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Youngest & Oldest Summiters
Youngest & Oldest Summiters
Top 50 youngest and 50 oldest summiters, by age at the start of their successful expedition. Records with implausible ages (under 5 or over 90) are excluded.
Youngest 50
Age
Name
Born
Citizenship
Peak
Height (m)
Year
Season
O₂
14
Jordan Romero
1996
USA
Everest
8849
2010
Spring (1)
Yes
14
Malavath Poorna
2000
India
Everest
8849
2014
Spring (1)
Yes
14
Abel Minelli
1995
France
Kanta Gaton
5910
2009
Summer (2)
No
15
Sushil Maharjan
2009
Nepal
Ama Dablam
6814
2024
Autumn (3)
No
15
Mark Pfetzer
1980
USA
Ama Dablam
6814
1995
Autumn (3)
No
15
Sabine Madoux
1975
France
Dhampus
6012
1990
Autumn (3)
No
16
Dilixiati Ailikuti
2008
China
Everest
8849
2024
Spring (1)
Yes
16
Temba Tsheri/Chhiri Sherpa
1985
Nepal
Everest
8849
2001
Spring (1)
Yes
16
Mingkipa Sherpa
1987
Nepal
Everest
8849
2003
Spring (1)
Yes
16
Sonam Sherpa
2005
Nepal
Everest
8849
2021
Spring (1)
Yes
16
Raghav Joneja
1997
India
Everest
8849
2013
Spring (1)
Yes
16
Yu-Qi (Charlotte) Ding
2004
China
Everest
8849
2020
Spring (1)
Yes
16
Matthew Joseph Moniz
1998
USA
Makalu
8485
2014
Spring (1)
Yes
16
Mark Pfetzer
1980
USA
Cho Oyu
8188
1996
Autumn (3)
No
16
Matthew Joseph Moniz
1998
USA
Cho Oyu
8188
2014
Spring (1)
Yes
16
Gabrielle Jane Kanizay
2003
Australia
Cho Oyu
8188
2019
Autumn (3)
Yes
16
Bianca Jane Adler
2008
Australia
Manaslu
8163
2024
Autumn (3)
Yes
16
Nima Rinji Sherpa
2006
Nepal
Manaslu
8163
2022
Autumn (3)
Yes
16
Mi-Ho Chol
1971
S Korea
Ngojumba Kang I
7916
1987
Winter (4)
No
16
Nima Rinji Sherpa
2006
Nepal
Ama Dablam
6814
2022
Autumn (3)
No
16
Bianca Jane Adler
2008
Australia
Ama Dablam
6814
2024
Autumn (3)
No
16
Gerovan Elizabeth Moore
2008
UK
Ama Dablam
6814
2024
Autumn (3)
No
16
Anna Wirbel
1988
Austria
Gaugiri
6110
2004
Summer (2)
No
16
Jeanine Clement
1974
France
Dhampus
6012
1990
Autumn (3)
No
16
Jin-Ju Wu
1991
Taiwan
Urkema
5890
2007
Autumn (3)
No
16
Hee-Jeong Kim
1991
S Korea
Urkema
5890
2007
Autumn (3)
No
17
John Carl Collinson
1992
USA
Everest
8849
2009
Spring (1)
Yes
17
Bertrand (Zebulon) Roche
1973
France
Everest
8849
1990
Autumn (3)
Yes
17
Pasang Nima Sherpa
1992
Nepal
Everest
8849
2009
Spring (1)
Yes
17
Sachin Kumar
2008
India
Everest
8849
2025
Spring (1)
Yes
17
Viswanath Karthikey Padakanti
2008
India
Everest
8849
2025
Spring (1)
Yes
17
Tenjing Gyalzen Sherpa
1996
Nepal
Everest
8849
2013
Spring (1)
Yes
17
Dmitry Tertychnyy
2001
Russia
Everest
8849
2018
Spring (1)
Yes
17
George William Atkinson
1994
UK
Everest
8849
2011
Spring (1)
Yes
17
Fateh Singh Brar
1996
India
Everest
8849
2013
Spring (1)
Yes
17
Chinekheinganba Nameirakpam
1996
India
Everest
8849
2013
Spring (1)
Yes
17
Arjun Vajpai
1993
India
Everest
8849
2010
Spring (1)
Yes
17
Kaamya Karthikeyan
2007
India
Everest
8849
2024
Spring (1)
Yes
17
Emma Renee Schwerin
2008
USA
Everest
8849
2025
Spring (1)
Yes
17
Nima Doma Sherpa
1991
Nepal
Everest
8849
2008
Spring (1)
Yes
17
Zhuo-Yuan Xu
2006
China
Everest
8849
2023
Spring (1)
Yes
17
Pasang Sona Sherpa
1996
Nepal
Everest
8849
2013
Spring (1)
Yes
17
Nima Rinji Sherpa
2006
Nepal
Everest
8849
2023
Spring (1)
Yes
17
Guribadat Singh Somal
1996
India
Everest
8849
2013
Spring (1)
Yes
17
Shubham Kaushik
1996
India
Everest
8849
2013
Spring (1)
Yes
17
Prithvi Singh Chahal
1996
India
Everest
8849
2013
Spring (1)
Yes
17
Ngim Chhamji Sherpa
1995
Nepal
Everest
8849
2012
Spring (1)
Yes
17
Shivangi Pathak
2001
India
Everest
8849
2018
Spring (1)
Yes
17
Ajay Sohal
1996
India
Everest
8849
2013
Spring (1)
