List of ski descents of eight-thousanders
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The mountaineering community groups Earth's 14 mountains with summits exceeding 8,000 meters (26,000 feet), referred to as eight-thousanders, as a special category of peaks defining the "top of the world."[1] Only an elite group of mountaineers can claim to have summited all 14 peaks and many have perished trying.[2] (See eight-thousanders for current list.) Particularly since 1986 when Italian expeditionist Reinhold Messner became the first to have climbed all fourteen 8000m peaks, summiting the eight-thousanders has become the ultimate goal for many high altitude mountaineers.[3] Similarly, the ski-mountaineering community has set its sights on skiing from the summits of the "eight-thousanders." In a 2007 interview for the film Skiing Everest, the Italian mountaineer and skier, Hans Kammerlander articulated the challenge for the ski-mountaineering community: "Almost all peaks have been reached, almost all walls have been climbed. But seldom have the walls been skied down... It would be a lovely project if I could see someone who could ski all 8,000m peaks."[4]
"Skiers" include those using either alpine or telemark equipment or, in two instances, a "mono ski." The category here excludes snowboarders on the premise that the orientation of the skier's body to a slope differs significantly from that of a "boarder" affecting the capacities to negotiate a pitch. A separate entry tracks snowboard descents on 8000 meter peaks (Snowboard Descents From Above 8000m: Database). Even within the category of "skiers" equipment has evolved significantly from the time of Yuichiro Miura's first foray on skis above 8000m in 1970. Big mountain skiers have benefited greatly from incorporation of lighter and stronger composite materials into the manufacture of skis, boots and bindings, reducing the carry weight of their ski gear in addition to similar advances in designs for their other climbing gear and attire. Today's ski-mountaineer has likely shaved 20–25 lb (9.1–11.3 kg).) off their gear packs compared to when, for example, Sylvain Saudan hop turned down the face of Gasherbrum I in 1982, perhaps the first full descent of an 8000-meter peak.[5] The length, width and shape of skis has evolved to facilitate turning and flotation in deeper snow conditions. (Reports for most high altitude descents actually are far more likely to complain of hard, rutted ice than deep snow.[4] Back country skiing whether at altitude or on the lower ranges has also seen the development of "alpine touring" bindings with detached and fixed heel configurations for use in both upslope (in the "walk" configuration) and downslope (in the "fixed-heel" configuration).
Mountaineers apply rigorous standards to define an "ascent" and its "purity." The use of oxygen, for example, is vigorously debated, and it has become practice for trip reports to distinguish ascents supported by oxygen (O2) from those foregoing O2 use.[3] But for mountaineers at least the basic standard of attaining a summit with safe return is fairly absolute, the issue of documentation aside. Debate over use of 02, amount of assistance from Sherpas, line of ascent and other nits are qualifiers to the purity of the ascent. In ski mountaineering, the added dimension of the purity of the descent further muddies the standards at this time. Is the top the highest elevation of the snow line or is it the geological summit? Does a descent need to be continuous and what is the consideration for terrain in the middle of the mountain that is "un-skiable?" Does it matter if the skis come off during some portion of the descent to abseil a portion? While the standards of a mountaineering ascent still apply (including notation of O2 use), skiing, and the vagaries of "skiable" terrain add numerous variables to evaluating the purity of a descent.[6] Any database of ski descents is therefore likely to include heterogenous data.
Of the fourteen 8000 m peaks, clearly some peaks are more skiable than others as reflected in the number of descents to date (see below). Everest, Cho Oyu, Manaslu, GasherBrum II and Shisha Pangma have all seen more than 5 expeditions ski from above 8000 m. On the other hand, there are no reported ski descents from above 8000 m on Kangchenjunga, Makalu and Broad. Dhaulagiri and Nanga Parbat have been conquered by only one expedition each. Jamie Laidlaw made the lone descent on Lhotse but not from the summit; Hans Kammerlander skied the top 400 meters of K2 but no further.
