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David Lama

1990 - 2019

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David Lama (Nepali: डेभिड लामा; 4 August 1990 – 16 April 2019) was an Austrian rock climber and alpinist. He won the European Championship in competition bouldering in 2007 and the European Championship in competition lead climbing in 2006. He is known for his first free ascent of the Compressor Route (South-East Ridge) on Cerro Torre. In 2018, in a solo expedition, he was the first to reach the summit of Lunag Ri in the Himalayas. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. David Lama is the 53rd most popular mountaineer (down from 50th in 2024), the 1,305th most popular biography from Austria (down from 1,227th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Austrian Mountaineer.

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, David Lama ranks 53 out of 56. Before him are Joe Simpson, Dean Potter, Alison Hargreaves, Lhakpa Sherpa, Ali Sadpara, and Kami Rita. After him are Premlata Agrawal, Erik Weihenmayer, Kristin Harila, Arunima Sinha, Santosh Yadav, and Jordan Romero.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, David Lama ranks 619. Before him are Bruno Peres, Pedro Gallese, Elodie, David Storl, Patti Harrison, and Mireia Belmonte. After him are Jonathan Lipnicki, Laura Harrier, Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson, Paul Tanui, José Altuve, and Milena Raičević. Among people deceased in 2019, David Lama ranks 631. Before him are Josef Šural, Maximilian Reinelt, Dmytro Tymchuk, Denise Nickerson, Jessi Combs, and Aron Eisenberg. After him are Cha In-ha, Kay Hagan, Walter Martínez, Don Imus, Chester Williams, and Adam Svoboda.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, David Lama ranks 1,305 out of 1,424. Before him are Florian Klein (1986), Christian Mayer (1972), Michael Gruber (1979), Stefan Koubek (1977), Hans-Peter Steinacher (1968), and Doris Neuner (1971). After him are Johanna Beisteiner (1976), Karim Onisiwo (1992), Martin Amerhauser (1974), Siegfried Grabner (1975), Manfred Stohl (1972), and Alessandro Schöpf (1994).

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Among MOUNTAINEERS In Austria

Among mountaineers born in Austria, David Lama ranks 6. Before him are Heinrich Harrer (1912), Hermann Buhl (1924), Kurt Diemberger (1932), Peter Habeler (1942), and Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner (1970).

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