Alan Hinkes
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Alan Hinkes (April 26, 1954- ) is a British mountaineer from Northallerton in North Yorkshire. He is currently the only British mountaineer to have summited all 14 mountains with elevations greater than 8000 metres. He summited the last one, Kangchenjunga, on May 30, 2005.
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List of Major Climbs
- 1987 - Shishapangma
- 1988 - Manaslu
- 1990 - Cho Oyu
- 1991 - Broad Peak
- 1995 - K2
- 1996 - Mount Everest - North Face. Filmed for the TV documentary 'Summit Fever'.
- 1996 - Gasherbrum I
- 1996 - Gasherbrum II
- 1997 - Lhotse
- 1997 - Nanga Parbat - Forced to abort attempt after sneezing resulted in a prolapsed disc in his back.
- 1998 - Nanga Parbat
- 1999 - Makalu
- 2000 - Kangchenjunga - Attempted, but turned back because of bad weather conditions. Broke arm on descent.
- 2002 - Annapurna
- 2004 - Dhaulagiri
- 2005 - Kangchenjunga
