Alberto Zerain
Alberto Zerain Berasategi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 August 1961 |
| Died | June 24, 2017 (aged 55) |
| Occupation | Mountaineering. |
| Website | http://www.alberto-zerain.com/ |
Alberto Zerain Berasategi (20 August 1961 – 24 June 2017[1]) was a Spanish mountaineer. He summited K2 on August 1, 2008, from Camp III and as a solo climber, only hours before the 2008 K2 disaster.[2] He climbed at least 7 eight-thousanders.
Expeditions
- Everest in 1993.
- Makalu in 1995.
- Everest's North Face in 2000.
- Ama Dablam and Lhotse in 2001.
- Gasherbrum I and Gasherbrum II in 2006.
- K2 (both faces) in 2008.
- Kangchenjunga in 2009,[3]
- Everest in 2010, failed to summit via the Hornbein Couloir due to bad weather.[4]
- Nanga Parbat in 2011, failed to summit via the Mazeno Wall due to an avalanche.[5]
- Dhaulagiri in 2016.[6]
- Manaslu in 2016.[7]
- Annapurna in 2017.[8]
- Nanga Parbat in 2017, Alberto would lose his life on this expedition due to an avalanche[9]
References
- ^ "Official biography (in Spanish)" (PDF). Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ K2 Tragedy (Alberto Zerain section), The Guardian, [1]
- ^ Cadena Ser radio piece (in Spanish) [2]
- ^ "Himalaya 2010 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /28/ – Week in Review". 12 October 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Alberto Zerain: "Ya tengo ganas de volver a la arista Mazeno". Desnivel". desnivel.com. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Alberto Zerain hace cima en el Dhaulagiri". desnivel.com. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Alberto Zerain y Mariano Galván hacen cima en el Manaslu". desnivel.com. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Alberto Zerain, Nives Meroi, Romano Benet y Jonatan alcanzan la cima del Annapurna". desnivel.com. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "REMEMBERING ALBERTO ZERAIN". basecampmagazine.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.