13 March

Born on this day

1949 Karl Wimmer, German climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1987.
1950 Douglas Mantle, American climber, who ascended Everest in 1992, Cho Oyu in 1995, Gasherbrum II in 1997 and Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 1999. He also finished the Kosciuszko- and Carstensz-versions of the Seven Summits in 1994.
1952 José Luis Sanz, Spanish Madrilian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1995.
1955 Eric Simonson, American climber, who ascended Everest in 1991 and Cho Oyu in 1997. He also finished the Kosciuszko-version of the Seven Summits in 2000 and the Carstensz-version in 2001.
1955 Renzo Benedetti, Italian climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 1996, Cho Oyu in 1998, Gasherbrum II in 2000, K2 in 2004, Makalu in 2005, Dhaulagiri I in 2007 and Shisha Pangma in 2010. He went missing in Nepal after the earthquake in 2015, aged 60.
1956 Branko Puzak, Croatian climber, who ascended Ngozumpa Kang II (7743 m) in 1987 and Cho Oyu in 1995.
1960 Paul John Pheby, British climber, who ascended Everest in 2017.
1961 Laurie Bagley, American lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2006.
1964 Andrea Gallo, Italian free-climber.
1965 Justin Packshaw, British climber, who ascended Everest in 2011.
1966 Hong Sung-Taek, Korean climber, who ascended Everest in 1995. He also travelled to the South Pole in the season 1993/1994.
1967 Petr Skopek, Czech climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2023.
1970 Petr Mašek, Czech climber, who ascended Broad Peak in 2003, Shisha Pangma in 2004 and Gasherbrum II in 2010.
1973 Peter Wells, Australian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2005 and Everest in 2010.
1973 Arianit Nikqi, Kosovarian climber, who ascended Everest in 2019.
1975 Bartłomiej Piotr (Bart) Wróblewski, Polish climber, who ascended Everest in 2014.
1975 Li Min, Chinese lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2025.
1976 Lian Xing-Feng, Chinese climber, who ascended Everest in 2018.
1978 Stefan Olbert, German climber, who ascended Gurla Mandhata in 2002.
1978 Felipe José Olea, Chilean climber, who ascended Everest in 2012.
1978 Anthony Kent McClaren, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2019.
1981 Vijay Lakshmanan, Australian climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2023.
1982 Thomas Moores, British climber, who ascended Lhotse in 2001.
1983 Evgenii Krivoshapkin, Russian climber, who ascended Everest twice (2023 and 2024).
1990 Daniel Castillo Lofthouse, British climber, who ascended Lhotse in 2017.
1993 Monica (Moa) Hundseid, Norwegian lady climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2017 and Everest in 2018.
1997 Temba (a), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Lhotse in 2024.

First ascent on this day

1961 Ama Dablam (6814 m) by an international party led by Edmund Hillary.