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At the age of 26, he reported that he had enchained the three [[Great north faces of the Alps]], becoming the first person to do so solo in winter. |
At the age of 26, he reported that he had enchained the three [[Great north faces of the Alps]], becoming the first person to do so solo in winter. |
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He has claimed a number of other notable mountaineering achievements, but some of his claimed ascents have often met with skepticism from others in the mountaineering community. The most controversial was his 1990 solo ascent of the south face of [[Lhotse]], the fourth-highest mountain in the world.<ref |
He has claimed a number of other notable mountaineering achievements, but some of his claimed ascents have often met with skepticism from others in the mountaineering community. The most controversial was his 1990 solo ascent of the south face of [[Lhotse]], the fourth-highest mountain in the world.<ref>{{cite web | magazine=[[Climbing (magazine)|Climbing]] | url=http://www.pioletsdor.net/presse/2017/forum/Reasonable-doubt-Child-Climbing.pdf | title=Reasonable Doubt | first=Greg | last=Child | author-link=Greg Child | date=March 1994 | accessdate=2 January 2023 | pages=74-81, 144-149}}</ref> |
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One of the more popular routes on [[K2]] is named after him, the Česen Route, after he soloed it in 1986.<ref>{{cite web | website=[[Bloomberg News]] | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-07-12/how-hiking-may-hold-the-key-to-slovenia-s-tourism-future | title=How Hiking May Hold the Key to Slovenia’s Tourism Future | first=Brandon | last=Presser | date=12 July 2018 | accessdate=10 January 2023}}</ref> |
One of the more popular routes on [[K2]] is named after him, the Česen Route, after he soloed it in 1986.<ref name=BG>{{cite web | website=[[Bloomberg News]] | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-07-12/how-hiking-may-hold-the-key-to-slovenia-s-tourism-future | title=How Hiking May Hold the Key to Slovenia’s Tourism Future | first=Brandon | last=Presser | date=12 July 2018 | accessdate=10 January 2023}}</ref> |
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His son is the Slovenian mountaineer, [[Aleš Česen]].<ref name=BG/> |
His son is the Slovenian mountaineer, [[Aleš Česen]].<ref name=BG/> |
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Revision as of 19:21, 11 January 2023
Tomislav "Tomo" Česen (born November 5, 1959) is a Slovenian mountaineer who specializes in solo climbing ascents in the Alps and the Himalayas.
At the age of 26, he reported that he had enchained the three Great north faces of the Alps, becoming the first person to do so solo in winter.
He has claimed a number of other notable mountaineering achievements, but some of his claimed ascents have often met with skepticism from others in the mountaineering community. The most controversial was his 1990 solo ascent of the south face of Lhotse, the fourth-highest mountain in the world.[1]
One of the more popular routes on K2 is named after him, the Česen Route, after he soloed it in 1986.[2]
His son is the Slovenian mountaineer, Aleš Česen.[2]
References
- ^ Child, Greg (March 1994). "Reasonable Doubt" (PDF). Climbing. pp. 74–81, 144–149. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ a b Presser, Brandon (12 July 2018). "How Hiking May Hold the Key to Slovenia's Tourism Future". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
Further reading
- Mark Twight, "My Way: A Short Talk with Tomo Česen" in Kiss or Kill, The Mountaineers Books, Seattle: 2001
- Greg Child, "Burden of Proof: The Tomo Česen Affair" in Postcards from the Ledge: The Collected Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child, 2000
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