997, Shisha Pangma Central-Peak and Broad Peak Foresummit in 1998, Everest six times (2000, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2016), Gasherbrum II in 2000 and Cho Oyu in 2001.
1956 Beda Fuster, Swiss climber, who ascended Broad Peak and K2 in 1986 and Manaslu RP (C3) in 1988. He died in 2014, aged 58.
1956 Felicia Mariana Enache, Romanian lady climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2011.
1957 Mitchell Allen (Mitch) Lewis, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2011.
1958 Morten Rostrup, Norwegian climber, who ascended Everest in 1996.
1961 Jonathan (Jon) Muir, Australian adventurer, who ascended Everest in 1988, travelled to the South Pole in the season 1998/1999 and to the North Pole in 2002.
1965 Kenneth (Ken) Sauls, American climber, who ascended Everest twice (2003 and 2006) and Manaslu RP in 2011.
1966 Dale Wagner, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2009.
1968 Zsolt Erőss, Hungarian climber, who ascended Nanga Parbat in 1999, Disteghil Sar in 2000, Everest in 2002, Gasherbrum II in 2003, Dhaulagiri I in 2006, Gasherbrum I and Broad Peak in 2007, Makalu in 2008, Manaslu RP (C3) in 2009, Lhotse in 2011 and Kangchenjunga in 2013, where he died on descent, aged 45.
1974 Xie Hua-Gui, Chinese climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2024.
1982 Szymon Paweł Jaskuła, Polish climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2023, Everest in 2024 and K2 in 2025.
1983 Da Nuru (aka Danurbu), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest four times (2012, 2013, 2021 and 2024) and Manaslu RP in 2021.
1985 Nima Tshering IV, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2012.
1986 Bryan Keith Hill, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2023.
1987 Kami Chhiring I, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest three times (2009, 2011 and 2012) and Cho Oyu in 2014.
1989 Ang Furba, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest three times (2017, 2018 and 2019).
1990 Furu Sona, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest three times (2013, 2022 and 2024).
1990 Ngima Nuru IV, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest seven times (2017, 2019 twice, 2022, 2023 and 2024 twice), Lhotse in 2018, Manaslu RP in 2019, Nanga Parbat in 2023, K2 twice (2023 and 2024) and Manaslu M twice (2023 and 2025).
1992 Tenzing III (aka Tenji), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest seven times (2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023), Kangchenjunga in 2022, Lhotse three times (2022, 2023 and 2024), Makalu, K2, Broad Peak in 2022, Manaslu M twice (2022 and 2024), Nanga Parbat and Gasherbrum II in 2023, Gasherbrum I twice (2023 and 2025) and Annapurna I in 2024.
1994 Dorje X (Dorchi), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest twice (2023 and 2025) and Lhotse in 2023.