Jernej Zaplotnik
Jernej "Nejc" Zaplotnik (born April 16, 1952 in Kranj ; † April 24, 1983 at Manaslu ) was a Slovenian mountaineer.
Zaplotnik wrote mountaineering history when he and Andrej Štremfelj conquered the entire west ridge of Mount Everest for the first and only time : on May 13, 1979, both reached the summit and then descended via the Hornbein Couloir . Zaplotnik climbed about 350 peaks, including the Makalu (1975) and the Gasherbrum II (1977) two more eight-thousanders. Zaplotnik died at the age of 31 in an avalanche at around 4,500 meters above sea level on Manaslu .
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| SURNAME | Zaplotnik, Jernej |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zaplotnik, Nejc |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Yugoslav climber |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kranj |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 24, 1983 |
| Place of death | at Manaslu |