List of ski descents of Eight-Thousanders

The mountaineering community groups Earth's 14 mountains with summits exceeding 8,000 meters (26,000 feet), referred to as eight-thousanders, as a special category of peaks defining the "top of the world."[1] Only an elite group of mountaineers can claim to have summited all 14 peaks and many have perished trying.[2] (See eight-thousanders for current list.) Particularly since 1986 when Italian expeditionist Reinhold Messner became the first to have climbed all fourteen 8000m peaks, summiting the eight-thousanders has become the ultimate goal for many high altitude mountaineers.[3] Similarly, the ski-mountaineering community has set its sights on skiing from the summits of the "eight-thousanders." In a 2007 interview for the film Skiing Everest, the Italian mountaineer and skier, Hans Kammerlander articulated the challenge for the ski-mountaineering community: "Almost all peaks have been reached, almost all walls have been climbed. But seldom have the walls been skied down... It would be a lovely project if I could see someone who could ski all 8,000m peaks."[4]

"Skiers" include those using either alpine or telemark equipment or, in two instances, a "mono ski." The category here excludes snowboarders on the premise that the orientation of the skier's body to a slope differs significantly from that of a "boarder" affecting the capacities to negotiate a pitch. A separate entry tracks snowboard descents on 8000 meter peaks (Snowboard Descents From Above 8000m: Database). Even within the category of "skiers" equipment has evolved significantly from the time of Yuichiro Miura's first foray on skis above 8000m in 1970. Big mountain skiers have benefited greatly from incorporation of lighter and stronger composite materials into the manufacture of skis, boots and bindings, reducing the carry weight of their ski gear in addition to similar advances in designs for their other climbing gear and attire. Today's ski-mountaineer has likely shaved 20–25 lb (9.1–11.3 kg).) off their gear packs compared to when, for example, Sylvain Saudan hop turned down the face of Gasherbrum I in 1982, perhaps the first full descent of an 8000-meter peak.[5] The length, width and shape of skis has evolved to facilitate turning and flotation in deeper snow conditions. (Reports for most high altitude descents actually are far more likely to complain of hard, rutted ice than deep snow.[4] Back country skiing whether at altitude or on the lower ranges has also seen the development of "alpine touring" bindings with detached and fixed heel configurations for use in both upslope (in the "walk" configuration) and downslope (in the "fixed-heel" configuration).

Mountaineers apply rigorous standards to define an "ascent" and its "purity." The use of oxygen, for example, is vigorously debated, and it has become practice for trip reports to distinguish ascents supported by oxygen (O₂) from those foregoing O₂ use.[3] But for mountaineers at least the basic standard of attaining a summit with safe return is fairly absolute, the issue of documentation aside. Debate over use of 0₂, amount of assistance from Sherpas, line of ascent and other nits are qualifiers to the purity of the ascent. In ski mountaineering, the added dimension of the purity of the descent further muddies the standards at this time. Is the top the highest elevation of the snow line or is it the geological summit? Does a descent need to be continuous and what is the consideration for terrain in the middle of the mountain that is "un-skiable?" Does it matter if the skis come off during some portion of the descent to abseil a portion? While the standards of a mountaineering ascent still apply (including notation of O₂ use), skiing, and the vagaries of "skiable" terrain add numerous variables to evaluating the purity of a descent.[6] Any database of ski descents is therefore likely to include heterogenous data.

Of the fourteen 8000 m peaks, clearly some peaks are more skiable than others as reflected in the number of descents to date (see below). Everest, Cho Oyu, Manaslu, GasherBrum II and Shisha Pangma have all seen more than 5 expeditions ski from above 8000 m. On the other hand, there are no reported ski descents from above 8000 m on Kangchenjunga, Makalu and Broad. Dhaulagiri and Nanga Parbat have been conquered by only one expedition each. Jamie Laidlaw made the lone descent on Lhotse but not from the summit; Hans Kammerlander skied the top 400 meters of K2 but no further.