Firsts:
- 1970: Yuichiro Miura (Japan) made the first ski tracks above 8000m in preparation for his epic schuss starting near the south col of Everest for the film The Man Who Skied Down Everest.[7]
- The honor of being first to ski from the top of an 8000m peak depends on the standard applied: Yves Morin (France) skied off the top of Annapurna in 1979 and over the course of the expedition skied all segments of the descent. However, he died while descending from the summit.[8] Joseph Millinger and Peter Woergoetter (both Austrian) skied from approximately 30m below the rocky knob summit of Manaslu in 1981.[9] The top knob was most likely not skiable due to lack of snow. However, in 2011, a cornice enabled Adrian Ballinger of the United States to "ski" from the same summit. Swiss extreme skier Sylvain Saudan's 1982 3000 m descent on skis from the top of Gasherbrum I (Hidden Peak) may be the first complete descent from the top of an 8000m peak. With estimated 3000 jump turns down a continuous 50 degree pitch Saudan's run off the top of GI is in any calculation one of the most daring extreme ski runs of all time.[10]
- 1988: Veronique Perillat (France) was the first woman to ski from the top of an 8000er and the first woman to ski from over 8000 meters, skiing off the top of Cho Oyu on a monoski.[11]
- 2000: Davo Karničar (Slovenia) completed the first top-to-bottom (base camp) descent of Everest (South Col route) without removing his skis. However, he benefited from 02 use. There has not been a similar ascent/descent of Everest without oxygen. 1996: Hans Kammerlander (Italy) skied the top 300 meters of Everest but climbed down to 7700m before skiing to Advance Base Camp. Kammerlander skied the North Col route.[12]
- 2006: Kit DesLauriers (United States) was the first woman to ski off the top of Everest.[8]
- 2018: Andrzej Bargiel (Poland) completed the first top-to-bottom (base camp) descent of K2 (a combination of the normal route, Basque route, Messner's variant to the Polish route) without removing his skis.
Descents
Notes on compiling this database of high altitude skiers: The 8000 meter ski database includes ski descents using alpine, telemark or mono ski equipment from above 8000m. It does not include snowboard descents. In addition to the entrant's name and peak identification, each entry details the estimated highest and lowest skied elevations, the route, use of oxygen, ski method and other very brief notes on the descent. A single reference for each entry is noted although often multiple sources are available. Notation: "c"=camp; "bc"=base camp; "abc"=advanced base camp; "m"=meter.
NEPAL/TIBET - 8850 meters [13]
Skier Name | Nationality | Date | Start Altitude (meters) | Descent Route | Notes | O2 | Age |
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Hans Kammerlander | Italy | 1996 | 8848 | N. face | from top 300m, 1000m by foot, ski to abc.[12] | NO | 39 |
Davo Karničar | Slovenia | 2000 | 8848 | S. col | 1st summit to bc ski descent without removing skis, 4h:40min[8] | YES | 37 |
Kit DesLauriers | United States | 2006 | 8848 | S. col | 1st woman to ski off summit[8] | YES | 36 |
Jimmy Chin | United States | 2006 | 8848 | S. Pillar | Skied from Summit; abseiled hillary skis on; skied from bottom of Hillary Step to South Summit; skied the South Pillar route which is fall line from Camp 4; night at 7900; lhotse face to abc[8] | YES | 33 |
Rob Deslauriers | United States | 2006 | 8848 | S. col | abseiled hillary skis on; hike to s.col; night at 7800; lhotse face to abc[8] | YES | 41 |
