23 April

Born on this day

1939 L´udovít Záhoranský, Czech climber of Slovak origin, who ascended Kangchenjunga in 1981.
1949 Javier Escartin, Spanish Aragonese climber, who ascended Gasherbrum I in 1983 and K2 in 1995, where he died on descent, aged 46.
1951 László Vörös, Hungarian climber, who ascended Himalchuli in 1985, Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 1987, Cho Oyu in 1990 and Gasherbrum II in 2003.
1954 Milan Pěgřimek, Czech climber, who ascended Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 2005.
1954 Alain Pierre Marie Laurens, French climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2011 and died on descent, aged 57.
1955 Juan José (Juanjo) San Sebastián, Spanish Basque climber, who ascended Makalu in 1985, Broad Peak Foresummit in 1986, Shisha Pangma Central-Peak and Cho Oyu in 1990 and K2 in 1994.
1957 Masayo Yamaguchi, Japanese lady climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1996.
1959 Santa Bahadur Gurung, Nepalese climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 1997, Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 1998 and Cho Oyu in 2006.
1959 Valerie Parkinson, British lady climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2008.
1963 Janusz Mieczysław Kochański, Polish climber, who ascended Everest twice (2016 and 2017). He also finished the Carstensz-version of the Seven Summits in 2017.
1965 Paul Walters, Australian (also British) climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1995, Gasherbrum II in 1998, Dhaulagiri I in 1999, Everest in 2000 and Broad Peak in 2004.
1965 Jamling Tenzing Norgay, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 1996. He is the son of the first ascender Tenzing Norgay.
1966 Keith Partridge, British climber, who ascended Everest in 2012.
1967 Baek Jin-Kook, Korean climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II in 2006.
1968 Jordi Canut, Spanish Valencian climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II in 2001.
1969 Mathew Buchan, British climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1996.
1969 Rupert Arnold Hauer, Austrian climber, who ascended Dhaulagiri I in 2009, Cho Oyu in 2010, Shisha Pangma in 2013, Broad Peak in 2017, Everest seven times (in 2018 twice and in 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025), Manaslu RP in 2021 and Lhotse in 2022.
1971 Phinzo II, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest eight times (2000, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2018) and Manaslu RP in 2001.
1972 Javier Echevarria, Spanish Basque climber, who ascended Broad Peak in 2007.
1976 Benjamin Salazar, Mexican climber, who ascended Everest in 2007.
1978 Marius-Sebastian Purice, Romanian climber, who ascended Everest in 2021.
1978 Chitra Bahadur Rayamajhi, Nepalese climber, who ascended Everest in 2024.
1979 Ngima Gyaljen, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2025.
1980 Jangbu III, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest thirteen times (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018 and 2021) and Cho Oyu twice (2009 and 2011).
1982 Pasang (o), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Mnnaslu M in 2025.
1983 Tendi Wangya, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2013.
1986 Chase Jordan Lochmiller, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2018.
1987 Karma Gyalzen VI (aka Karma Gyaljen/Gelgen), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest twelve times (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, twice in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, in 2024 twice and 2025), Broad Peak twice in 2019, Manaslu RP twice (2019 and 2021), Dhaulagiri I and Gasherbrum II in 2022, Lhotse in 2024 and Manaslu M twice (2024 and 2025).
1987 Ngang Dorchi Bhote, Nepalese Bhutia climber, who ascended Everest three times (2019, 2023 and 2025) and Manaslu M in 2024.
1990 Tshering Dawa, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest four times (2017, 2019, 2021 and 2022), Manaslu RP three times (2017, 2018 and 2019) and Lhotse in 2018.
1990 Tshering Chhosang, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest three times (2017, 2018 and 2019).
1994 Sonam Phinjo Tamang, Nepalese climber, who ascended Everest four times (2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023) and Lhotse twice (2022 and 2023).
1994 Lakpa X, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Annapurna I in 2019 and Everest four times (2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025) and Cho Oyu in 2025.
1998 Ila Nuru, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest six times (2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023 and 2024), Manaslu M in 2022 and Lhotse in 2024.
2001 Pas Tenji, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest three times (2022, 2023 and 2024) and K2 in 2023.
2005 Ngima Thinduk (a), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2025.
2007 Pasang Bhote VIII, Nepalese Bhutia climber, who ascended Everest in 2025.

First ascent on this day

1982 Langshisha Ri (aka Langsisa Ri, 6412 m) by a Nepalo-Japanese party.

Gone on this day

1993 Pasang Lhamu I, Nepalese Sherpa lady climber, who was the first Nepalese woman, who ascended Everest. She was on top on April 22, but tragically died during descent the next day, aged 30. Her Sherpa companion Sonam Tshering, who ascended Everest five times (1988, 1989, spring and autumn 1992 and the day before as well), died also on descent.
1997 Malcolm (Mal) Duff, British (Scottish) climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1994 and Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 1995, died on Everest, aged 43.
2000 Ang Dawa Tamang, Nepalese climber, who ascended Annapurna I three times (1994, 1998 and 1999), Everest three times (1995, 1996 and 1997), Manaslu RP in 1998 and Nanga Parbat in 1999, died on Kangchenjunga, aged 28.
2010 Yun Chi-Won, Korean climber, who ascended Gasherbrum IV in 1999, K2 in 2000, Everest in 2007, Lhotse in 2008 and Makalu and Nanga Parbat in 2009, died on Manaslu, aged 39.