Firsts:

• 1970: Yuichiro Miura (Japan) made the first ski tracks above 8000m in preparation for his epic schuss starting near the south col of Everest for the film The Man Who Skied Down Everest.[7]
• The honor of being first to ski from the top of an 8000m peak depends on the standard applied: Yves Morin (France) skied off the top of Annapurna in 1979 and over the course of the expedition skied all segments of the descent. However, he died while descending from the summit.[8] Joseph Millinger and Peter Woergoetter (both Austrian) skied from approximately 30m below the rocky knob summit of Manaslu in 1981.[9] The top knob was most likely not skiable due to lack of snow. However, in 2011, a cornice enabled Adrian Ballinger of the United States to "ski" from the same summit. Swiss extreme skier Sylvain Saudan's 1982 3000 m descent on skis from the top of Gasherbrum I (Hidden Peak) may be the first complete descent from the top of an 8000m peak. With estimated 3000 jump turns down a continuous 50 degree pitch Saudan's run off the top of GI is in any calculation one of the most daring extreme ski runs of all time.[10]
• 1988: Veronique Perillat (France) was the first woman to ski from the top of an 8000er and the first woman to ski from over 8000 meters, skiing off the top of Cho Oyu on a monoski.[11]
• 2000: Davo Karničar (Slovenia) completed the first top-to-bottom (base camp) descent of Everest (South Col route) without removing his skis. However, he benefited from 0₂ use. There has not been a similar ascent/descent of Everest without oxygen. 1996: Hans Kammerlander (Italy) skied the top 300 meters of Everest but climbed down to 7700m before skiing to Advance Base Camp. Kammerlander skied the North Col route.[12]
• 2006: Kit DesLauriers (United States) was the first woman to ski off the top of Everest.[8]
• 2018: Andrzej Bargiel (Poland) completed the first top-to-bottom (base camp) descent of K2 (a combination of the normal route, Basque route, Messner's variant to the Polish route) without removing his skis.

Descents

Notes on compiling this database of high altitude skiers: The 8000 meter ski database includes ski descents using alpine, telemark or mono ski equipment from above 8000m. It does not include snowboard descents. In addition to the entrant's name and peak identification, each entry details the estimated highest and lowest skied elevations, the route, use of oxygen, ski method and other very brief notes on the descent. A single reference for each entry is noted although often multiple sources are available. Notation: "c"=camp; "bc"=base camp; "abc"=advanced base camp; "m"=meter.

Mount Everest

NEPAL/TIBET - 8850 meters [13]

Skier Name	Nationality	Date	Start Altitude (meters)	Descent Route	Notes	O2	Age
Hans Kammerlander	Italy	1996	8848	N. face	First 300m from summit, then 1,000m by foot, then skid entire remaining route to Advanced Base Camp (ABC).[12]	NO	39
Davo Karničar	Slovenia	2000	8848	S. col	1st Summit (8,848 meters) to Base Camp (5,380 meters) ski descent by the South Col route, with oxygen, without removing skis (a total vertical drop of 3,488 meters/11,443 Feet) in 4h:40min. Completion of this route required skiing the Hillary Step, the Lhotse Face, and the Khumbu Ice Fall. [8]	YES	37
Kit DesLauriers	United States	2006	8848	S. col	1st woman to ski off summit (making her also the first woman to ski from the Seven Summits). Switched to crampons in Hillary Step due to low oxygen. Spent night at South Col (Camp IV, ~7,900 meters), skid Lhotse Face to Camp II (6,400 meters), then during same day to Base Camp using a combination of skis and crampons. [8]	YES	36
Jimmy Chin	United States	2006	8848	S. Pillar	Skied from Summit; abseiled (rappelled) Hillary Step with skis on; skied from bottom of Hillary Step to South Summit; skied the South Pillar route which is the fall line from Camp 4; spent night at Camp IV (7,900 meters; skid Lhotse Face to Advanced Base Camp (ABC) [8]	YES	33
Rob Deslauriers	United States	2006	8848	S. col	abseiled Hillary Step with skis on; hiked to South Col; spent night at 7,800 meters; skid Lhotse Face to Advanced Base Camp (ABC)[8]	YES	41
Olof Sundstrom	Sweden	2006	8848	N. ridge	to Advanced Base Camp (ABC, 6,400 meters), removed skis for several sections[8]	YES	25
Martin Letzer	Sweden	2006	8848	N. ridge	to ABC (6400), removed skis for several sections[8]	YES	25
Tormod Granheim	Norway	2006	8848	Norton	to 8,800; 87,50 to 8,500; 8,480 to 7,100, camped overnight; to 6,500m[8]	YES	31
Tomas Olsson	Sweden	2006	8848	Norton	died from fall at 8500[8]	YES	30
Pierre Tardivel	France	1992	8760	S. col	to c2. world altitude record at time[14]	YES	28
Dominique Perret	Switzerland	1996?	8300	N. face	Hornblein couloir, n. face[15]	NO	34
Jean Afanassieff	France	1978	8200	S. col	to 6200 "not in one smooth run"[8][16]	YES	25
Nicolas Jaeger	France	1978	8200	S. col	to 6200 "not in one smooth run"[8][16]	YES	31
Reinhard Patschneider	Italy	1987	8200	lhotse face from S. col	fell dislocated shoulder[8]	YES	30
Brice Lequertier	France	2003	8200	S. col	to 6100[8]	?	26
Yuichiro Miura	Japan	1970	8082	S. col	5-6 turns to S. Col, then wore parachute in schuss to ~6200, ended with fall[7]	YES	37