Olof Sundstrom | Sweden | 2006 | 8848 | N. ridge | to abc (6400), removed skis for several sections[8] | YES | 25 |
Martin Letzer | Sweden | 2006 | 8848 | N. ridge | to abc (6400), removed skis for several sections[8] | YES | 25 |
Tormod Granheim | Norway | 2006 | 8848 | Norton | to 8800; 8750 to 8500; 8480 to 7100 camped overnight; to 6500m[8] | YES | 31 |
Tomas Olsson | Sweden | 2006 | 8848 | Norton | died from fall at 8500[8] | YES | 30 |
Pierre Tardivel | France | 1992 | 8760 | S. col | to c2. world altitude record at time[14] | YES | 28 |
Dominique Perret | Switzerland | 1996? | 8300 | N. face | Hornblein couloir, n. face[15] | NO | 34 |
Jean Afanassieff | France | 1978 | 8200 | S. col | to 6200 "not in one smooth run"[8][16] | YES | 25 |
Nicolas Jaeger | France | 1978 | 8200 | S. col | to 6200 "not in one smooth run"[8][16] | YES | 31 |
Reinhard Patschneider | Italy | 1987 | 8200 | lhotse face from S. col | fell dislocated shoulder[8] | YES | 30 |
Brice Lequertier | France | 2003 | 8200 | S. col | to 6100[8] | ? | 26 |
Yuichiro Miura | Japan | 1970 | 8082 | S. col | 5-6 turns to S. Col, then wore parachute in schuss to ~6200, ended with fall[7] | YES | 37 |
PAKISTAN - 8611 meters
Skier Name | Nationality | Date | Start Altitude (meters) | Descent Route | Notes | O2 | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrzej Bargiel | Poland | 2018 | 8611 | The combination of the normal route (Abruzzi), then Basque route to camp 3, then traverse via Messner's variant to the Polish route and ski down to BC | summiteer; 1st summit to bc ski descent without removing skis | NO | 30 |
Hans Kammerlander | Italy | 2001 | 8611 | Abruzzi | summiteer; skied top 400m, climbed rest of route due to conditions and pitch[8] | NO | 44 |
David Watson | United States | 2009 | 8351 | Abruzzi | did not summit; skied to c3 (7351), downclimbed pyramid and chimney, skied 6400 to 5100[17] | YES | 34 |
Fredrik Ericsson | Sweden | 2010 | 7800 | Cesen/Basque Route | did not summit; skied to BC (5100 m); died in the attempt to reach the summit[18] | NO | 35 |
Luis Stitzinger | Germany | 2011 | 8050 | Cesen/Basque Route to C3, traverse to Kukuczka Route, down to BC | did not summit; skied Kukuczka Route to BC (5100 m); longest ski descent up to date[19] | NO | 39 |
NEPAL - 8586 meters
No ski descents from above 8000 meters
NEPAL - 8516 meters
Skier Name | Nationality | Date | Start Altitude (meters) | Descent Route | Notes | O2 | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jamie Laidlaw | United States | 2007 | 8300 | Face | to 6400 at night[8] | YES | 27 |
Hilaree Nelson | United States | 2018 | 8516 | Dream Line | summiteer; 1st summit to bc ski descent | YES | |
Jim Morrison | United States | 2018 | 8516 | Dream Line | summiteer; 1st summit to bc ski descent | YES |
NEPAL - 8485
No ski descents from above 8000 meters
NEPAL - 8188 meters
Skier Name | Nationality | Date | Start Altitude (meters) | Descent Route | Notes | O2 | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Veronique Perillat | France | 1988 | 8188 | NW side | monoski, first woman from 8000m[20] | NO | 26 |
Adrian Ballinger | United States | 2013 | 8188 | NW side | continuous to C1, no snow below C1; 10m roped skiing at icecliff[21] | YES | 37 |
Sergey Baranov | Russia | 2013 | 8188 | NW side | continuous to C1, no snow below C1; 10m roped skiing at icecliff[21] | YES | 44 |
