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Abele Blanc

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Abele Blanc
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1954-09-02) 2 September 1954 (age 70)
Aosta, Italy
OccupationMountaineer
Climbing career
Known for22nd 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]

References

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  1. ^ Climbers who have reached the summit of all 14 eight-thousanders. 8000ers.com
  2. ^ "Abele Blanc". Archived from the original on 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  3. ^ Best of ExplorersWeb 2011 Awards: Himalayan Knights, Abele Blanc
  4. ^ "Abele Blanc summits Annapurna and all 8000ers". PlanetMountain.com. Retrieved 2024-07-04.

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