28 April

Born on this day

1949 Miharu Kitagawa, Japanese lady climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II in 1988. She died in the Japanese Alps in 1995, aged 45.
1957 Setsuko Muraishi, Japanese lady climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2023.
1958 Frédéric Maurel, French climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II in 1984 and Gyachung Kang in 1986.
1959 Erhard Loretan, Swiss climber, who ascended Nanga Parbat in 1982, Gasherbrum II, Gasherbrum I and Broad Peak in 1983 within 13 days, Manaslu and Annapurna I in 1984, K2 and Dhaulagiri I (MPA) in 1985, Everest in 1986, Cho Oyu and Shisha Pangma Central-Peak (new route on SW Face) in 1990, Makalu in 1991, Lhotse in 1994 and Shisha Pangma and Kangchenjunga in 1995. He died in the Alps on his 52nd birthday in 2011.
1959 Jangbu II, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest four times (1995, 1996, 1997 and 2004).
1964 Jeff Miller, American climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2002.
1964 Christoph Nagel, German climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2006 and Everest in 2007.
1964 Richard Powell Draves jr., American climber, who ascended Nuptse in 2023.
1968 Randolph Kidder (Randy) Luskey, American climber, who ascended Makalu in 2014 and Everest in 2018.
1969 Katsuji Maeda, Japanese climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1997.
1969 Sander Terwee, Dutch climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1998.
1970 Luc Jean Marie Boisnard, French climber, who ascended Everest in 2010.
1971 Toni Lamprecht, German free-climber.
1973 Nikolaus Gruber, Italian (Tyrolean) climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II in 2013, K2 in 2014 and Cho Oyu in 2016.
1975 Dawa Nurbu III, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2010.
1977 Carlo Wambeke, Belgian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2006.
1978 Marko Nikolić, Serbian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2006.
1979 Tseten Dorje, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest five times (2010, 2012, 2013, 2019 and 2021) and Lhotse in 2019.
1979 Luo Jian, Chinese climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2023, Everest in 2024 and Manaslu M in 2025.
1980 Iris Bostjančić, Croatian lady climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2007 and Everest in 2009.
1982 Ang Dawa II, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest four times (2004, 2005, 2008 and 2009).
1982 Pemba Dorje IV, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest twice (2004 and 2005).
1983 Rajika Sharma, Indian lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2011 and Manaslu RP in 2018.
1986 Dawa Jangbu II (aka Da Jangbu), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Cho Oyu twice (2006 and 2014) and Everest three times (2008, 2011 and 2013).
1986 Ang Gelu II, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest six times (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018 and 2019) and Lhotse in 2018.
1988 Ming Temba I (Mikel, Mingtemba), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Kangchenjunga three times (2011, 2013 and 2025), Everest three times (2012, 2019 and 2022), Gasherbrum II in 2014, Manaslu RP twice (2015 and 2020), Annapurna I twice (2016 and 2024), Broad Peak in 2023, K2 twice (2023 and 2024), Manaslu M twice (2023 and 2025), Makalu and Cho Oyu in 2024 and Nanga Parbat in 2025.
1989 Fang Mao-Xiang (Alex), Chinese climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2019 and Everest in 2021.
1990 Ngima Thinduk, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Makalu in 2023 and Everest twice (2024 and 2025).
1990 Abid Baig, Pakistani climber, who ascended Broad Peak in 2024 and Gasherbrum I in 2025.
1994 Ang Chhongbi, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest four times (2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022), Makalu in 2022 and Annapurna I and Manaslu M in 2023.
1998 Lakpa Tenji I, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest four times (2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022) and Cho Oyu, Dhaulagiri I and Manaslu M in 2024.
1999 Ngawang Bhote, Nepalese Bhuti climber, who ascended Everest in 2025.
2005 Phinjo Nuppa Bhote, Nepalese Bhutia climber, who ascended Everest three times (2024 and twice in 2025) and Manaslu M twice (2024 and 2025).

First ascents on this day

1952 P. 6464 (above Nangpa La) by Edmund Hillary and George Lowe from New Zealand.
1986 Norin Kang (aka Noijinkangsang, 7206 m) by a Tibetan party.

Gone on this day

1958 Narendra Dhar (Nandu) Jayal, Indian climber, who ascended Kamet in 1955, died on Cho Oyu, aged 32.
1969 American climbers Boyd Everett, Paul Gerhard, Vincent Hoeman, William Ross and David Seidman and Nepalese Sherpa climbers Pema Phutar and Panboche Tensing died in an avalanche on Dhaulagiri I. Only one American survived. It was Lou Reichardt, who later became the first climber, who ascended K2 without bottled oxygen.
1980 Nicolas Jaeger, French climber, who participated in the first French ascent of Everest in 1978, disappeared on Lhotse Shar, aged 33.
1983 Fritz Luchsinger, Swiss pioneer, who participated in the first ascent of Lhotse in 1956 and ascended Dhaulagiri I in 1980 as well, died on Shisha Pangma, aged 62.
2004 Patrick Berhault, French climber, who ascended Shisha Pangma in 1988 and Everest in 2003, died on Täschhorn (Swiss Alps), aged 46.
2009 Giuseppe Antonelli, Italian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2005, Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 2006 and Lhotse in 2008, died on Manaslu, aged 38.
2010 Bartolomé (Tolo) Calafat, Spanish Balearic climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2004, Everest in 2006 and Annapurna I the day before he died on descent, aged 39.
2011 Erhard Loretan, Swiss climber, who ascended Nanga Parbat in 1982, Gasherbrum II, Gasherbrum I and Broad Peak in 1983 within 13 days, Manaslu and Annapurna I in 1984, K2 and Dhaulagiri I (MPA) in 1985, Everest in 1986, Cho Oyu and Shisha Pangma Central-Peak (new route on SW Face) in 1990, Makalu in 1991, Lhotse in 1994 and Shisha Pangma and Kangchenjunga in 1995. He died in the Alps on his 52nd birthday.