Halvard Stave | Norway | 2001 | 8188 | NW side | to rock band at 7800; c3 to c2; fell 300m but ok[8] | YES | 25 |
Thierry Renard | France | 1987 | 8188 | NW side | to 6200 - descent disputed[8] | NO | 41 |
Russell Reginald Brice | New Zealand | 1996 | 8188 | W. ridge -W. face | to 7500[8] | YES | 44 |
Hajime Terayama | Japan | 2000 | 8188 | NW side | to 7400[8] | YES | 33 |
Laura Bakos | United States | 2000 | 8188 | NW side | to 6600 w/ overnight at camp 3[8] | NO | 32 |
Vladimir Smrz | Switzerland | 2000 | 8188 | NW side | to c2, removed skis at yellow band[8] | NO | 35 |
Vladislav Terzyul | Ukraine | 2000 | 8188 | NW side | to c2; side stepped certain rock bands[8] | NO | 47 |
Viki Groselj | Slovenia | 2001 | 8188 | NW side | top to c1, overnight at c2; no snow below c1[8] | NO | 49 |
Kristoffer Erickson | United States | 2001 | 8188 | NW side | to c3(7500)[22] | YES | 28 |
Kazuka Hiraide | Japan | 2001 | 8188 | NW side | to c3(7500)[8] | NO | 22 |
Thomas Laemmle | Germany | 2003 | 8188 | NW side | to rock band 7800; 7600 to serac (6800); 6750 to snow end (6000)[8] | NO | 37 |
Wilhemus Pasquier | Switzerland | 2003 | 8188 | NW side | to C1 (6400)[8] | NO | 54 |
Greg Nieuwenhuys | Netherlands | 2004 | 8188 | NW side | to 8000, overnight at c3 (7500), ski c3/c2 and 6750/6400[8] | NO | 24 |
Takashi Nizayama | Japan | 2004 | 8188 | NW side | skinned up from 8000; skied from summit to 8000[8] | YES | 43 |
Tomas Olsson | Sweden | 2004 | 8188 | NW side | continuous to c1 (6400)[8] | NO | 28 |
Tormod Granheim | Norway | 2004 | 8188 | NW side | continuous to c1 (6400)[8] | NO | 30 |
Martin Walter Schmidt | New Zealand | 2004 | 8188 | NW side | continuous to c1 (6400)[8] | NO | 44 |
Todd Cavell Windle | New Zealand | 2004 | 8188 | NW side | to 7800[8] | YES | 30 |
Jean Noel Urban | France | 2005 | 8188 | NW side | continuous to c2(6750)[8] | NO | 45 |
Kasha Rigby | United States | 2005 | 8188 | NW side | to abc (5700) with overnight at c2; 1st telemark descent[8] | YES | 35 |
Hilaree O'Neill | United States | 2005 | 8188 | NW side | to abc with overnight at c2[8] | YES | 32 |
Kenton Edward Cool | Great Britain | 2006 | 8188 | NW Side | to abc (abseiled icefall c2-c1)[8] | YES | 33 |
Dusan Debelak | Slovenia | 2006 | 8188 | NW side | to c2 (6750)[8] | NO | 40 |
Octavio DeFazio | Argentina | 2006 | 8188 | NW side | to c1 (6400) (except 10m ice cliff)[8] | YES | 36 |
Martina Palm | Switzerland | 2006 | 8188 | NW side | to c1 (6400) (except 10m ice cliff)[8] | YES | 32 |
Steve Marolt | United States | 2007 | 8188 | NW side | to c1 (6600)[8][23] | NO | 42 |
Medhi Didault | France | 2007 | 8188 | NW side | to c1 (6600)[8] | NO | 22 |
Tyler Johnson | United States | 2007 | 8188 | NW side | to abc (5700) with overnight at c2[8] | NO | 31 |
Rory Stark | United States | 2007 | 8188 | NWside | to abc (5700) with overnight at c2[8] | NO | 36 |
James Gile | United States | 2007 | 8150 | NW side | to c1(6600)[8] | NO | 43 |
Michael Aasheim | United States | 2005 | 8100 | NW Side | skied to abc (5700) (thru icefall)[8] | NO | 43 |
Daniel McCann | United States | 2005 | 8100 | NW side | skied to abc (5700) (thru icefall)[8] | NO | 43 |
Mike Marolt | United States | 2007 | 8100 | NW side | to c1 (6600)[23] | NO | 42 |
Suzy Madge | Great Britain | 2008 | 8188 | NWside | to above c2 where rescued a lone mountaineer[24] | YES | 35 |
Fabio Beozzi | Italy | 2011 | 8100 | NW side | to 6000 (thru Messner Route, 1st ski descent)[8] | NO | 37 |
