K2 Summits

Some interesting point: Only 5 women have reached the Summit of K2. Three of the 5 women have died descending from the Summit. Only Wanda and Chantal returned to tell. The 198 summits are by 196 climbers, with Serap Jangbu Sherpa reaching the Summit in 2000 and 2001. Note there is no woman alive today that has summited K2! Both Wanda and Chantal died on other mountains...

The first climber to summit K2 twice was a Czech climber Josef Rakoncaj. Joska was a member of the 1983 Italian expedition led by Francesco Santon, which made the second successful ascent of the North Ridge (7/31/83). Three years later, on 7/5/86, he summitted on the Abruzzi Spur (double with Broad Peak West Face solo) as a member of Agostino da Polenza's international expedition.

In 51, Joska Rakoncaj is a living legend of the Czech Alpine and Himalayan climbing. In addition to the two successful climbs of K2, he summitted on Lhotse Shar, Annapurna, Manaslu, Cho Oyu, Shishapangma, Nanga Parbat, Nanda Devi, Petit Dru, Mt. Asgard and many other challenging peaks, and he made many first ascents of fine routes. Joska is living in the Czech Republic, running his company Sir Joseph, a producer of climbing equipment for alpinists.

For the historical list see below...

#	Year	Name	Nationality	Route	Expedition	Leader	Notes
1	7/31/54	Achille Compagnoni	Italian	Abruzzi Spur	Italian	Ardito Desio	First ascent
2	7/31/54	Lino Lacedelli	Italian	Abruzzi Spur	Italian	Ardito Desio	First ascent
3	8/8/77	Shoji Nakamura	Japanese	Abruzzi Spur	Japanese	Ichiro Yoshizawa	Second ascent
4	8/8/77	Tsuneoh Shigehiro	Japanese	Abruzzi Spur	Japanese	Ichiro Yoshizawa	Second ascent
5	8/8/77	Takeyoshi Takatsuka	Japanese	Abruzzi Spur	Japanese	Ichiro Yoshizawa	Second ascent
6	8/9/77	Mitsuo Hiroshima	Japanese	Abruzzi Spur	Japanese	Ichiro Yoshizawa	Second ascent
7	8/9/77	Masahide Onodera	Japanese	Abruzzi Spur	Japanese	Ichiro Yoshizawa	Second ascent
8	8/9/77	Hideo Yamamoto	Japanese	Abruzzi Spur	Japanese	Ichiro Yoshizawa	Second ascent
9	8/9/77	Ashraf Aman	Pakistani	Abruzzi Spur	Japanese	Ichiro Yoshizawa	Second ascent
10	9/6/78	Jim Wickwire	American	NE Ridge/Abruzzi Spur	American	Jim Whittaker	Third ascent
11	9/6/78	Louis Reichardt	American	NE Ridge/Abruzzi Spur	American	Jim Whittaker	Third ascent
12	9/7/78	John Roskelley	American	NE Ridge/Abruzzi Spur	American	Jim Whittaker	Third ascent
13	9/7/78	Rick Ridgeway	American	NE Ridge/Abruzzi Spur	American	Jim Whittaker	Third ascent
14	7/12/79	Reinhold Messner	Italian	Abruzzi Spur	European	Reinhold Messner	Fourth ascent
15	7/12/79	Michl Dacher	W German	Abruzzi Spur	European	Reinhold Messner	Fourth ascent
16	8/7/81	Eiho Ohtani	Japanese	West Ridge/SW side	Japanese	Teruoh Matsuura	Fifth ascent
17	8/7/81	Nazir Sabir	Pakistani	West Ridge/SW side	Japanese	Teruoh Matsuura	Fifth ascent
