Tomaž Humar

Tomaž Humar

Tomaž Humar, born February 18, 1969 in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia and died around November 10, 2009 in Langtang Lirung, Nepal, was a Slovenian mountaineer. Father of two children, he lived in Kamnik in Slovenia. He made more than 1,500 ascents and won numerous mountaineering awards such as the Piolet d'Or in 1996 for his ascent of Ama Dablam. He became widely known after his solo ascent of the south face of Dhaulagiri in 19992 considered one of the deadliest routes in the Himalayas with 40% fatalities. During a solo ascent on Nanga Parbat in 2005, Tomaž Humar was caught in an avalanche almost 6,000 meters above sea level. After six days, he was rescued by a Pakistani army helicopter on August 10, 2005. On October 28, 2007, Tomaž Humar reached the eastern summit of Annapurna I (8,091 m) via a route east of the south face. On November 9, 2009, Tomaž Humar who made a solo ascent of the south face of Langtang Lirung (last known ascent in 1995), an accident during the descent. He contacts base camp via satellite phone the day of the accident reporting injuries to his leg, spine and ribs. He was stuck at 6300m for several days. His body was found on November 14, 2012 at an altitude of 5600m.

  • Title: Tomaž Humar
  • Popularity: 0.001
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1969-02-18
  • Place of Birth: Ljubljana, Republic of Slovenia
  • Homepage: http://www.humar.com
  • Also Known As: Tomaz Humar
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Tomaž Humar Movies

  • 2001
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    La Cordée de Rêve

    La Cordée de Rêve

    10 2001 HD

    La Cordée de Rêve traces the great alpine journey made from August 2000 to February 2001 by Patrick Berhault. His great crossing of the...

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  • 2017
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    Ama Dablam, Dreams Unfolded

    Ama Dablam, Dreams Unfolded

    10 2017 HD

    In 1996, after seven days of extremely difficult ascent, Vanja Furlan and Tomaž Humar managed to reach the summit of Ama Dablam in Nepal on the...

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