Pendaki Legendaris Dunia

Pendaki Legendaris Dunia ternyata banyak dan mereka telah banyak makan garam dunia pendakian di gunung - gunung megah di Bumi. Banyak hal yang bisa dipetik dari kegigihan mereka kala tiada menyerah menyabung satu - satunya nyawa di raga. Sepatutnya kita tahu dan kemudian mengangkat topi sebagai lambang kekaguman.

REINHOLD MESSNER

Pendaki paling populer di dunia dan kerap disebut sebagai Dewa Gunung . Mendaki sejak usia 5 tahun, lahir 1948 di Vill in the South Tyrol.

Track record : 1966 - Yerupaja dan Yerupaja Chico ( first ascent ). 1970 - Nanga Parbat ( Rupal face ). 1972 - Noshaq. 1974 - Eiger north face dan Aconcagua ( South face ). 1975 - Gasherbrum I. 1976 - McKinley. 1978 - Mount Everest (first ascent without supplemental oxygen), Nanga Parbat ( solo, Damir face ) dan Kilimanjaro ( Breach Wall ). 1979 - K2 dan Ama Dablam. 1980 - Mount Everest (s olo ). 1981 - Shisha Pangma dan Chamlang. 1982 - Kangchenjunga, Gasherbrum II, Broad Peak dan Cho Oyo ( attempt in winter ). 1983 - Cho Oyo. 1984 - Gasherbrum I and II ( traverse ). 1985 - Annapurna. 1986 - Makalu ( winter ascent ), Lhotse dan Mount Vinson. 1989 - Lhotse ( South face attempt ). 1992 - Chimborazo. 1994 - Shivling. 2000 - South Georgia ( traverse following in Shackletons footsteps ) dan Nanga Partbat ( attempt to climb a new route ).

TENZING NORGAY

Seorang sherpa berkebangsaan Nepal dan orang pertama di dunia yang mencapai puncak Everest, 29 Mei 1953.

SIR EDMUND HILLARY

Lahir tahun 1919 di Tuakau, Auckland, New Zealand. Bersama Tenzing dia mencapai puncak gunung Everest.

JERZY "Jurek" KUKUCZKA

Lahir di Katowice / Polandia 1948. Track record : 1979 - Lhotse. 1980 - Mount Everest. 1981 - Makalu (solo). 1982 - Broad Peak. 1983 - Gasherbrum II dan 1983 - Gasherbrum I. 1984 - Broad Peak. 1985 - Dhaulagiri, Cho Oyu, Nanga Parbat dan Kangchenjunga. 1986 - K2 dan Manaslu. 1987 - Annapurna I dan Shisha Pangma. 1989 - Lhotse ( killed during attempt ).

HANS KAMMERLANDER

Lahir tahun 1956 di Acereto / South Tyrol. Track record : 1982 - Cho Oyo ( South Wall ). 1984 - Gaherbrum I & II ( traverse ). 1985 - Dhaulagiri dan Annapurna ( North West Wall ). 1986 - Makalu dan Lhotse. 1988 - Cerro Torre ( 17 hours up & down ). 1989 - Poincenot. 1990 - Nanga Parbat ( ski decent ). 1992 - Matterhorn ( up & down 4 times in 24 hours ) dan Shivling. 1993 - Ama Dablam. 1994 - Broad Peak ( ski descent from 7,000 metres ). 1996 - Shisha Pangma ( ski descent from 7.400 metres ). 1996 - Everest ( ski-descent ). 1998 - Kanchenjunga ( ski-descent from 7.400 metres ). 1999 - K2 ( abandoned 150 metres from the summit due to avalanche risk ) dan Mutztagh Ata.

WANDA RUTKIEWICZ

Pendaki wanita "Dewi Gunung" dengan track record diatas 8000 m diantaranya : 1975 - Gasherbrum II dan 1975 dan Gasherbrum III ( first ascent ). 1978 - Mount Everest. 1985 - Nanga Parbat. 1986 - K2. 1987 - Shisha Pangma. 1989 - Gasherbrum. 1990 - Gasherbrum I. 1991 - Cho Oyu ( solo ) dan Annapurna ( solo ). 1992 - Kanchenjunga ( last seen at,8,200 metres ).

HERMANN BUHL

Track recordnya : Mattherhorn ( traverse, solo ). Badile North East Wall ( solo ). Watzmann East Wall ( first solo, first winter ascent ). Eiger North Face. Nanga Parbat ( first ascent. 41 hours solo push from camp V ). Broad Peak ( first ascent ). Chogolisa ( fell through a cornice near the summit ).

ERHARD LORETAN

Lahir tahun 1959. Usia 11 tahun sudah mendaki gunung. Dia menetap di pegunungan Switzerland.

