14 September

Born on this day

1769 Alexander von Humboldt, German pioneer and explorer, who did early travels to South America and Asia. He was the first, who tried to ascend the highest Ecuadorian volcano Chimborazo in 1802. He died in 1859, aged 89.
1927 Jürg Marmet, Swiss pioneer, who was the first European climber, who ascended Everest back in 1956. He died in 2013, aged 85.
1938 Nicholas Gubser, American climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1998.
1942 Wilhelm Bauer, Austrian climber, who ascended Nanga Parbat in 1978 and K2 in 1986.
1943 Arnaud de Fouchier, French climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2005.
1950 Yves Blazer, French climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2008.
1952 Andrzej Osika, Polish climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1986.
1954 Hugo van Praet, Belgian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2000.
1956 George LaMoureaux, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2008.
1957 Tsewang Smanla, Indian climber, who ascended Kangchenjunga in 1991. He disappeared in 1996 on Everest, aged 38.
1959 Ryo Ohtani, Japanese climber, who ascended Kangchenjunga Central-Peak in 1984.
1960 Um Hong-Gil, Korean climber, who ascended Everest three times (1988, 2002 and 2003), Cho Oyu in 1993, Shisha Pangma Central-Peak twice (1993 and 1994), Makalu FS and Broad Peak in 1995, Dhaulagiri I and Manaslu RP in 1996, Gasherbrum I and II in 1997, Annapurna I and Nanga Parbat in 1999, Kangchenjunga and K2 in 2000, Lhotse and Shisha Pangma in 2001, Yalung Kang in 2004 and Lhotse Shar in 2007.
1960 Sissel Smaller, Norwegian lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2005. She also finished the Kosciuszko-version of the Seven Summits in 2010.
1961 Aleksei Mouralev, Russian climber, who ascended Everest in 1993.
1963 Antonio Montalbán, Spanish Catalan climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 1999 and Gasherbrum II in 2001.
1964 Ernesto Olivares, Chilean climber, who ascended Makalu in 2001, Everest twice (2004 and 2012), Lhotse in 2006, Nanga Parbat in 2007 and Manaslu RP in 2019.
1966 Christopher (Chris) Lane, American climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2010.
1969 Damjan Karničnik, Slovenian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2006.
1970 Bartolomé (Tolo) Calafat, Spanish Balearic climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2004, Everest in 2006 and Annapurna I in 2010, where he died on descent, aged 39.
1972 Arri Leino, Finnish climber, who ascended Everest in 2009.
1974 Pemba Gyalzen V, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest six times (2006, 2007, 2011, 2016, 2017 and 2018) and Cho Oyu in 2016.
1976 Aleksei Bautin, Russian climber, who ascended Everest in 2014.
1976 Zheng Chao-Hui, Chinese climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2018.
1977 Rudra Prasad Halder, Indian climber, who ascended Everest in 2016 and Kangchenjunga in 2019.
1978 Rebecca Jane (Becks) Ferry, British lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2021, Lhotse twice (2021 and 2022) and K2 and Manaslu RP in 2021.
1978 Peter Munch Gotfredsen, Danish climber, who ascended Everest in 2023.
1979 Moeses Fiamoncini, Brazilian climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2018, Everest, Nanga Parbat and K2 in 2019, Broad Peak and Gasherbrum II in 2022 and Gasherbrum I, Dhaulagiri I and Manaslu M in 2023.
1982 Liu Wen-Wei, Chinese climber, who ascended Everest in 2022.
1984 Kitti Boonnitrod, Thai lady climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2022, Everest in 2023 and K2 in 2024.
1985 Mahmoud Hashemi Sougheh, Iranian climber, who ascended Broad Peak in 2008, Dhaulagiri I in 2010, Manaslu RP twice (2011 and 2012), Gasherbrum II and Gasherbrum I in 2011, Makalu in 2012, Lhotse in 2017 and K2 in 2024.
1986 Yue Li, Chinese lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2023 and Manaslu M in 2024.
1987 Seyednavid Afzalimir, Iranian climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2022.
1990 Jun Jeh Matthew Lim, Singaporean climber, who ascended Everest in 2023.
1991 Pasang XXII, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2023.
1993 Ngima Dorchi II, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Makalu in 2019, Everest three times (2021, 2022 and 2023), Manaslu RP in 2021, Lhotse in 2023, Nanga Parbat twice (2023 and 2024) and Manaslu M in 2023.
1996 Dawa Tenzi, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2024.
2000 Aaron William Anderson, British climber, who ascended Everest in 2024.

First ascents on this day

1960 CB 12 (aka Baldor Parbat, c 6248 m) by a German party.
2007 Rachama (6721 m) by a Japanese party.
2024 Yawash Sar (6258 m) by a British party.