K2

PAKISTAN - 8611 meters

Skier Name	Nationality	Date	Start Altitude (meters)	Descent Route	Notes	O2	Age
Andrzej Bargiel	Poland	2018	8611	The combination of the normal route (Abruzzi), then Basque route to camp 3, then traverse via Messner's variant to the Polish route and ski down to BC	summiteer; 1st summit to bc ski descent without removing skis	NO	30
Hans Kammerlander	Italy	2001	8611	Abruzzi	summiteer; skied top 400m, climbed rest of route due to conditions and pitch[8]	NO	44
David Watson	United States	2009	8351	Abruzzi	did not summit; skied to c3 (7351), downclimbed pyramid and chimney, skied 6400 to 5100[17]	YES	34
Fredrik Ericsson	Sweden	2010	7800	Cesen/Basque Route	did not summit; skied to BC (5100 m); died in the attempt to reach the summit[18]	NO	35
Luis Stitzinger	Germany	2011	8050	Cesen/Basque Route to C3, traverse to Kukuczka Route, down to BC	did not summit; skied Kukuczka Route to BC (5100 m); longest ski descent up to date[19]	NO	39

Kangchenjunga

NEPAL - 8586 meters

No ski descents from above 8000 meters

Lhotse

NEPAL - 8516 meters

Skier Name	Nationality	Date	Start Altitude (meters)	Descent Route	Notes	O2	Age
Jamie Laidlaw	United States	2007	8300	Face	to 6400 at night[8]	YES	27
Hilaree Nelson	United States	2018	8516	Dream Line	summiteer; 1st summit to bc ski descent	YES
Jim Morrison	United States	2018	8516	Dream Line	summiteer; 1st summit to bc ski descent	YES