18	8/14/82	Naoe Sakashita	Japanese	North Ridge	Japanese	Isao Shinkai	First ascent N Ridge
19	8/14/82	Yukihiro Yanagisawa	Japanese	North Ridge	Japanese	Isao Shinkai	First ascent N Ridge, Died on descent
20	8/14/82	Hiroshi Yoshino	Japanese	North Ridge	Japanese	Isao Shinkai	First ascent N Ridge
21	8/15/82	Kazushige Takami	Japanese	North Ridge	Japanese	Isao Shinkai	First ascent N Ridge
22	8/15/82	Haruichi Kawamura	Japanese	North Ridge	Japanese	Isao Shinkai	First ascent N Ridge
23	8/15/82	Tatsuji Shigeno	Japanese	North Ridge	Japanese	Isao Shinkai	First ascent N Ridge
24	8/15/82	Hironobu Kamuro	Japanese	North Ridge	Japanese	Isao Shinkai	First ascent N Ridge
25	7/31/83	Agostino Da Polenza	Italian	North Ridge	Italian	Francesco Santon	Second ascent N Ridge
26	7/31/83	Josef Rakoncaj	Czechoslovak	North Ridge	Italian	Francesco Santon	Second ascent N Ridge
27	8/4/83	Sergio Martini	Italian	North Ridge	Italian	Francesco Santon	Second ascent N Ridge
28	8/4/83	Fausto De Stefani	Italian	North Ridge	Italian	Francesco Santon	Second ascent N Ridge
29	6/19/85	Marcel Ruedi	Swiss	Abruzzi Spur	Swiss	Erhard Loretan
30	6/19/85	Norbert Joos	Swiss	Abruzzi Spur	Swiss	Erhard Loretan
31	7/6/85	Erhard Loretan	Swiss	Abruzzi Spur	Swiss	Erhard Loretan
32	7/6/85	Pierre Morand	Swiss	Abruzzi Spur	Swiss	Erhard Loretan
33	7/6/85	Jean Troillet	Swiss	Abruzzi Spur	Swiss	Erhard Loretan
34	7/6/85	Eric Escoffier	French	Abruzzi Spur	French	Daniel Lacroix
35	7/7/85	Daniel Lacroix	French	Abruzzi Spur	French	Daniel Lacroix	Died on descent
36	7/7/85	Stephane Schaffter	Swiss	Abruzzi Spur	French	Daniel Lacroix
37	7/24/85	Noboru Yamada	Japanese	Abruzzi Spur	Japanese	Kazuoh Tobita
38	7/24/85	Kenji Yoshida	Japanese	Abruzzi Spur	Japanese	Kazuoh Tobita
39	7/24/85	Kazunari Murakimi	Japanese	Abruzzi Spur	Japanese	Kazuoh Tobita
40	6/23/86	Wanda Rutkiewicz	Polish	Abruzzi Spur	French	Maurice Barrard	First woman to summit
41	6/23/86	Michel Parmentier	French	Abruzzi Spur	French	Maurice Barrard
42	6/23/86	Maurice Barrard	French	Abruzzi Spur	French	Maurice Barrard	Died on descent
43	6/23/86	Liliane Barrard	French	Abruzzi Spur	French	Maurice Barrard	Died on descent
44	6/23/86	Mari Abrego	Spain	Abruzzi Spur	Spain	Renato Casarotto
45	6/23/86	Josema Casimiro	Spain	Abruzzi Spur	Spain	Renato Casarotto
46	7/5/86	Gianni Calcagno	Italian	Abruzzi Spur	Italian	Agostino Da Polenza
47	7/5/86	Tullio Vidoni	Italian	Abruzzi Spur	Italian	Agostino Da Polenza
48	7/5/86	Soro Dorotei	Italian	Abruzzi Spur	Italian	Agostino Da Polenza
49	7/5/86	Martino Moretti	Italian	Abruzzi Spur	Italian	Agostino Da Polenza
50	7/5/86	Josef Rakoncaj (2nd time, only person to summit K2 twice)	Czech	Abruzzi Spur	Italian	Agostino Da Polenza
51	7/5/86	Benoit Chamoux	French	Abruzzi Spur	Italian	Agostino Da Polenza
52	7/5/86	Beda Fuster	Swiss	Abruzzi Spur	International	Karl Herrligkoffer
53	7/5/86	Rolf Zemp	Swiss	Abruzzi Spur	International	Karl Herrligkoffer
