23 July

Born on this day

1939 David Hambly, British climber, who ascended Nanda Devi in 1978, Cho Oyu in 1986 and Broad Peak in 1992.
1945 Gerhard Meyer, German climber, who ascended Gurla Mandhata (7694 m) in 2002.
1948 Peter Maier, German climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2002.
1949 Claudio Schranz, Italian climber, who ascended Broad Peak in 1988.
1951 David Kemp Coombs, American climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2004.
1952 Gavin (Guy) Munnoch, British climber, who ascended Everest in 2013.
1956 Matthias Respondek, German climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1991.
1957 Zhang An-Hua, Chinese climber, who ascended Everest in 2016.
1958 Elanghovan Natchimuthu, Malaysian climber, who ascended Everest in 2022.
1960 Sona Tendu, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Makalu in 2019.
1962 Brett Martin Hammond, British climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2011 and Manaslu in 2013.
1963 Shoji Abe, Japanese climber, who ascended Everest in 1998.
1964 Christopher Bernard (Chris) Warner, American climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1999, Everest and Shisha Pangma in 2001, Lhotse in 2004, K2 in 2007, Makalu in 2019, Annapurna I in 2021, Dhaulagiri I and Kangchenjunga in 2022 and Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum II, Gasherbrum I, Broad Peak and Manaslu M in 2023, where he finished the 14 Main-8000ers.
1964 Darren Patrick Davis, American climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2017.
1965 Akira Takahatake, Japanese climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2000 and Everest in 2003.
1967 Ang Chuldim, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2006.
1968 Minoru Sawada, Japanese climber, who ascended Dhaulagiri I in 1995, Nanga Parbat in 1997 and Everest in 1998.
1968 Hamid Eilaki Nejad, Iranian climber, who ascended Broad Peak Foresummit in 2008.
1969 Igor Kadochin, Russian climber, who ascended Everest in 2012.
1970 Ang Gelu I, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest three times (2008, 2012 and 2013), Cho Oyu in 2010 and Manaslu RP twice (2012 and 2014).
1970 Ngawang Karsang, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2003.
1971 Pasang Tharke I, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest six times (2000, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011 and 2012) and Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 2005.
1972 Seyed Hamid Reza Hashemi, Iranian climber, who ascended Everest and Lhotse in 2024 and Annapurna I, Makalu, Manaslu M and Dhaulagiri I in 2025.
1975 Lakpa Dendi III, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2017.
1976 Aleksander Gamme, Norwegian climber, who ascended Everest in 2007.
1976 Gurmin Dorje (aka Girmi Dorje), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest three times (2002, 2003 and 2004) and Cho Oyu in 2006.
1980 Richard B. Birrer jr., American climber, who ascended Everest in 2010, where he also finished the Kosciuszko-version of the Seven Summits.
1981 Kalzang Dorje, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest eleven times (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022 and 2024) and Cho Oyu in 2016.
1982 Fida Ali (a), Pakistani climber, who ascended Broad Peak in 2017, K2 twice (2018 and 2022) and Gasherbrum I in 2021.
1982 Cesar Tonhino Rosales Chinchay, Peruvian climber, who ascended Nanga Parbat in 2022 and Annapurna I in 2025.
1983 Christopher James Dunn, American climber, who ascended Lhotse in 2019.
1984 Maryam Khosravi, British lady climber of Iranian origin, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2006.
1987 Matthew Christopher Millard, American climber, who ascended Manaslu M in 2025.
1988 Reinhold Auzinger, Austrian climber, who ascended Broad Peak Foresummit in 2013.
1991 Liam Patrick Smith, British climber, who ascended Everest in 2017.
1994 Lakpa Chhiring, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2019 and Kangchenjunga in 2022.
1994 Taylor Ian Sweitzer, American climber, who ascended Everest in 2021.
1995 Nima VI, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest eight times (2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026), Manaslu RP three times (2017, 2019 and 2021), Lhotse four times (2019, 2022, 2023 and 2026), Makalu, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum II and Gasherbrum I in 2023, Manaslu M three times (2023, 2024 and 2025) and Annapurna I in 2026.

First ascents on this day

1935 Lixin Ri I (aka Kellas' Rock Peak, 7078 m) by a British party.
1939 Ganalo Parbat West (6290 m) by a German party.
1955 Chulu I (6584 m) by another German party.
1967 Niroghi Zom (c. 6600 m) by another German party.
1972 P. 6495 (W Ganesh Parbat) by an Indian party.
1980 Yutmaru Sar (appr. 7330 m) by a Japanese party.
1989 Xuelian Feng South-Peak (6527 m) by another Japanese party.