Ralf Dujmovits

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ralf Dujmovits
Occupation	Mountaineer
Date Of Birth	Dec 5, 1961(1961-12-05)
Age	63
Birthplace	Brühl
Country	Germany
Birth City	North Rhine-Westphalia
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Ralf Dujmovits Biography

Ralf Dujmovits is one of the most popular and richest Mountaineer who was born on December 5, 1961 in Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Dujmovits was conceived in Buhl in Baden-Wurttemberg in 1961. In 1981, he completed his Abitur (final school exams), and spent the next year climbing in the Andes and traveling around South America before he began his medical degree at Heidelberg University. After eight semesters, he left the university and began training to be a mountain guide in 1985.

Dujmovits attempted to climb Mount Everest for the sixth time in 2012. This was the first time he had tried to do so without bottled oxygen. Although he didn’t reach the summit, he snapped a photo of the climbers lining up to climb the mountain. The photo went viral and was called “the most iconic photograph of the year” by Outside magazine. Darek Zaluski and he attempted the first winter ascent to Nanga Parbat in 2014. However, dangerous conditions forced them to abandon the expedition.

Dujmovits started climbing in the Himalayas and Karakorum in 1990s. He began with ascents on Dhaulagiri II (1990), Mount Everest (1992), K2 (94), Cho Oyu (95) and Shisha Paangma (1997). In 1999, Dujmovits’ climb of the Eiger’s northwall in Switzerland became a major news story. This 33-hour-long broadcast was made public. Dujmovits went on to summit Broad Peak (1999) and Gasherbrum II (2000), but it was not until he climbed Nanga Parbat in 2001 that he decided to attempt to climb all fourteen mountains in the world higher than 8000 metres (“eight-thousanders”). He climbed Annapurna I in 2004 and Gasherbrum I in two months. Then he ascents Shisha Pangma (2006), Kangchenjunga (2006) and Manaslu (2007, (2007)) and Makalu (2008). Dujmovits, his ex-wife Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner and Hirotaka Takeuchi, climbed Lhotse, his final peak at 8000m, on 20 May 2009. Dujmovits became the 16th person in the world to summit all 14 eight-thousanders and the first German to do so.

Ralf Dujmovits Net Worth

Ralf Dujmovits is one of the richest Mountaineer from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ralf Dujmovits 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ralf Dujmovits, a German mountaineer, was born 5 December 1961. He became the 16th and first German to climb the 14 eight-thousanders in May 2009.

Dujmovits began his mountaineering career with the German Alpine Club. He was a guide and led clients to the highest mountains on six continents. Dujmovits also climbed extensively in Alps with and without clients. He made successful ascents to the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc, Les Courtes and Laliderer and peaks in Engelhorn Range. Amical Alpin, his own trekking outfitter was founded by him after he quit the German Alpine Club in 1989.

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Who is Ralf Dujmovits Dating?

According to our records, Ralf Dujmovits married to Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner. As of December 1, 2023, Ralf Dujmovits’s is not dating anyone.

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Ralf Ranked on the list of most popular Mountaineer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Ralf Dujmovits celebrates birthday on December 5 of every year.

Top Facts about Ralf Dujmovits

1. Ralf Dujmovits is a German mountaineer.
2. He has climbed all 14 eight-thousanders.
3. Dujmovits was the first German to climb Mount Everest without oxygen.
4. He has summited Cho Oyu six times.
5. Dujmovits has written several books about his climbing experiences.
6. He founded the Himalayan Experience company with his wife, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner.
7. Dujmovits has also worked as a motivational speaker and coach.
8. He began climbing at age 16 in the Alps.
9. In 2010, he received the David A Sowles Memorial Award for his contributions to mountaineering safety and education.
10. Dujmovits lives in Bavaria with his family and continues to climb and guide expeditions around the world.