Ralf Dujmovits
Ralf Dujmovits (born December 5, 1961 in Bühl , Black Forest ) is a German extreme mountaineer , mountain guide and expedition leader . He is the first German to stand on the peaks of all 14 eight-thousanders and thus one of the most successful German high-altitude mountaineers . In addition to mountains in the Himalayas , he prefers to climb the Alps and the South American Andes .
In 1999 he took part in an ascent of the north face of the Eiger , which was broadcast live on television, and thus became known to a larger audience. Dujmovits conducted over 40 expeditions in different regions and is therefore one of the most experienced high-altitude mountaineers and expedition guides in the world.
For many years he was the director and owner of AMICAL alpin, a commercial organizer of mountain tours. In the fall of 2011 he gave up the management.
Dujmovits was married to extreme mountaineer Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner from 2007 to 2015 . Dujmovits has two children from another relationship. Together with Kaltenbrunner, he was awarded the “Mountain Spirit of the Year” in 2010 by the Munich Alpine Club Berggeist (AKB).
Ascent of the eight-thousanders
On May 20, 2009, Ralf Dujmovits became the first German mountaineer to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders on the Lhotse and was the 16th mountaineer in the world to do so. With the exception of Mount Everest , he succeeded in all ascents without additional bottled oxygen. Several attempts to climb Mount Everest again without additional bottled oxygen failed. a. 2015 during the earthquake in Nepal. In 2017, on his eighth attempt to reach the summit of Everest without additional oxygen, Dujmovits had to turn back at almost 8,600 meters due to heavy snowfall and strong winds. He had already announced in advance that this would be his last attempt on Everest.
Dujmovits climbed the eight-thousanders in the following order:
No. | year | mountain | Height (m) | annotation |
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1988 | Makalu | Demolition at 7800 meters (high altitude storm) | ||
1 | 1990 | Dhaulagiri | 8,167 | |
2 | 1992 | Mount Everest | 8,848 | From the south saddle with the help of bottled oxygen |
3 | 1994 | K2 | 8,611 | |
4th | 1995 | Cho Oyu | 8,188 | |
1996 | Mount Everest and Lhotse | Cancellation after reaching the main Nuptse summit and the southern saddle due to the risk of avalanches | ||
1996 | Shishapangma | 8.008 | Central Summit | |
5 | 1997 | Shishapangma | 8,027 | Main summit |
1998 | Cho Oyu | 8,188 | second ascent | |
6th | 1999 | Broad Peak | 8,051 | |
7th | 2000 | Gasherbrum II | 8,034 | |
8th | 2001 | Nanga Parbat | 8,125 | |
9 | 2004 | Annapurna | 8.091 | French route |
10 | 2004 | Hidden Peak (Gasherbrum I) | 8,080 | Japanese couloir |
2005 | Shishapangma | 8,027 | second ascent of Dujmovits, first south-north crossing | |
2005 | Mount Everest | Aborted at 7,650 meters due to brain edema of Hirotaka Takeuchi | ||
11 | 2006 | Kangchenjunga | 8,586 | South flank |
2006 | Lhotse | Aborted at 8,400 meters due to reaching the point of reversal | ||
12 | 2007 | Manaslu | 8,163 | |
2007 | Broad Peak | 8,051 | second ascent | |
2007 | K2 | Attempt to climb at approx. 7800 meters failed due to the weather | ||
13 | 2008 | Makalu | 8,485 | |
2008 | Lhotse | Ascent canceled | ||
14th | 2009 | Lhotse | 8,516 | |
2010 | Mount Everest | Ascent canceled at 8,300 meters | ||
2012 | Mount Everest | Ascent on the south saddle ( 7950 m ) canceled | ||
2014 | Mount Everest | Ascent canceled on the north side at 8,300 meters | ||
2017 | Mount Everest | Ascent canceled on the north side at 8,580 meters (8th attempt without oxygen) |
Further ascents
In October 2010 Dujmovits reached the summit of the Carstensz pyramid , which is one of the Seven Summits as the highest mountain in Oceania .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ spiegel.de - Up close and personal with the north face of the Eiger
- ↑ The mountaineering couple receives an award from the Alpine Club Berggeist. Alpine, November 17, 2010.
- ↑ 5. Report Nuptse-Ostgrat / Everest Expedition . Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- ^ Eberhard Jurgalski : climbing lists on www.8000ers.com
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Dujmovits, Ralf |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mountaineer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th December 1961 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bühl , Germany |