54	7/8/86	Jerzy Kukuczka	Polish	South Face, Central Rib	International	Karl Herrligkoffer	First ascent S Face
55	7/8/86	Tadeusz Piotrowski	Polish	South Face, Central Rib	International	Karl Herrligkoffer	First ascent S Face, died on descent
56	8/3/86	Chang Bong-Wan	Korean	Abruzzi Spur	South Korean	Kim Byung-Joon
57	8/3/86	Kim Chang-Sun	Korean	Abruzzi Spur	South Korean	Kim Byung-Joon
58	8/3/86	Chang Byong-Ho	Korean	Abruzzi Spur	South Korean	Kim Byung-Joon
59	8/3/86	Wojciech Wroz	Polish	SSW Ridge	Polish	Janusz Majer	First ascent SSW Ridge, died on descent
60	8/3/86	Przemyslaw Piasecki	Polish	SSW Ridge	Polish	Janusz Majer	First ascent SSW Ridge
61	8/3/86	Peter Bozik	Slovak	SSW Ridge	Polish	Janusz Majer	First ascent SSW Ridge
62	8/4/86	Willi Bauer	Austrian	Abruzzi Spur	Austrian	Alfred Imitzer
63	8/4/86	Alfred Imitzer	Austrian	Abruzzi Spur	Austrian	Alfred Imitzer	Died on descent
64	8/4/86	Alan Rouse	British	Abruzzi Spur	British	Alan Rouse	Died on descent
65	8/4/86	Kurt Diemberger	Austrian	Abruzzi Spur	Italian	Agostino Da Polenza
66	8/4/86	Julie Tullis	British	Abruzzi Spur	Italian	Agostino Da Polenza	Died on descent
67	8/9/90	Hideji Nazuka	Japanese	North Side	Japanese	Tomoji Ueki
68	8/9/90	Hirotaka Imamura	Japanese	North Side	Japanese	Tomoji Ueki
69	8/20/90	Steve Swenson	American	North Spur	American	Steve Swenson
70	8/20/90	Greg Child	Australian	North Spur	American	Steve Swenson
71	8/20/90	Greg Mortimer	Australian	North Spur	American	Steve Swenson
72	8/15/91	Pierre Beghin	French	NW + North Ridge	French	Pierre Beghin
73	8/15/91	Christophe Profit	French	NW + North Ridge	French	Pierre Beghin
74	8/1/92	Vladimir Balyberdin	Russian	Abruzzi Spur	International	Vladimir Balyberdin
75	8/1/92	Gennady Kopieka	Ukrainian	Abruzzi Spur	International	Vladimir Balyberdin
76	8/3/92	Chantal Mauduit	French	Abruzzi Spur	International	Vladimir Balyberdin
77	8/3/92	Aleksei Nikiforov	Russian	Abruzzi Spur	International	Vladimir Balyberdin
78	8/16/92	Ed Viesturs	American	Abruzzi Spur	International	Vladimir Balyberdin
79	8/16/92	Scott Fischer	American	Abruzzi Spur	International	Vladimir Balyberdin
80	8/16/92	Charley Mace	American	Abruzzi Spur	International	Vladimir Balyberdin
81	6/13/93	Zvonko Pozgaj	Slovenian	Abruzzi Spur	Slovenian	Tomaz Jamnik
82	6/13/93	Carlos Carsolio	Mexican	Abruzzi Spur	Slovenian	Tomaz Jamnik
83	6/13/93	Viki Groselj	Slovenian	Abruzzi Spur	Slovenian	Tomaz Jamnik
84	6/13/93	Stipe Bozic	Croatian	Abruzzi Spur	Slovenian	Tomaz Jamnik
85	6/23/93	Goran Kropp	Swedish	Abruzzi Spur	Slovenian	Tomaz Jamnik
86	7/7/93	Phil Powers	American	Abruzzi Spur	American	Stacy Allison
87	7/7/93	Jim Haberl	Canadian	Abruzzi Spur	American	Stacy Allison
88	7/7/93	Dan Culver	Canadian	Abruzzi Spur	American	Stacy Allison	Died on descent
89	7/30/93	Anatoli Boukreev	Russiani	Abruzzi Spur	Northlight Exp	Reinmar Joswig
