David Lama

(1990-2019)

Austrian climber

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David Lama (Nepali: डेभिड लामा; 4 August 1990 – 16 April 2019) was an Austrian sport climber and mountaineer. He won the European Championship in bouldering in 2007 and the European Championship in lead climbing in 2006. He is known for his first free ascent of the Compressor Route (South-East Ridge) on Cerro Torre. In 2018, in a solo expedition, he was the first to reach the summit of Lunag Ri in the Himalayas. In 2019, he was posthumously honoured with a Piolet d'Or for this first ascent.

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Born	David Lama 4 August 1990 Innsbruck, Austria
Died	16 April 2019 (aged 28) Howse Peak, Icefields Parkway, British Columbia, Canada
Zodiac	Leo
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