Track recordnya : 1980 - Pallcaraju, Ranrapalca, Caras, Artesonraju dan Huascaran. 1982 - Nanga Parbat. 1983 - Gasherbrum I, Gasherbrum II dan Broad Peak. 1984 - Manaslu dan Annapurna ( traverse ). 1985 - K2, Dhaulagiri dan Eiger. 1986 - 40 Swiss Summits ( in 19 days ), Everest ( 40 hours BC and back ) dan Cho Oyo. 1987 - Near fatal accident in the Bernese Alps. 1988 - Trango Tower. 1989 - 13 North Faces ( Bernese Alps ) dan K2 ( attempt ). 1990 - Mckinley, Cho Oyo dan Shisha Pangma. 1991 - Makalu. 1992 - K2. 1993 - Kangchenjunga ( attempt ). 1994 - Lhotse dan Mont Epperly. 1995 - Kangchenjunga dan Mont Loretan? ( un-named mountain in Antarctic ). 1997 - Nanga Parbat ( attempt to climb the Mazeno Ridge with Voytek Kurtyka ). 2000 - Nanga Parbat ( attempt to climb the Mazeno Ridge with Jean Troillet )

PETER HABELER

Lahir di Maryhofen, Austrian Tyrol 1942, dia mendaki sejak usia 6 tahun. Track recordnya : 1966 - Yerupaja dan Yerupaja Chico ( first ascent ). 1974 - Eiger north face. 1976 - Gasherbrum I. 1978 - Mount Everest ( first ascent without supplemental oxygen ). 1996 - Ama Dablam. 1996 - Pumori. 2000 - Mount Everest ( attempt )

CHRIS BONINGTON

Lahir di Hampstead 1934. Mulai mendaki usia 16 tahun. Track recordnya : 1958 - Drus. 1958 - Freney. 1960 - Annapurna II ( first ascent ). 1961 - Nuptse ( first ascent ) dan Mount Blanc. 1962 - Eiger ( North Face ). 1963 - Central Tower of Paine. 1966 - Old Man of Hoy dan Sangay. 1970 - Moses Toth dan Annapurna ( leader, South Face expedition ). 1972 - Everest (attempt). 1973 - Brammah ( first ascent ). 1974 - Changabang ( first ascent ). 1975 - Everest ( leader, South West Face, Scott and Haston to the summit ). 1977 - Ogre. 1978 - K2 ( attempt via West ridge ). 1981 - Kongur ( first ascent ). 1982 - Everest (attempt via North East Ridge ). 1983 - Shivling ( West Summit, first ascent ) dan Mt. Vinson ( solo ). 1984 - Kurun Koh ( attempt ). 1985 - Everest ( finally reached the summit ). 1987 - Menlungste. 1988 - Menlungtse. 1992 - Panch Chuli II. 1993 - Chisel, Ivory Tower, Needle, El'brus dan Ushba. 1994 - Rangrik-Rang ( first ascent ). 1995 - Drangnag-Ri ( first ascent ). 1998 - Sepu Kangri ( attempt ). 2000 - Danga ( first ascent )

DOUG SCOTT

Lahir Nottingham 1941, mulai mendaki usia 12 tahun. Dia telah menyelesaikan "Seven Summits" dunia. Track recordnya : Asgard, Baruntse, Broad Peak, Carstensz Pyramid, Chamlang, Changabang, Chimtarga, Chombu East, Diran, El Capitain, Everest, Hanging Glacier Peak South, Hindu Kush, Indian Arete, Jitchu Drake, Kangchenjunga, Kangchungste, Koh-i-Bandaha, Kussum Kangguru, Latok III, Lobsang Spire, Makalu, McKinley, Mt. Kenya, Mt.Chamlang East Summit, Nanga Parbat ( attempt via Mazeno Ridge ), Nuptse, Ogre, Pic Lenin, Pungpa Ri, Salathe Wall, Shisha Pangma, Shivling E Pillar, Tarso Teiroko, Traverse over central summit Chamlang, Wadi Rum dan Vinson.

ANG RITA

Seorang Sherpa yang pernah mendaki gunung Everest 10 kali tanpa oksigen.

KURT DIEMBERGER

Pendaki dengan track record diatas 8000 m. 1957 - Broad Peak, 1960 - Dhaulagirin, 1978 - Makalu dan Everest, 1979 - Gasherbrum, 1984 - Broad Peak, 1986 - K2.

GORAN KROPP

Seorang pendaki populer di Swedia yang lahir tahun 1966. Track recordnya : 1988 - Pik Lenin. 1989 - Illiniza Sur. 1989 - Cotopaxi ( solo ), Illimani ( solo ), Huyana Potosi ( solo, new route ) dan Illampu. 1990 - Mustagh Tower. 1991 - Pik Pobeda ( solo ). 1992 - Cho Oyo. 1993 - K2. 1994 - Broad Peak ( solo, 17 hours BC and back ). 1996 - Mount Everest ( without supplemental oxygen ). 1997 - Shisma Pangma. 1999 - Mount Everest.

BELANTARA INDONESIA

Pendaki Legendaris Dunia

"Salam Rimba Indonesia"