Makalu

NEPAL - 8485

No ski descents from above 8000 meters

Cho Oyu

NEPAL - 8188 meters

Skier Name	Nationality	Date	Start Altitude (meters)	Descent Route	Notes	O2	Age
Veronique Perillat	France	1988	8188	NW side	monoski, first woman from 8000m[20]	NO	26
Adrian Ballinger	United States	2013	8188	NW side	continuous to C1, no snow below C1; 10m roped skiing at icecliff[21]	YES	37
Sergey Baranov	Russia	2013	8188	NW side	continuous to C1, no snow below C1; 10m roped skiing at icecliff[21]	YES	44
Halvard Stave	Norway	2001	8188	NW side	to rock band at 7800; c3 to c2; fell 300m but ok[8]	YES	25
Thierry Renard	France	1987	8188	NW side	to 6200 - descent disputed[8]	NO	41
Russell Reginald Brice	New Zealand	1996	8188	W. ridge -W. face	to 7500[8]	YES	44
Hajime Terayama	Japan	2000	8188	NW side	to 7400[8]	YES	33
Laura Bakos	United States	2000	8188	NW side	to 6600 w/ overnight at camp 3[8]	NO	32
Vladimir Smrz	Switzerland	2000	8188	NW side	to c2, removed skis at yellow band[8]	NO	35
Vladislav Terzyul	Ukraine	2000	8188	NW side	to c2; side stepped certain rock bands[8]	NO	47
Viki Groselj	Slovenia	2001	8188	NW side	top to c1, overnight at c2; no snow below c1[8]	NO	49
Kristoffer Erickson	United States	2001	8188	NW side	to c3(7500)[22]	YES	28
Kazuka Hiraide	Japan	2001	8188	NW side	to c3(7500)[8]	NO	22
Thomas Laemmle	Germany	2003	8188	NW side	to rock band 7800; 7600 to serac (6800); 6750 to snow end (6000)[8]	NO	37
Wilhemus Pasquier	Switzerland	2003	8188	NW side	to C1 (6400)[8]	NO	54
Greg Nieuwenhuys	Netherlands	2004	8188	NW side	to 8000, overnight at c3 (7500), ski c3/c2 and 6750/6400[8]	NO	24
Takashi Nizayama	Japan	2004	8188	NW side	skinned up from 8000; skied from summit to 8000[8]	YES	43
Tomas Olsson	Sweden	2004	8188	NW side	continuous to c1 (6400)[8]	NO	28
Tormod Granheim	Norway	2004	8188	NW side	continuous to c1 (6400)[8]	NO	30
Martin Walter Schmidt	New Zealand	2004	8188	NW side	continuous to c1 (6400)[8]	NO	44
Todd Cavell Windle	New Zealand	2004	8188	NW side	to 7800[8]	YES	30
Jean Noel Urban	France	2005	8188	NW side	continuous to c2(6750)[8]	NO	45
Kasha Rigby	United States	2005	8188	NW side	to abc (5700) with overnight at c2; 1st telemark descent[8]	YES	35
Hilaree O'Neill	United States	2005	8188	NW side	to abc with overnight at c2[8]	YES	32
Kenton Edward Cool	Great Britain	2006	8188	NW Side	to abc (abseiled icefall c2-c1)[8]	YES	33
Dusan Debelak	Slovenia	2006	8188	NW side	to c2 (6750)[8]	NO	40
Octavio DeFazio	Argentina	2006	8188	NW side	to c1 (6400) (except 10m ice cliff)[8]	YES	36
Martina Palm	Switzerland	2006	8188	NW side	to c1 (6400) (except 10m ice cliff)[8]	YES	32
Steve Marolt	United States	2007	8188	NW side	to c1 (6600)[8][23]	NO	42
Medhi Didault	France	2007	8188	NW side	to c1 (6600)[8]	NO	22
Tyler Johnson	United States	2007	8188	NW side	to abc (5700) with overnight at c2[8]	NO	31
Rory Stark	United States	2007	8188	NWside	to abc (5700) with overnight at c2[8]	NO	36
James Gile	United States	2007	8150	NW side	to c1(6600)[8]	NO	43
Michael Aasheim	United States	2005	8100	NW Side	skied to abc (5700) (thru icefall)[8]	NO	43
Daniel McCann	United States	2005	8100	NW side	skied to abc (5700) (thru icefall)[8]	NO	43
Mike Marolt	United States	2007	8100	NW side	to c1 (6600)[23]	NO	42
Suzy Madge	Great Britain	2008	8188	NWside	to above c2 where rescued a lone mountaineer[24]	YES	35
Fabio Beozzi	Italy	2011	8100	NW side	to 6000 (thru Messner Route, 1st ski descent)[8]	NO	37
Jose Diogo Giraldes Tavares	Portugal	2011	8050	NW side	to ABC (5700) with overnight at c2 (7100)[8]	NO	44
Brooks Entwistle	United States	2016	8188	NW side	To C1; No snow below C1; rappelled ice cliff and yellow band	YES	49
Zebulon Blais	United States	2016	8188	NW side	Continuous to C1; no snow below C1; roped skiing through yellow band and ice cliff	YES	33
Emily Harrington	United States	2016	8188	NW side	Continuous to C1; no snow below C1; roped skiing through ice cliff[25]	YES	30
Adrian Ballinger	Great Britain	2016	8188	NW side	Continuous to C1; no snow below C1; roped skiing through ice cliff[25]	YES	40
Aleksander Ostrowski	Poland	2014	8188	NW side	To C2, removed skis, packed a tent and then to C1 on skis[26]	NO	26
Caroline Gleich	United States	2018	8188	NW side	To C1: rappelled yellow band and ice cliff	YES	32