Jose Diogo Giraldes Tavares | Portugal | 2011 | 8050 | NW side | to ABC (5700) with overnight at c2 (7100)[8] | NO | 44 |
Brooks Entwistle | United States | 2016 | 8188 | NW side | To C1; No snow below C1; rappelled ice cliff and yellow band | YES | 49 |
Zebulon Blais | United States | 2016 | 8188 | NW side | Continuous to C1; no snow below C1; roped skiing through yellow band and ice cliff | YES | 33 |
Emily Harrington | United States | 2016 | 8188 | NW side | Continuous to C1; no snow below C1; roped skiing through ice cliff[25] | YES | 30 |
Adrian Ballinger | Great Britain | 2016 | 8188 | NW side | Continuous to C1; no snow below C1; roped skiing through ice cliff[25] | YES | 40 |
Aleksander Ostrowski | Poland | 2014 | 8188 | NW side | To C2, removed skis, packed a tent and then to C1 on skis[26] | NO | 26 |
Caroline Gleich | United States | 2018 | 8188 | NW side | To C1: rappelled yellow band and ice cliff | YES | 32 |
NEPAL - 8167 meters
Skier Name | Nationality | Date | Start Altitude (meters) | Descent Route | Notes | O2 | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Fojtik | Czech Republic | 2009 | 8147 | NE Ridge | 20m below summit couloir to 30m above C3 (7200);C2 (6700) to BC (4700)[8] | NO | 36 |
NEPAL - 8163 meters
Skier Name | Nationality | Date | Start Altitude (meters) | Descent Route | Notes | O2 | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony B Marra | United States | 2019 | 8163 | NE Face | skis off 6100 to 5800, no sherpa support above BC[27] | NO | 28 |
Benedikt Bohm | Germany | 2012 | 8163 | NE Face | to bc (5000); skis off 7400-7300[28] | NO | 35 |
Vitaly Lazo | Russia | 2017 | 8163 | NE Face | to c1 (5300); skis off 7400-7300 and 6400-6200[28]"Vitaly".</ref> | NO | 44 |
Anton Pugovkin | Russia | 2017 | 8000 | NE Face | to c1 (5300); skis off 7400-7300 and 6400-6200[28]"Anton".</ref> | NO | 39 |
Adrian Ballinger | United States | 2011 | 8163 | NE Face | skied summit cornice from top, skis off 6100 to 5800 on descent from summit due to avalanche, 6100-5800 (hourglass) skied on previous day[29] | YES | 34 |
Sergey Baranove | Russia | 2011 | 8148 | NE Face | skis off 6100 to 5800 "hourglass"[30] | YES | |
Guy Willet | Great Britain | 2009 | 8148 | NE Face | downclimbed 1st 15m, skied to 5050 w/ 5m downclimb @6250[31] | YES | 38 |
Robert Kay | United States/Australia | 2011 | 8148 | NE Face | downclimbed 1st 15m, skied to 7400 and 5800 to 5000 (crampon point)[32] | YES | 49 |
Emma Jack | Great Britain | 2009 | 8148 | NE Face | Skied to 5000m where snow ran out w/ short downclimb @ 6250m[33] | YES | 36 |
Kenton Cool | Great Britain | 2010 | 8148 | NE Face | to C2 (6400)/ 2 days[34] | YES | 37 |
Andrew Eggleston | Great Britain | 2010 | 8148 | NE Face | to C2 (6400)/ 2 days[34] | YES | 30 |
Josef Millinger | Austria | 1981 | 8133 | NE Face | skied from about 30m below summit to c5; then to c1 next day[35] | NO | 39 |
Peter Woergoetter | Austria | 1981 | 8133 | NE Face | skied from about 30m below summit to c5; then to c1 next day[35] | NO | 39 |
Nobukazu Kuriki 栗城史多 ? | Japan | 2008 | 8133 | NE Face | to c3 (6900) then to bc next day (4800)[8] | NO | 26 |
Sebastian Haag | Germany | 2012 | 8003 | NE Face | to basecamp (5000) with skis off 7400-7300[28] | NO | 34 |
Constantin Pade | 2012 | 8003 | NE Face | to basecamp (5000) with skis off 7400-7300[28] | NO | ||
Andres Jorquera Taipa | Chile | 2009 | 8000 | NE Face | to 5000 (crampon pt) over 3 days[8] | NO | 33 |
Benjamin Darcé -USA from 8100 (just below summit ridge) no oxygen or Sherpa support.
