Wang Fuzhou
Wang Fuzhou ( Chinese 王富洲 , Pinyin Wáng Fùzhōu ; * 1935 in Xihua ; † July 18, 2015 in Beijing ) was a Chinese mountaineer who succeeded in the first ascent of Mount Everest on the north side. He was the first Chinese on the highest mountain in the world.
Wang graduated from China Geosciences University in 1958 . In the same year he climbed Lenin Peak , and in 1959 Muztagata .
Together with Qu Yinhua and the Tibetan Gongbu (also Konbu, Gonpa) he reached the summit of Mount Everest on May 25, 1960 via the Three Steps . This ascent was controversial for many years because there is no meaningful summit photo, but it is now generally recognized. The first ascent via the northern route was also used for propaganda purposes and highlighted by the Maoist government of China as a sign of the superiority of the communist system .
In 1964, Wang and nine other alpinists made the first ascent of Shishapangma , the last eight-thousander that had not yet been climbed .
Web links
- Wang Fu-chou at everesthistory.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015 ; accessed on July 30, 2015 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ 中国 首 登 珠峰 名宿 王富洲 逝世. sports.people.com.cn, July 20, 2015
- ↑ Wang Fuzhou, one of first Chinese to scale Mt. Qomolangma, dies at 80th Shanghai Daily, July 21, 2015
- ↑ 登山 名将 王富洲 世界 首位 北坡 登 珠穆朗玛峰 选手. sports.sohu.com, May 26, 2009
- ^ Asia, Tibet, Mount Everest from the North. In: American Alpine Journal , Volume 12, No. 2, 1961, pp. 408f.
- ↑ Gonpo: first Chinese atop Mount Qomolangma. China Central Television, Oct. 14, 2009
- ↑ James Wickwire: Everest: A Mountaineering History. In: American Alpine Journal , Volume 25, No. 57, 1983, p. 305.
- ↑ Chou Cheng: The Ascent of Shisha Pangma. In: Alpine Journal , Volume 69, 1964, pp. 211-216.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wang, Fuzhou |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese climber |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Xihua |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 18, 2015 |
| Place of death | Beijing |