Dhaulagiri

NEPAL - 8167 meters

Skier Name	Nationality	Date	Start Altitude (meters)	Descent Route	Notes	O2	Age
David Fojtik	Czech Republic	2009	8147	NE Ridge	20m below summit couloir to 30m above C3 (7200);C2 (6700) to BC (4700)[8]	NO	36

Manaslu

NEPAL - 8163 meters

Skier Name	Nationality	Date	Start Altitude (meters)	Descent Route	Notes	O2	Age
Anthony B Marra	United States	2019	8163	NE Face	skis off 6100 to 5800, no sherpa support above BC[27]	NO	28
Benedikt Bohm	Germany	2012	8163	NE Face	to bc (5000); skis off 7400-7300[28]	NO	35
Vitaly Lazo	Russia	2017	8163	NE Face	to c1 (5300); skis off 7400-7300 and 6400-6200[28]"Vitaly".</ref>	NO	44
Anton Pugovkin	Russia	2017	8000	NE Face	to c1 (5300); skis off 7400-7300 and 6400-6200[28]"Anton".</ref>	NO	39
Adrian Ballinger	United States	2011	8163	NE Face	skied summit cornice from top, skis off 6100 to 5800 on descent from summit due to avalanche, 6100-5800 (hourglass) skied on previous day[29]	YES	34
Sergey Baranove	Russia	2011	8148	NE Face	skis off 6100 to 5800 "hourglass"[30]	YES
Guy Willet	Great Britain	2009	8148	NE Face	downclimbed 1st 15m, skied to 5050 w/ 5m downclimb @6250[31]	YES	38
Robert Kay	United States/Australia	2011	8148	NE Face	downclimbed 1st 15m, skied to 7400 and 5800 to 5000 (crampon point)[32]	YES	49
Emma Jack	Great Britain	2009	8148	NE Face	Skied to 5000m where snow ran out w/ short downclimb @ 6250m[33]	YES	36
Kenton Cool	Great Britain	2010	8148	NE Face	to C2 (6400)/ 2 days[34]	YES	37
Andrew Eggleston	Great Britain	2010	8148	NE Face	to C2 (6400)/ 2 days[34]	YES	30
Josef Millinger	Austria	1981	8133	NE Face	skied from about 30m below summit to c5; then to c1 next day[35]	NO	39
Peter Woergoetter	Austria	1981	8133	NE Face	skied from about 30m below summit to c5; then to c1 next day[35]	NO	39
Nobukazu Kuriki 栗城史多?	Japan	2008	8133	NE Face	to c3 (6900) then to bc next day (4800)[8]	NO	26
Sebastian Haag	Germany	2012	8003	NE Face	to basecamp (5000) with skis off 7400-7300[28]	NO	34
Constantin Pade		2012	8003	NE Face	to basecamp (5000) with skis off 7400-7300[28]	NO
Andres Jorquera Taipa	Chile	2009	8000	NE Face	to 5000 (crampon pt) over 3 days[8]	NO	33

Benjamin Darcé -USA from 8100 (just below summit ridge) no oxygen or Sherpa support.