PAKISTAN - 8126 meters
SkierName | Nationality | Date | Start Altitude (meters) | Descent Route | Notes | O2 | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hans Kammerlander | Italy | 1990 | 8025 | Diamir face (Kinshofer) | downclimb top 100m, ski to bc[36] | NO | 34 |
Diego Wellig | Switzerland | 1990 | 8025 | Diamir face (Kinshofer) | downclimb 1st 100m, ski to bc[36] | NO | 29 |
Luis Stitzinger | Germany | 2008 | 7850 | Central Diamir Face (Independent Line parallel to Messner Solo Route 1978) | complete ski descent, ski to side moraine, 4600 m[37] | PNO | 39 |
Boris Langenstein | France | 2019 | 8070 | Ski descent | 33 |
NEPAL - 8093 meters
Skier Name | Nationality | Date | Start Altitude (meters) | Descent Route | Notes | O2 | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yves Morin | France | 1979 | 8091 | N Face | skied all sections but died at 6600 on descent from summit[8] | NO | 34 |
Davo Karničar | Slovenia | 1995 | 8091 | normal route | 1st descent from top to bc in one day - hawley notes suggest started 1200m below top?[8] | NO | 32 |
Andrej Karnicar | Slovenia | 1995 | 8091 | normal route | 1st descent from top to bc in one day[8] | NO | 25 |
- PAKISTAN - 8080 meters
Skier Name | Nationality | Date | Start Altitude (meters) | Descent Route | Notes | O2 | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sylvain Saudan | Switzerland | 1982 | 8080 | N. Face | longest 50 degree slope ever skied? Age 42[10] | NO | 42 |
Iztok Tomazin | Slovenia | 1995 | 8080 | N. Face | Overnight at c3, Abseiled 8m section in Japanese couloir, to 5300[38] | NO | 45 |
Luis Stitzinger | Germany | 2018 | 8080 | N. Face | Skied from the summit, descended a passage 7800-7600 by foot (icy), overnight at c3, descended Japanese Couloir by foot (avalanche hazard), to 5400 (edge of icefall)[39] | NO | 50 |
PAKISTAN - 8051 meters
Skier Name | Nationality | Date | Start Altitude (meters) | Descent Route | Notes | O2 | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hans Kammerlander | Italy | 1994 | 7850 | West Ridge | descent from col (7850 m) to bc[40] | NO | 38 |
Luis Stitzinger | Germany | 2011 | 7850 | West Ridge | descent from col (7850 m) to bc[19] | NO | 39 |
Andrzej Bargiel | Poland | 2015 | 8051 | West Ridge | only descent from top to bc in 3 hrs [41] | NO | 27 |
PAKISTAN - 8034 meters
Skier Name | Nationality | Date | Start Altitude (meters) | Descent Route | Notes | O2 | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacques Demarolle | France | 1984 | 8034 | SW Ridge | skied summit to c4 (7500)[42] | ||
Frederic Maurel | France | 1984 | 8034 | SW Ridge | skied summit to c4 (7500)[42] | ||
P. Glaizes | France | 1984 | 8034 | SW Ridge | skied summit to c4 (7500)[42] | ||
P. Guedu | France | 1984 | 8034 | SW Ridge | skied summit to c4 (7500)[42] | ||
Wilhemus Pasquier | Switzerland | 1984 | 8034 | SW Ridge | summit to bc (5200) over 3 days all on ski including 10m serac repel[42] | 35 | |
Patrice Bournat | France | 1984 | 8034 | SW Ridge | summit to bc (5200) over 3 days all on ski including 10m serac repel[42] | ||
Thierry Renard | France | 1985 | 8034 | South Face | bivouacked at 7500, skied to c1 (5400) next day.[43] | 42 | |
Fredrik Ericsson | Sweden | 2005 | 8034 | East Face | to c3 (7000m)[44] | NO | 30 |
Jorgen Aamot | Norway | 2005 | 8034 | East Face | to c3 (7000m)[45] | NO | 31 |
Jean Noel Urban | France | 2006 | 8034 | SW Ridge | NO | 46 | |
Luis Stitzinger | Germany | 2006 | 8034 | SW Ridge | 17hr ABC to ABC (5900m); skied entire descent[46] | NO | 37 |
Benedikt Bohm | Germany | 2006 | 8034 | SW Ridge | summit to c3[46] | NO | 29 |
Sebastian Haag | Germany | 2006 | 8034 | SW Ridge | summit to c3[46] | NO | 28 |
Benedikt Bohm | Germany | 2006 | 8034 | SW Ridge | 17hr ABC to ABC (5900m); skied entire descent[46] | NO | 29 |
Sebastian Haag | Germany | 2006 | 8034 | SW Ridge | 17hr ABC to ABC (5900m); skied entire descent[46] | NO | 28 |
