David Lama
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. In 2019, he was posthumously honoured with a Piolet d'Or for this first ascent.
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| Nationality | Austrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 August 1990 Innsbruck, Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 April 2019 (aged 28) Howse Peak, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Retired | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Updated on 13 May 2013. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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