Abele Blanc
Italian mountaineer (born 1954)
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Nationality | Italian |
Born | (1954-09-02) 2 September 1954 (age 69) Aosta, Italy |
Occupation | Mountaineer |
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Known for | 22nd person to climb the 14 eight-thousanders |
Abele Blanc (born 2 September 1954) is an Italian mountaineer and mountain guide. In 2011, he became the 22nd person to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders, which he did between 1992 and 2011.[1][2]
Abele Blanc summited Mount Everest twice, first in 1992 and once more in 2010.[3] The second summit was done without the use of supplementary oxygen.[4]
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See also
- List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit
- List of 20th-century summiters of Mount Everest
- Christian Kuntner, Blanc's frequent climbing partner
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