CHINA - 8027 meters
Skier Name | Nationality | Date | Start Altitude (meters) | Descent Route | Notes | O2 | Age |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Woergoetter | Austria | 1985 | 8027 | NE Face | uncertain if descended from main or central summit[47] | 44 | |
Oswald Gassler | Austria | 1985 | 8027 | NE Face | uncertain if descended from main or central summit[47] | 38 | |
Mark Whetu | New Zealand | 1987 | 8027 | Northern route | AAJ'88/279 suggests whetu from summit[48] | 28 | |
Jerzy Kukuczka | Poland | 1987 | ~8000 | Northern Route | from bivac at around 8000m, partial descent[48] | NO | 39 |
Jean Noel Urban | France | 2005 | 8027 | SW Face - scott rte | main summit partial descent[49] | NO | 45 |
Giorgio Daidola | Italy | 1988 | 8027 | Northern Route | [50] | NO | |
Pino Negri | Italy | 1988 | 8027 | Northern Route | [50] | ||
Mike Marolt | United States | 2000 | 8008 | Northern Route | central summit; 1st N. Am. to ski from 8000m[51] | NO | 36 |
Steve Marolt | United States | 2000 | 8008 | Northern route | central summit; 1st N. Am. to ski from 8000m[51] | NO | 36 |
Fredrik Ericsson | Sweden | 2004 | 8008 | central summit[52] | NO | 29 | |
Jean Noel Urban | France | 2004 | 8008 | SW Face - Loretan rte | central summit partial descent[49] | NO | 44 |
Mark Newcomb | United States | 2005 | 8008 | Untsch | central summit[53] | NO | 38 |
Kent McBride | United States | 2005 | 8008 | Untsch | central summit[53] | NO | |
Luis Stitzinger | Germany | 2013 | 8027 | Inaki Route NE Face | main summit to end moraine(5900m); skied entire descent[54] | NO | 44 |
See also
- Eight-thousander
- List of highest mountains
- Skiing Everest
- Extreme skiing
- Ski mountaineering
- 8000m peaks
Notes
For the eight Nepalese peaks, the Himalayan Database from Hawley and Salisbury is the best single reference, particularly because Elizabeth Hawley et al. often interviewed the teams and solicited trip reports enabling some verification of the claims.[8] Nevertheless, searching the Himalayan Database on "skiing/snowboarding" still occasionally omits expeditions who reported ski descents in their expedition notes but for some reason are not categorized under skiing/snowboarding or in several instances simply omit discussing skiing altogether in the database report. It is probably the case that information from many years ago, while admirably back filled by Hawley, focused on ascents without reference to descent by skis. For the Pakistani peaks sources include web references, the American Alpine Journal and other expedition accounts. Similar sources are referenced for Shisha Pangma in China. Little or no attempt has been made to verify claims. Disputed claims are noted in the notes. It is hoped that by publishing this preliminary database, alpinists and others will correct, update and fill out what can only be considered a preliminary attempt to accurately catalogue skiing above 8000m.
References
- ^ Club, Richard Sale & John Cleare; colour origination by Saxon Photolitho (2000). Climbing the world's 14 highest mountains: the history of the 8,000-meter peaks. Seattle (WA): The Mountaineers. ISBN 0898867274.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Climbers who have reached the summit of all 14 eight-thousanders".
- ^ a b Molenaar, Maurice Isserman and Stewart Weaver; with maps and peak sketches by Dee (2008). Fallen giants: a history of Himalayan mountaineering from the age of empire to the age of extremes. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300115017.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b [Skiing Everest] Directors: Les Guthman and Mike Marolt, 2009
- ^ Mehlman, Ham (2009). "Mike and Steve Marolt - Getting High on Skiis". Unpublished.
- ^ Dawson, Louis. "Wild Snow". Excellent discussion of "purity" in back country skiing ascent/descents.
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