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Loretan was born in [[Bulle]] in the [[canton of Fribourg]]. He trained as a cabinet-maker (1979) and mountain guide (1981) and began his climbing career at the age of 11. He died on his 52nd birthday while climbing the [[Grünhorn]] in the [[Swiss Alps]].<ref name="BBC News">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-13235979 |title=Famed Swiss climber Erhard Loretan dies in fall in Alps |accessdate=2011-04-29 |work=BBC News}}</ref> |
Loretan was born in [[Bulle]] in the [[canton of Fribourg]]. He trained as a cabinet-maker (1979) and mountain guide (1981) and began his climbing career at the age of 11. He died on his 52nd birthday while climbing the [[Grünhorn]] in the [[Swiss Alps]].<ref name="BBC News">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-13235979 |title=Famed Swiss climber Erhard Loretan dies in fall in Alps |accessdate=2011-04-29 |work=BBC News}}</ref> |
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Loretan was the third person to have climbed all 14 [[eight-thousanders]], a feat he accomplished at the age of 36. He made his first expedition to the [[Andes]] in 1980 and began his conquest of the {{convert|8000|m|ft|0}} peaks in 1982 with the deadly [[Nanga Parbat]]. 13 years later, in 1995, he climbed the last of them, [[Kangchenjunga]]. In 1986, together with [[Jean Troillet]], Loretan made a revolutionary ascent of [[Mount Everest]] in only |
Loretan was the third person to have climbed all 14 [[eight-thousanders]], a feat he accomplished at the age of 36. He made his first expedition to the [[Andes]] in 1980 and began his conquest of the {{convert|8000|m|ft|0}} peaks in 1982 with the deadly [[Nanga Parbat]]. 13 years later, in 1995, he climbed the last of them, [[Kangchenjunga]]. In 1986, together with [[Jean Troillet]], Loretan made a revolutionary ascent of [[Mount Everest]] in only 43 hours, climbing by night and without the use of supplementary [[oxygen]].<ref name="BBC News"></ref> |
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Loretan was convicted in 2003 of the [[manslaughter]] of his seven-month-old son, after shaking him for a short period of time to stop him crying in late 2001.<ref name="BBC News" /> He was given a four-month [[suspended sentence]].<ref name="NYT">{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=Erhard Loretan, Top Climber, Dies at 52 | date=2011-04-30 | publisher= | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/30/sports/30loretan.html?_r=1 | work =The New York Times | page =D7 | accessdate = 2011-04-30 | language = }}</ref> Publicity of the case raised awareness of the [[Shaken baby syndrome|danger of shaking children]] due to weak neck muscles. |
Loretan was convicted in 2003 of the [[manslaughter]] of his seven-month-old son, after shaking him for a short period of time to stop him crying in late 2001.<ref name="BBC News" /> He was given a four-month [[suspended sentence]].<ref name="NYT">{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=Erhard Loretan, Top Climber, Dies at 52 | date=2011-04-30 | publisher= | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/30/sports/30loretan.html?_r=1 | work =The New York Times | page =D7 | accessdate = 2011-04-30 | language = }}</ref> Publicity of the case raised awareness of the [[Shaken baby syndrome|danger of shaking children]] due to weak neck muscles. |
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Revision as of 12:41, 1 May 2011
Erhard Loretan (28 April 1959 – 28 April 2011) was a Swiss mountain climber.
Loretan was born in Bulle in the canton of Fribourg. He trained as a cabinet-maker (1979) and mountain guide (1981) and began his climbing career at the age of 11. He died on his 52nd birthday while climbing the Grünhorn in the Swiss Alps.[1]
Loretan was the third person to have climbed all 14 eight-thousanders, a feat he accomplished at the age of 36. He made his first expedition to the Andes in 1980 and began his conquest of the 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) peaks in 1982 with the deadly Nanga Parbat. 13 years later, in 1995, he climbed the last of them, Kangchenjunga. In 1986, together with Jean Troillet, Loretan made a revolutionary ascent of Mount Everest in only 43 hours, climbing by night and without the use of supplementary oxygen.[1]
Loretan was convicted in 2003 of the manslaughter of his seven-month-old son, after shaking him for a short period of time to stop him crying in late 2001.[1] He was given a four-month suspended sentence.[2] Publicity of the case raised awareness of the danger of shaking children due to weak neck muscles.
| Peak | Year |
|---|---|
| Nanga Parbat | 1982 |
| Gasherbrum II | 1983 |
| Gasherbrum I | 1983 |
| Broad Peak | 1983 |
| Manaslu | 1984 |
| Annapurna | 1984 |
| K2 | 1985 |
| Dhaulagiri | 1985 |
| Mount Everest | 1986 |
| Cho Oyu | 1990 |
| Shisha Pangma | 1990 |
| Makalu | 1991 |
| Lhotse | 1994 |
| Kangchenjunga | 1995 |
References
- ^ a b c "Famed Swiss climber Erhard Loretan dies in fall in Alps". BBC News. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
- ^ "Erhard Loretan, Top Climber, Dies at 52". The New York Times. 2011-04-30. p. D7. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
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