Iván Vallejo

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Iván Edgar Vallejo Ricaurte (born December 19, 1959 in Ambato ) is an Ecuadorian mountaineer . On May 1, 2008, he completed the ascent of all 14 eight-thousanders worldwide , a project that he himself called “ Desafio 14 ” (German: “Challenge 14”). He was the first Ecuadorian and the fourteenth mountaineer ever to climb all mountains above 8,000 meters , and the seventh to do so without the aid of bottled oxygen.

Vallejo is divorced and has two children.

Ascent of the eight-thousanders

Vallejo climbed the eight-thousanders in the following order:

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Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eberhard Jurgalski : Climbers who have ascended to the summits of all of the world's 14 mountains over 8000 meters. (PDF, 15 kB) Accessed July 30, 2010 (English).
  2. ↑ Ivan Edgar Vallejo Ricaurte. Retrieved August 9, 2011 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e Thomas Mitterer: Ivan Vallejo (* 1959). In: bergfieber.de. Retrieved August 4, 2010 .
  4. ↑ Broad Peak. Retrieved August 4, 2010 .
  5. ^ A b Eberhard Jurgalski: Ascents - Everest. (PDF; 355 kB) In: 8000ers.com. Retrieved August 4, 2010 .
  6. ^ Eberhard Jurgalski: Ascents - K2. (PDF; 48 kB) In: 8000ers.com. Retrieved August 4, 2010 .
  7. ↑ 2002: Cho Oyu, sin oxígeno 8.201m. (Vía Normal: Vertiente Tibetana). In: Homepage of Iván Vallejo. Retrieved August 19, 2010 (Spanish).
  8. ↑ About Nepal Himalayas. (PDF; 2 MB) Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal, archived from the original on October 11, 2010 ; accessed on August 8, 2010 .
  9. ↑ 2003: Gasherbrum II 8.035 m. In: Homepage of Iván Vallejo. Retrieved August 19, 2010 (Spanish).
  10. ↑ Eberhard Jurgalski: Ascents - Gasherbrum I. (PDF; 57 kB) In: 8000ers.com. Retrieved August 4, 2010 .
  11. ↑ 2004: Makaú - 8,463 m. In: Homepage of Iván Vallejo. Retrieved August 19, 2010 (Spanish).
  12. ↑ Eberhard Jurgalski: Ascents - Shisha Pangma. (PDF; 55 kB) In: 8000ers.com. Retrieved August 4, 2010 .
  13. ↑ Eberhard Jurgalski: Ascents - Nanga Parbat. (PDF; 49 kB) In: 8000ers.com. Retrieved August 4, 2010 .
  14. ↑ Eberhard Jurgalski: Ascents - Kangchenjunga. (PDF; 42 kB) In: 8000ers.com. Retrieved August 4, 2010 .
  15. ↑ Elizabeth Hawley : The Himalayan Database. Ascents - Spring 2007. Retrieved August 4, 2010 .
  16. ↑ Elizabeth Hawley: The Himalayan Database. Ascents - Spring 2008 (continued). Retrieved August 4, 2010 .
personal data
SURNAME Vallejo, Iván
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Iván Vallejo Ricaurte (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ecuadorian climber
DATE OF BIRTH December 19, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Ambato