Nanga Parbat

PAKISTAN - 8126 meters

SkierName	Nationality	Date	Start Altitude (meters)	Descent Route	Notes	O2	Age
Hans Kammerlander	Italy	1990	8025	Diamir face (Kinshofer)	downclimb top 100m, ski to bc[36]	NO	34
Diego Wellig	Switzerland	1990	8025	Diamir face (Kinshofer)	downclimb 1st 100m, ski to bc[36]	NO	29
Luis Stitzinger	Germany	2008	7850	Central Diamir Face (Independent Line parallel to Messner Solo Route 1978)	complete ski descent, ski to side moraine, 4600 m[37]	PNO	39
Boris Langenstein	France	2019	8070		Ski descent		33

Annapurna

NEPAL - 8093 meters

Skier Name	Nationality	Date	Start Altitude (meters)	Descent Route	Notes	O2	Age
Yves Morin	France	1979	8091	N Face	skied all sections but died at 6600 on descent from summit[8]	NO	34
Davo Karničar	Slovenia	1995	8091	normal route	1st descent from top to bc in one day - hawley notes suggest started 1200m below top?[8]	NO	32
Andrej Karnicar	Slovenia	1995	8091	normal route	1st descent from top to bc in one day[8]	NO	25

Gasherbrum I

- PAKISTAN - 8080 meters

Skier Name	Nationality	Date	Start Altitude (meters)	Descent Route	Notes	O2	Age
Sylvain Saudan	Switzerland	1982	8080	N. Face	longest 50 degree slope ever skied? Age 42[10]	NO	42
Iztok Tomazin	Slovenia	1995	8080	N. Face	Overnight at c3, Abseiled 8m section in Japanese couloir, to 5300[38]	NO	45
Luis Stitzinger	Germany	2018	8080	N. Face	Skied from the summit, descended a passage 7800-7600 by foot (icy), overnight at c3, descended Japanese Couloir by foot (avalanche hazard), to 5400 (edge of icefall)[39]	NO	50

Broad Peak

PAKISTAN - 8051 meters

Skier Name	Nationality	Date	Start Altitude (meters)	Descent Route	Notes	O2	Age
Hans Kammerlander	Italy	1994	7850	West Ridge	descent from col (7850 m) to bc[40]	NO	38
Luis Stitzinger	Germany	2011	7850	West Ridge	descent from col (7850 m) to bc[19]	NO	39
Andrzej Bargiel	Poland	2015	8051	West Ridge	only descent from top to bc in 3 hrs [41]	NO	27

Gasherbrum II

PAKISTAN - 8034 meters

Skier Name	Nationality	Date	Start Altitude (meters)	Descent Route	Notes	O2	Age
Jacques Demarolle	France	1984	8034	SW Ridge	skied summit to c4 (7500)[42]
Frederic Maurel	France	1984	8034	SW Ridge	skied summit to c4 (7500)[42]
P. Glaizes	France	1984	8034	SW Ridge	skied summit to c4 (7500)[42]
P. Guedu	France	1984	8034	SW Ridge	skied summit to c4 (7500)[42]
Wilhemus Pasquier	Switzerland	1984	8034	SW Ridge	summit to bc (5200) over 3 days all on ski including 10m serac repel[42]		35
Patrice Bournat	France	1984	8034	SW Ridge	summit to bc (5200) over 3 days all on ski including 10m serac repel[42]
Thierry Renard	France	1985	8034	South Face	bivouacked at 7500, skied to c1 (5400) next day.[43]		42
Fredrik Ericsson	Sweden	2005	8034	East Face	to c3 (7000m)[44]	NO	30
Jorgen Aamot	Norway	2005	8034	East Face	to c3 (7000m)[45]	NO	31
Jean Noel Urban	France	2006	8034	SW Ridge		NO	46
Luis Stitzinger	Germany	2006	8034	SW Ridge	17hr ABC to ABC (5900m); skied entire descent[46]	NO	37
Benedikt Bohm	Germany	2006	8034	SW Ridge	summit to c3[46]	NO	29
Sebastian Haag	Germany	2006	8034	SW Ridge	summit to c3[46]	NO	28
Benedikt Bohm	Germany	2006	8034	SW Ridge	17hr ABC to ABC (5900m); skied entire descent[46]	NO	29
Sebastian Haag	Germany	2006	8034	SW Ridge	17hr ABC to ABC (5900m); skied entire descent[46]	NO	28

