Part 1)
a) new Nations/Tribes (overall)
April 26th: Iran on Dhaulagiri I April 27th: Romania on Annapurna I May 17th: Malta on Everest May 23rd: Montenegro, Bangladesh and Oman on Everest May 23rd: The first Nepalese climber from the Jirel tribe on Everest May 25th: Netherlands, Turkey and Greece on Makalu July 17th: South Africa on Broad Peak July 19th: Colombia on Gasherbrum I (not confirmed!) September 30th: Sweden on Manaslu
b) new Nations - Lady climbers
April 17th: Spain on Annapurna I May 17th: Spain on Shisha Pangma May 17th: Finland on Everest May 23rd: France and Switzerland on Makalu May 23rd: Austria and Guatemala on Everest May 23rd: Canada on Lhotse May 24th: Austria on Everest without additional oxygen August 5th: USA on Gasherbrum I October 1st: Germany and Mexico on Manaslu
Part 2)
Nekrolog
January 22nd: Luca Vuerich (34, Italy) - Avalanche in the Slovenian Alps, died in hospital in Udine. January 29th: Mikael Reuterswärd (45, Sweden) - Found dead at his home. April 2nd: Farshad Khalili (46, Iran) - Avalanche Mid-Alborz. April 23rd: Yun Chi-Won (39, South Korea) - on Manaslu April 26th: László Várkonyi (53, Hungary) - on Everest April 28th: Bartolomé (Tolo) Calafat (39, Spain) - on Annapurna I May 7th: Sergei Duganov (43, Russia) - on Lhotse May 15th: Han Xin (40, China) - on Dhaulagiri I May 25th: Hiroshi Ogasawara (62, Japan) - on Everest May 26th: Peter Kinloch (28, UK) - on Everest May 28th: Zaharias (Haris) Kiriakakis (44, Greece) - on Makalu May 29th: Peter Ressmann (44, Austria) - Fall in the Austrian Alps August 6th: Fredrik (Frippe) Ericsson (35, Sweden) - on K2 September 28th: Osamu Tanabe (49, Japan) - on Dhaulagiri I September 28th: Toshio Yamamoto (36, Japan) - on Dhaulagiri I September 28th: Pasang Gelu I (46, Nepal) - on Dhaulagiri I October 3rd: Walter Nones (39, Italy) - on Cho Oyu October 23rd: Chuwang Nima aka Chhewang Nima (43, Nepal) - Avalanche on Baruntse
Special note:
May 23rd: 169 ascents on one day on Everest, which is by far a new world record!
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