Carlos Soria Fontán

Carlos Soria Fontán (Ávila, Spain, February 5, 1939) is a Spanish mountaineer who has taken up the challenge of becoming the oldest person in the world to reach the summits of the 14 eight-thousanders. He is the only climber to have ascended ten mountains of more than 8,000 meters after turning 60, and is the oldest person in history to have successfully climbed K2 (65 years old), Broad Peak (68), Makalu (69), Gasherbrum I (70), Manaslu (71 years old), Kanchenjunga (75 years old) and Annapurna (77 years old).

Carlos Soria Fontán
Fontán in 2018
Born (1939-02-05) 5 February 1939
Ávila, Spain
OccupationMountaineering
Websitewww.carlossoriaalpinista.com
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