Shisha Pangma

CHINA - 8027 meters

Skier Name	Nationality	Date	Start Altitude (meters)	Descent Route	Notes	O2	Age
Peter Woergoetter	Austria	1985	8027	NE Face	uncertain if descended from main or central summit[47]		44
Oswald Gassler	Austria	1985	8027	NE Face	uncertain if descended from main or central summit[47]		38
Mark Whetu	New Zealand	1987	8027	Northern route	AAJ'88/279 suggests whetu from summit[48]		28
Jerzy Kukuczka	Poland	1987	~8000	Northern Route	from bivac at around 8000m, partial descent[48]	NO	39
Jean Noel Urban	France	2005	8027	SW Face - scott rte	main summit partial descent[49]	NO	45
Giorgio Daidola	Italy	1988	8027	Northern Route	[50]	NO
Pino Negri	Italy	1988	8027	Northern Route	[50]
Mike Marolt	United States	2000	8008	Northern Route	central summit; 1st N. Am. to ski from 8000m[51]	NO	36
Steve Marolt	United States	2000	8008	Northern route	central summit; 1st N. Am. to ski from 8000m[51]	NO	36
Fredrik Ericsson	Sweden	2004	8008		central summit[52]	NO	29
Jean Noel Urban	France	2004	8008	SW Face - Loretan rte	central summit partial descent[49]	NO	44
Mark Newcomb	United States	2005	8008	Untsch	central summit[53]	NO	38
Kent McBride	United States	2005	8008	Untsch	central summit[53]	NO
Luis Stitzinger	Germany	2013	8027	Inaki Route NE Face	main summit to end moraine(5900m); skied entire descent[54]	NO	44

See also

• Eight-thousander
• List of highest mountains
• Skiing Everest
• Extreme skiing
• Ski mountaineering
• 8000m peaks

Notes

For the eight Nepalese peaks, the Himalayan Database from Hawley and Salisbury is the best single reference, particularly because Elizabeth Hawley et al. often interviewed the teams and solicited trip reports enabling some verification of the claims.[8] Nevertheless, searching the Himalayan Database on "skiing/snowboarding" still occasionally omits expeditions who reported ski descents in their expedition notes but for some reason are not categorized under skiing/snowboarding or in several instances simply omit discussing skiing altogether in the database report. It is probably the case that information from many years ago, while admirably back filled by Hawley, focused on ascents without reference to descent by skis. For the Pakistani peaks sources include web references, the American Alpine Journal and other expedition accounts. Similar sources are referenced for Shisha Pangma in China. Little or no attempt has been made to verify claims. Disputed claims are noted in the notes. It is hoped that by publishing this preliminary database, alpinists and others will correct, update and fill out what can only be considered a preliminary attempt to accurately catalogue skiing above 8000m.

References

1. Club, Richard Sale & John Cleare; colour origination by Saxon Photolitho (2000). Climbing the world's 14 highest mountains: the history of the 8,000-meter peaks. Seattle (WA): The Mountaineers. ISBN 0898867274.
2. "Climbers who have reached the summit of all 14 eight-thousanders".
3. Molenaar, Maurice Isserman and Stewart Weaver; with maps and peak sketches by Dee (2008). Fallen giants: a history of Himalayan mountaineering from the age of empire to the age of extremes. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300115017.
4. [Skiing Everest] Directors: Les Guthman and Mike Marolt, 2009
5. Mehlman, Ham (2009). "Mike and Steve Marolt - Getting High on Skiis". Unpublished.
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