Juanito Oiarzabal
Basque mountain climber, summiter of all eight-thousanders / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Juan Eusebio Oiarzabal Urteaga (born 30 March 1956), commonly known as Juanito Oiarzabal, is a noted Spanish Basque mountaineer. He has written four books on the subject. He was the 6th man to reach all 14 eight-thousander summits,[2] and the third to do so without supplemental oxygen. He was the first person to conquer the top three summits twice (Everest + K2 + Kangchenjunga) and the oldest climber to summit Kangchenjunga, at almost 53, until Carlos Fontan did so in 2014, at 75 years old.[3] In 2004, he lost all his toes to frostbite after summiting K2.[4]
Juan Eusebio Oiarzabal | |
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Born | (1956-03-30) March 30, 1956 (age 68)[1] |
Nationality | Spanish |
Occupation | Mountaineer |
Website | http://www.juanitooiarzabal.com/ |
In 2009, he announced wanting to become the first person in history to reach a "double 14", summiting each 8000er twice.[2] In April 2010 he reached 24 eight-thousanders, after climbing Annapurna, a world record.[5] In 2011 he climbed Lhotse for a second time, which was his 25th eight-thousander.[6] He is second all-time for 8000er ascents behind Nepali climber Phurba Tashi Sherpa, who has 30.[6]