22 November

Born on this day

1934 Simon Burkhardt, Swiss climber, who ascended Dhaulagiri I in 1980. He died in 1986 in an avalanche on Everest, aged 51.
1936 Tomiyasu Ishikawa, Japanese climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1991, Everest and Dhaulagiri I in 1994, Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 1995, Manaslu RP in 1996, Gasherbrum II in 1998 and again Everest in 2002. He also finished the Carstensz-version of the Seven Summits in 2008.
1938 Renaat Muys, Belgian climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II in 1990.
1941 Kazuyoshi Kondo, Japanese climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1992, Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 1994, Dhaulagiri I in 1995, Everest in 1998, Nanga Parbat in 1999, Broad Peak in 2000, Gasherbrum II in 2003, Manaslu RP in 2009, Shisha Pangma in 2010 and Lhotse in 2011.
1945 Michel David, French climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2001.
1950 Georges Bettembourg, French climber, who ascended Nuptse in 1979. He died in 1983 on Aiguille Verte, aged 32.
1951 Marc Batard, French climber, who ascended Gasherbrum II in 1975, Dhaulagiri I in 1987, Makalu, Cho Oyu and Everest in 1988, Everest again in 1990 and Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 1998.
1952 Jean-Jacques Ricouard, French climber, who ascended Kangchenjunga in 1981 and died by a fall on descent, aged 28.
1955 Peter Jamieson, American climber, who ascended Everest in 1983.
1955 David Ratcliffe, British climber, who ascended Everest in 2007.
1956 Javier Olivar, Spanish Aragonese climber, who ascended K2 in 1995, where he died on descent, aged 38.
1958 Mark David Jenkins, American climber, who ascended Shisha Pangma in 1984 and Everest in 2012.
1961 Mauricio Purto, Chilean climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 1987, Gasherbrum II in 1990, Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 1991 and Everest in 1992. He finished also the Carstensz-version of the Seven Summits in 1993.
1961 Hu Ya-Jun, Chinese climber, who ascended Everest in 2018.
1966 Laura González del Castillo, Mexican lady climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2008, Everest twice (2009 and 2010), Shisha Pangma Central-Peak in 2011, Cho Oyu in 2014 and Makalu in 2022.
1968 Kim Seong-Cheol, Korean climber, who ascended Everest in 2000.
1968 Marius Gane, Romanian climber, who ascended Everest in 2003, Gasherbrum II in 2008 and Nanga Parbat in 2013.
1968 Adam Nicholas Dixon, British climber, who ascended Cho Oyu in 2009 and Everest in 2013.
1971 Avedis Kalpaklian, Lebanese climber, who ascended Everest and Manaslu RP in 2019.
1974 Lhakpa Dendi II (Lakpa Dendi), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Makalu four times (2008, 2012, 2013 and 2019), Everest in 2017 and Dhaulagiri I in 2021.
1976 Dawa Nurbu I (aka Danurbu), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest thirteen times (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023). Manaslu RP in 2019 and Manaslu M in 2023.
1976 Dendi IV, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest five times (2007, 2008, 2012, 2018 and 2019), Kangchenjunga and Manaslu RP in 2009, Dhaulagiri I in 2010 and Lhotse in 2019.
1980 Lhakpa Nuru VII, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest eleven times (2004, twice in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, twice in 2013 and in 2017), Manaslu RP five times (2009, 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2018) and Cho Oyu in 2012.
1987 Dante Giovanni Filice, Swiss climber, who ascended Everest in 2021 and Annapurna I in 2024.
1989 Li Jia-Qi, Chinese climber, who ascended Manaslu RP in 2018.
1996 Ongchhu II (Wongchhu), Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest twice (2021 and 2024).
1997 Lobsang III, Nepalese Sherpa climber, who ascended Everest in 2024.
1998 Taraman Tamang, Nepalese climber, who ascended Everest twice (2022 and 2023) and Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum II, Gasherbrum I, Manaslu M in 2023 and Gasherbrum II again in 2024.