Yes
17
Nima Rinji Sherpa
2006
Nepal
Lhotse
8516
2023
Spring (1)
Yes
Oldest 50
Age
Name
Born
Citizenship
Peak
Height (m)
Year
Season
O₂
81
Yuichiro Miura
1932
Japan
Everest
8849
2013
Spring (1)
Yes
78
Tatsuo Matsumoto
1940
Japan
Lhotse
8516
2018
Spring (1)
Yes
78
Kazuyoshi Kondo
1941
Japan
Ama Dablam
6814
2019
Autumn (3)
No
78
Takashi Saito
1935
Japan
Urkema
5890
2013
Winter (4)
No
77
Min Bahadur Sherchan
1931
Nepal
Everest
8849
2008
Spring (1)
Yes
77
Carlos Soria Fontan
1939
Spain
Annapurna I
8091
2016
Spring (1)
Yes
76
Yuichiro Miura
1932
Japan
Everest
8849
2008
Spring (1)
Yes
76
Stefan Sieveking
1946
Germany
Dhaulagiri I
8167
2022
Spring (1)
Yes
76
Tadaomi Miwatari
1939
Japan
Annapurna IV
7525
2015
Autumn (3)
Yes
76
Carlos Soria Fontan
1939
Spain
Ama Dablam
6814
2015
Autumn (3)
No
76
Tony Alan Hampson-Tindale
1947
New Zealand
Ama Dablam
6814
2023
Autumn (3)
No
76
Nobuo Akayama
1927
Japan
Arniko Chuli
6034
2003
Summer (2)
No
76
Nobuo Akayama
1927
Japan
Lunchhung Kamo East
6024
2003
Summer (2)
No
75
Arthur Bennett Muir
1946
USA
Everest
8849
2021
Spring (1)
Yes
75
Carlos Soria Fontan
1939
Spain
Kangchenjunga
8586
2014
Spring (1)
Yes
75
Choongok Sunwoo
1940
USA
Ama Dablam
6814
2015
Autumn (3)
No
75
Piero Ghiglione
1883
Italy
Imjatse
6165
1958
Autumn (3)
No
74
Tamae Watanabe
1938
Japan
Everest
8849
2012
Spring (1)
Yes
74
Tatsuo Matsumoto
1940
Japan
Kangchenjunga
8586
2014
Spring (1)
Yes
74
Toshihiko Ogiwara
1935
Japan
Cho Oyu
8188
2009
Autumn (3)
Yes
74
Giacomo Antonini
1950
USA/Switzerland
Ama Dablam
6814
2024
Spring (1)
No
74
Hidehiro Minamii
1935
Japan
Tashi Kang
6386
2009
Autumn (3)
No
74
David Greenwood Witham
1935
Australia
Saribung
6328
2009
Spring (1)
No
74
Eiko Funahashi
1939
Japan
Urkema
5890
2013
Winter (4)
No
73
Viorel (Wally) Stirbu
1951
USA
Manaslu
8163
2024
Autumn (3)
Yes
73
Nobuo Akayama
1927
Japan
Changwathang
6130
2000
Summer (2)
No
73
Nobuo Akayama
1927
Japan
Nalakankar South
6024
2000
Summer (2)
No
73
Koji Mizutani
1936
Japan
Kaptang
5965
2009
Summer (2)
No
72
William Mitchell (Bill) Burke
1942
USA
Everest
8849
2014
Spring (1)
Yes
72
Carlos Soria Fontan
1939
Spain
Lhotse
8516
2011
Spring (1)
Yes
72
Giacomo Antonini
1950
Switzerland
Lhotse
8516
2022
Spring (1)
Yes
72
Boris Korshunov
1935
Russia
Cho Oyu
8188
2007
Autumn (3)
No
72
Clifton Harlan Wells (Cliff) Maloney
1937
USA
Cho Oyu
8188
2009
Autumn (3)
Yes
72
Tatsuo Matsumoto
1940
Japan
Manaslu
8163
2012
Autumn (3)
Yes
72
Eiko Funahashi
1939
Japan
Manaslu
8163
2011
Autumn (3)
Yes
72
Daniel Richard Pennie
1945
USA
Putha Hiunchuli
7246
2017
Autumn (3)
Yes
72
Johann Paul Hinterwimmer
1937
Germany
Putha Hiunchuli
7246
2009
Autumn (3)
No
72
Guido Barindelli
1951
Italy
Himlung Himal
7126
2023
Autumn (3)
No
72
Brenno Luigi Antonio Ambrosetti-Giudici
1950
Switzerland
Himlung Himal
7126
2022
Autumn (3)
No
71
Tatsuo Matsumoto
1940
Japan
Everest
8849
2011
Spring (1)
Yes
71
Takao Arayama
1935
Japan
Everest
8849
2006
Spring (1)
Yes
71
Nikolai Dmitrievich Cherny
1938
Russia
Everest
8849
2009
Spring (1)
Yes
71
Katsusuke Yanagisawa
1936
Japan
Everest
8849
2007
Spring (1)
Yes
71
Yuichiro Miura
1932
Japan
Everest
8849
2003
Spring (1)
Yes
71
Toshiko Uchida
1931
Japan
Cho Oyu
8188
2002
Autumn (3)
Yes
71
Michihiro Masaki
1938
Japan
Cho Oyu
8188
2009
Autumn (3)
Yes
71
Noboru Yamamoto
1947
Japan
Manaslu
8163
2018
Autumn (3)
Yes
71
Carlos Soria Fontan
1939
Spain
Manaslu
8163
2010
Autumn (3)
No
71
Sang-Ik Nam
1953
S Korea
Manaslu
8163
2024
Autumn (3)
Yes
71
Derek Branford
1942
UK
Putha Hiunchuli
7246
2013
Autumn (3)
No