Tomaž Humar

Born

1969-02-18

Died

2009-11-10

Birthplace

Ljubljana, Republic of Slovenia

Biography

Tomaž Humar, born February 18, 1969 in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia and died around November 10, 2009 in Langtang Lirung, Nepal, was a Slovenian mountaineer. Father of two children, he lived in Kamnik in Slovenia. He made more than 1,500 ascents and won numerous mountaineering awards such as the Piolet d'Or in 1996 for his ascent of Ama Dablam. He became widely known after his solo ascent of the south face of Dhaulagiri in 19992 considered one of the deadliest routes in the Himalayas with 40% fatalities. During a solo ascent on Nanga Parbat in 2005, Tomaž Humar was caught in an avalanche almost 6,000 meters above sea level. After six days, he was rescued by a Pakistani army helicopter on August 10, 2005. On October 28, 2007, Tomaž Humar reached the eastern summit of Annapurna I (8,091 m) via a route east of the south face. On November 9, 2009, Tomaž Humar who made a solo ascent of the south face of Langtang Lirung (last known ascent in 1995), an accident during the descent. He contacts base camp via satellite phone the day of the accident reporting injuries to his leg, spine and ribs. He was stuck at 6300m for several days. His body was found on November 14, 2012 at an altitude of 5600m.