Horia Colibășanu (born 4 January 1977) is a Romanian climber. He is the first Romanian to have climbed K2, Manaslu, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, and Kangchenjunga. He climbed 11 of the 14 highest peaks in the world, above 8,000 m. In 2009 Horia received the “Spirit of Mountaineering” award for his role in the rescue operation of Iñaki Ochoa de Olza.
8,000 m+ mountains summited 2004: K2 (8,611 m) – first Romanian ascent, without bottled oxygen 2006: Manaslu (8,163 m) – first Romanian ascent, without bottled oxygen 2007: Dhaulagiri (8,167 m) – first Romanian ascent, without bottled oxygen 2009: Shishapangma Central Summit (8,013 m) - without bottled oxygen 2010: Annapurna (8,091 m) - first Romanian ascent, without bottled oxygen 2011: Makalu (8,481 m) - without bottled oxygen 2013: Lhotse (8,516 m) - first Romanian ascent, without bottled oxygen 2014: Shishapangma Main Summit (8,027 m) - without bottled oxygen 2017: Everest (8,848 m) - first Romanian ascent without bottled oxygen 2022: Kangchenjunga (8,586 m) - first Romanian ascent, without bottled oxygen 2023: Broad Peak (8,051 m) - without bottled oxygen 2025: Nanga Parbat (8,125 m) - without bottled oxygen
Other notable ascents 1998: Gumachi (3,805 m), Elbrus (5,642 m) 1999: Khan Tengri (7,010 m) 2002: Elbrus (5,642 m) 2003: Matterhorn (4,462 m) – via Lion ridge – Italy
References
External links Outstanding article "The Survivor" on Romanian Career Magazine Horia talks about the preparations for his 2006 Manaslu expedition