Tall Order for Basque Woman- Only 2nd in the World
Edurne Pasaban has conquered the fourteenth “eight-thousander”
When it was 7:30 am in the Basque Country they had already reached Shisha Pangma, and then they began the descent.
She is the second woman to conquer the fourteen highest peaks in the world. The first “eight-thousander” peak that she conquered in May 2001 was Everest.
Berria.info 2010-05-17 - 18:38:11
Gaiak:
Translated by Beatriz Cortabarria
Edurne Pasaban (Tolosa, 1973) has climbed the world’s “eight-thousanders”. Today she reached the fourteenth: Shisha Pangma (8,027 meters). When it was 7:30 in the Basque Country and 11:30 there, she had already reached the top. Other Basque mountaineers Alex Txikon and Asier Izagirre, and Juan Madariaga with the Spanish television group Al Filo de lo Imposible, have also reached the summit with a different expedition. They have communicated that they are fine.
"Thank you very much to everybody” expressed the mountaineer from Tolosa, "and also to all those who have helped me along the way”.
Pasaban is the second woman to climb the fourteen highest peaks in the world. Oh Eun-Sun [from South Korea] became the first on April 27, after summiting Annapurna. Her first “eight-thousander” was Gasherbrum II. Oh Eun-Sun was the 21st mountaineer to climb the fourteen “eight-thousanders”, and the first woman ever. The first man to claim that honor was Reinhold Messner, 24 years ago. One of the first Basque climbers to achieve it was Juanito Oiarzabal in 1999.
Pasaban and others set out last night from the third camp and they had about a seven-hour climb to reach the top. She had attempted Shisha Pangma on four previous occasions.
By 8:50 they had descended to the ridge of the mountain, after completing the most difficult section, reaching the third camp (7,300 meters) later. There they picked up their gear and decided to continue the descent; it is even possible that they will reach the base camp today.
Pasaban’s eight-thousanders:
Everest (8,848 meters). May 23, 2001
Makalu (8,465). May 16, 2002
Cho Oyu (8,201). October 5, 2002
Lhotse (8,516). May 26, 2003
Gasherbrum II (8,035). July 19, 2003
Gasherbrum I (8,068). July 26, 2003
K2 (8,611). July 26, 2004
Nanga Parbat (8,125). July 20, 2005
Broad Peak (8,047). July 12, 2007
Dhaulagiri (8,167). Mat 1,2008
Manaslu (8,156). October 5, 2008
Kangchenjunga (8,586). May 18, 2009
Annapurna (8,091). April 17, 2010
Shisha Pangma (8,027). Today
Berria.info
http://www.berria.info/albisteak/41175/hamalaugarren_zortzimilakoa_...
Hamalaugarren zortzimilakoa lortu du Edurne Pasabanek
Additional information from "Wikipedia" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-thousander
• Three Basque mountaineers have climbed all fourteen “eight-thousanders”, Juanito Oiarzabal, Alberto Iñurrategui, and Edurne Pasaban.
• Out of the 22 verified mountaineers who have climbed all 14 mountains, 10 have peaked without the help of bottled oxygen, and the Basques Oiarzabal and Iñurrategui are among them.
• Oiarzabal has completed the most climbs of all eight-thousanders; a total of 24 times from 1985 to 2010.
When it was 7:30 am in the Basque Country they had already reached Shisha Pangma, and then they began the descent.
She is the second woman to conquer the fourteen highest peaks in the world. The first “eight-thousander” peak that she conquered in May 2001 was Everest.
Berria.info 2010-05-17 - 18:38:11
Gaiak:
Translated by Beatriz Cortabarria
Edurne Pasaban (Tolosa, 1973) has climbed the world’s “eight-thousanders”. Today she reached the fourteenth: Shisha Pangma (8,027 meters). When it was 7:30 in the Basque Country and 11:30 there, she had already reached the top. Other Basque mountaineers Alex Txikon and Asier Izagirre, and Juan Madariaga with the Spanish television group Al Filo de lo Imposible, have also reached the summit with a different expedition. They have communicated that they are fine.
"Thank you very much to everybody” expressed the mountaineer from Tolosa, "and also to all those who have helped me along the way”.
Pasaban is the second woman to climb the fourteen highest peaks in the world. Oh Eun-Sun [from South Korea] became the first on April 27, after summiting Annapurna. Her first “eight-thousander” was Gasherbrum II. Oh Eun-Sun was the 21st mountaineer to climb the fourteen “eight-thousanders”, and the first woman ever. The first man to claim that honor was Reinhold Messner, 24 years ago. One of the first Basque climbers to achieve it was Juanito Oiarzabal in 1999.
Pasaban and others set out last night from the third camp and they had about a seven-hour climb to reach the top. She had attempted Shisha Pangma on four previous occasions.
By 8:50 they had descended to the ridge of the mountain, after completing the most difficult section, reaching the third camp (7,300 meters) later. There they picked up their gear and decided to continue the descent; it is even possible that they will reach the base camp today.
Pasaban’s eight-thousanders:
Everest (8,848 meters). May 23, 2001
Makalu (8,465). May 16, 2002
Cho Oyu (8,201). October 5, 2002
Lhotse (8,516). May 26, 2003
Gasherbrum II (8,035). July 19, 2003
Gasherbrum I (8,068). July 26, 2003
K2 (8,611). July 26, 2004
Nanga Parbat (8,125). July 20, 2005
Broad Peak (8,047). July 12, 2007
Dhaulagiri (8,167). Mat 1,2008
Manaslu (8,156). October 5, 2008
Kangchenjunga (8,586). May 18, 2009
Annapurna (8,091). April 17, 2010
Shisha Pangma (8,027). Today
Berria.info
http://www.berria.info/albisteak/41175/hamalaugarren_zortzimilakoa_...
Hamalaugarren zortzimilakoa lortu du Edurne Pasabanek
Additional information from "Wikipedia" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-thousander
• Three Basque mountaineers have climbed all fourteen “eight-thousanders”, Juanito Oiarzabal, Alberto Iñurrategui, and Edurne Pasaban.
• Out of the 22 verified mountaineers who have climbed all 14 mountains, 10 have peaked without the help of bottled oxygen, and the Basques Oiarzabal and Iñurrategui are among them.
• Oiarzabal has completed the most climbs of all eight-thousanders; a total of 24 times from 1985 to 2010.
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