17 July

Born on this day

1921 Louis Lachenal, French climber, who achieved the first ascent of Annapurna I with his companion Maurice Herzog in 1950. He died in the Alps in 1955, aged 34.
1935 Wojciech Brański, Polish climber, who participated in the first ascents of Kangbachen (7903 m) in 1974 and Kangchenjunga Central-Peak in 1978.
1948 Akira Ube, Japanese climber, who ascended Dhaulagiri I in 1978 and died on Everest in 1980, aged 31.
1948 Chris Chandler, American climber, who ascended Everest in 1976. He died on Kangchenjunga in 1985, aged 36.
1955 Aleksei Nikiforov, Russian climber, who ascended K2 in 1992 and Makalu in 1995. He died on Everest in 2001, aged 45.
1955 Aleksandr Savin, Kazakh climber, who ascended Dhaulagiri I in 1991.
1959 Hari Bahadur Basnet, Nepalese Chhetri climber, who ascended Everest in 2003.
1961 Dragan Petrić, Serbian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2006 and Everest in 2007.
1962 Benjamin Webster, Canadian climber, who ascended Everest in 2000.
1964 Kim Sang-Jo, Korean climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1999.
1964 Martin Georg Stoschek, German climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2021 and Everest in 2022.
1965 Elisabeth Christine Röösli-Zingg, Swiss lady climber, who ascended Makalu in 2016.
1966 Brent Russell Bishop, American climber, who ascended Everest three times (1994, 2002 and 2016) and Lhotse in 1995.
1967 Jonathan Morgan, British climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2006.
1967 Lydur Gudmundsson, British climber, who ascended Everest in 2019.
1968 Shigehisa Yamamoto, Japanese climber, who ascended Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 2003.
1969 Phur Sona, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2007.
1970 Ryan La Vor Campbell, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2007.
1970 William Barkley (Bill) Allen, American climber, who ascended Everest three times (2010, 2011 and 2016).
1974 Olaf Jarzemski, Polish climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2004 and Broad Peak in 2007.
1974 Pasang Rita II (aka Pa Rita), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest thirteen times (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, twice in 2011, 2013, twice in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021) and Manaslu RP in 2018.
1974 Simon John Barnett, British climber, who ascended Everest in 2018.
1975 Indra Bahadur Rai, Nepalese climber, who ascended Everest in 2006.
1976 Lhakpa Tshering II, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest seven times (2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007 (?!), 2021 and 2024) and Cho Oyu in 2000.
1976 Phai Lama Tamang, Nepalese climber, who ascended Everest in 2010 and Cho Oyu in 2011.
1978 Dharmjot Singh, Indian climber, who ascended Everest in 2007.
1979 Mingma Dorje III (aka Mingmar Dorje), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest four times (2004, 2007, 2008 and 2012).
1979 Dmitri Podlesni, Russian climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2006.
1981 Peter Kinloch, British climber, who ascended Everest in 2010 and died on descent, aged 28.
1982 Phurba I, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest four times (2010, 2013, 2016 and 2017) and Kangchenjunga in 2019.
1984 André Hug, Swiss climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2021.
1985 Suman Tamang, Nepalese climber, who ascended Everest twice (2025 and 2026) and Manaslu M in 2025.
1986 Jonathan Christian Gupta, British climber, who ascended Everest four times (2013, 2017, 2018 and 2021), Lhotse twice (2018 and 2021), K2 and Manaslu RP in 2021 and Kangchenjunga and Makalu in 2022.
1986 Ngima (c), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Dhaulagiri I in 2026.
1989 Sébastien Pierre Guillaume, Swiss climber, who ascended Lhotse in 2018.
1992 Kunga II, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest seven times (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024 and 2025), Manaslu RP in 2019, K2 in 2022 and Lhotse in 2023.
1992 Pemba Nuru VII, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest three times (2018, 2019 and 2023), Manaslu RP in 2018, Lhotse in 2019, Kangchenjunga in 2022 and Manaslu M in 2025.
1997 Wyatt Tanner Hughes, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2026.
1999 Sagar Bodla, Indian climber, who ascended Everest in 2017.

First ascents on this day

1963 Kohe Bandaka North-Peak (6725 m) and Kohe Bandaka Sakhi (6414 m) by a German party.
1970 K6 (7282 m) by an Austrian party.
1997 Buduk Seltau (appr. 6110 m) by a Swiss party.
2001 Tirsuli II (7035 m) by an Indian party.
2015 Link Sar NW-Peak (6938 m) by a British party.

Gone on this day

1996 Manuel Álvarez, Spanish Asturian climber, who ascended Gasherbrum I in 1996 and died on descent, aged 38.