04 October

Born on this day

1935 Takao Arayama, Japanese climber, who ascended Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 2004 and Everest in 2006. He also finished the Carstensz-version of the Seven Summits in 2010 and holds the age record with 74 years and 137 days!
1944 Lee Jang-Woo, Korean climber, who ascended Everest in 2007.
1947 Silvio Simoni, Italian climber, who ascended Dhaulagiri I in 1976.
1949 Giuseppe Petigaz, Italian climber, who ascended Everest in 1992.
1952 Charles H. (Charlie) Hyde III, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2008.
1955 Heinz Mariacher, Austrian free-climber.
1955 Dragan Čeliković, Serbian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2006, Manaslu RP in 2008, Everest in 2010, Kangchenjunga in 2011, Makalu in 2014, Lhotse in 2017, Annapurna I in 2023 and Dhaulagiri I in 2025.
1958 José Luís Clavel, Spanish Murcian climber, who ascended Nanga Parbat in 1993 and Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 2000.
1959 Shoji Sakamoto, Japanese climber, who ascended Lhotse in 1997, Everest in 1998 and Cho Oyu in 1999.
1959 Rudi van de Poel, Belgian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2011 and Everest in 2016.
1961 Robert Miller, Austrian climber, who ascended Broad Peak Foresummit in 2007 and Everest in 2010.
1962 Carlos Carsolio, Mexican climber, who ascended Nanga Parbat in 1985, Shisha Pangma in 1987, Makalu in 1988, Everest in 1989, Kangchenjunga in 1992, K2 in 1993, Cho Oyu, Lhotse and Broad Peak in 1994, Annapurna I, Dhaulagiri I, Gasherbrum II and Gasherbrum I in 1995 and Manaslu RP in 1996.
1965 Arthur George Prestige, British climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2016 and Everest twice (2019 and 2022).
1967 Iván Loredo, Mexican climber, who ascended Broad Peak in 1995 and Cho Oyu in 1996.
1967 Dragana Rajblović, Serbian lady climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2006 and Everest in 2007.
1968 Richard Malblanc, French climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2005 and Everest in 2014.
1968 Li Xiang-Ping, Chinese climber, who ascended Everest in 2026.
1969 Katsumasa Takahashi, Japanese climber, who ascended Everest in 2011.
1969 Kjetil Moen, Norwegian climber, who ascended Everest in 2018.
1969 Jeffery Charles Arnold, Canadian climber, who ascended Everest in 2026.
1973 Richard Moriarty, British climber, who ascended Lhotse in 2008 and Everest in 2010.
1973 Ma Yan, Chinese climber, who ascended Everest and Lhotse in 2018.
1974 Tshering Thundu, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest nine times (2004, 2007, 2009, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026), Cho Oyu in 2006, Manaslu RP in 2018 and Manaslu M four times (2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025).
1976 Ueli Steck, Swiss climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II East in 2006, Gasherbrum II and Makalu in 2009, Shisha Pangma (disputed) and Cho Oyu in 2011, Everest in 2012 and Annapurna I (disputed) in 2013. He died in 2017 by a fall on Nuptse, aged 40.
1978 Jan Kanclirz, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2026.
1980 Nga Tashi I, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Kangchenjunga four times (2011, 2014, 2022 and 2023), Lhotse twice (2012 and 2013), Everest six times (2013, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023), K2 and Cho Oyu in 2014, Dhaulagiri I WRFS and Makalu (disputed!) in 2017, Manaslu RP twice (2017 and 2019) and Annapurna I in 2019.
1981 Moni Mulepati, Nepalese Newari lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2005.
1982 Narendra Shahi, Nepalese climber, who ascended Everest five times (2017, 2018, 2022, 2023 and 2024).
1983 Javier Zeberio, Spanish Basque climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2016.
1983 Lakpa Chhiri, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Manaslu M twice (2023 and 2024) and Everest three times (2024, 2025 and 2026), Lhotse in 2025 and Nanga Parbat in 2026.
1984 Danah Ahmed Abdulla Al Ali, climber from the United Arab Emirates, who ascended Everest and Lhotse in 2023.
1986 Nisha Adhikari, Nepalese lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2013.
1988 Tenjeeng, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest twice (2018 and 2019).
1988 Emrik Favre, Italian climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2019 and Nanga Parbat in 2022.
1989 Erlin Rudho, Albanian climber, who ascended Everest in 2012.
1993 Ngima Gelu, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2023, Everest in 2024 and Lhotse in 2026.
1993 Juan Pedro Morales Gómez, Mexican climber, who ascended Everest in 2025.
1996 Dechen Spalzes, Indian lady climber, who ascended Everest in 2026.

First ascents on this day

1961 P.6285 (“Central Peak”) by the British ladies with their two porters, who ascended “Lion” the day before.
1971 Sumeru Parvat (6331 m, subsidiary peak of Kharchakund) by an Indian party.