Abele Blanc Explained

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]

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.8000ers.com/cms/download.html?func=startdown&id=155 Climbers who have reached the summit of all 14 eight-thousanders. 8000ers.com
2. Web site: Abele Blanc . 2012-07-08 . 2010-06-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100606030806/http://www.planetmountain.com/Special/protagonisti/blanc_caman/03.html . dead .
3. http://www.explorersweb.com/oceans/news.php?id=20522 Best of ExplorersWeb 2011 Awards: Himalayan Knights, Abele Blanc
4. Web site: Abele Blanc summits Annapurna and all 8000ers . 2024-07-04 . PlanetMountain.com.