90	7/30/93	Peter Mezger	German	Abruzzi Spur	Northlight Exp	Reinmar Joswig	Died on descent
91	7/30/93	Andrew Lock	Australian	Abruzzi Spur	Northlight Exp	Reinmar Joswig
92	7/30/93	Rafael Jensen	Danish	Abruzzi Spur	Swedish	Magnus Nilsson
93	7/30/93	Daniel Bidner	Swedish	Abruzzi Spur	Swedish	Magnus Nilsson	Died on descent
94	7/30/93	Reinmar Joswig	German	Abruzzi Spur	Northlight Exp	Reinmar Joswig	Died on descent
95	9/2/93	Dan Mazur	American	West Ridge/SW side	UK/USA K2 Exp	Dan Mazur
96	9/2/93	Jonathan Pratt	British	West Ridge/SW side	UK/USA K2 Exp	Dan Mazur
97	6/24/94	Juanito Oiarzabal	Spain	SSE Ridge	Spain	Juanito Oiarzabal
98	6/24/94	Juan Tomas Gutierrez	Catalan	SSE Ridge	Spain	Juanito Oiarzabal
99	6/24/94	Alberto Inurrategui	Spain	SSE Ridge variation	Spain	Juanito Oiarzabal
100	6/24/94	Felix Inurrategui	Spain	SSE Ridge variation	Spain	Juanito Oiarzabal
101	6/24/94	Enrique de Pablo	Spain	SSE Ridge variation	Spain	Juanito Oiarzabal
102	7/9/94	Rob Hall	New Zealand	Abruzzi Spur	Amical Alpin Exp	Ralf Dujmovits
103	7/23/94	Mike Groom	Australian	Abruzzi Spur	American	David Bridges
104	7/23/94	Ralf Dujmovits	German	Abruzzi Spur	Amical Alpin Exp	Ralf Dujmovits
105	7/23/94	Veikka Gustafsson	Finnish	Abruzzi Spur	Amical Alpin Exp	Ralf Dujmovits
106	7/23/94	Axel Schlonvogt	German	Abruzzi Spur	Amical Alpin Exp	Ralf Dujmovits
107	7/23/94	Michi Warthl	German	Abruzzi Spur	Amical Alpin Exp	Ralf Dujmovits
108	7/23/94	Mstislav Gorbenko	Ukrainian	Abruzzi Spur	Ukrainian	Vadim Sviridenko
109	7/23/94	Vladislav Terzyul	Ukrainian	Abruzzi Spur	Ukrainian	Vadim Sviridenko
110	7/30/94	Jose Carlos Tamayo	Spain	North Ridge	Spanish TV	Jose Carlos Tamayo
111	7/30/94	Sebastian de la Cruz	Argentinia	North Ridge	Spanish TV	Jose Carlos Tamayo
112	8/4/94	Juanjo San Sebastian	Spain	North Ridge	Spanish TV	Jose Carlos Tamayo
113	8/4/94	Atxo Apellaniz	Spain	North Ridge	Spanish TV	Jose Carlos Tamayo	Died on descent
114	7/17/95	Rajab Shah	Pakistani	Abruzzi Spur	Dutch	Ronald Naar
115	7/17/95	Mehrban Shah	Pakistani	Abruzzi Spur	Dutch	Ronald Naar
116	7/17/95	Hans van der Meulen	Dutch	Abruzzi Spur	Dutch	Ronald Naar
117	7/17/95	Ronald Naar	Dutch	Abruzzi Spur	Dutch	Ronald Naar
118	7/17/95	Alan Hinkes	British	Abruzzi Spur	American/British	Rob Slater
119	8/13/95	Lorenzo Ortiz	Spanish	SSE Ridge	Spanish	Jose Garces	Died on descent
120	8/13/95	Bruce Grant	New Zealand	Abruzzi Spur	NZ/Canada/Australia	Peter Hillary	Died on descent
121	8/13/95	Javier Olivar	Spanish	SSE Ridge	Spanish	Jose Garces	Died on descent
122	8/13/95	Alison Hargreaves	British	Abruzzi Spur	American/British	Rob Slater	Died on descent
123	8/13/95	Javier Escartin	Spanish	SSE Ridge	Spanish	Jose Garces	Died on descent
124	8/13/95	Rob Slater	American	Abruzzi Spur	American/British	Rob Slater	Died on descent
125	7/29/96	Masafumi Todaka	Japanese	Abruzzi Spur	Japanese	Masafumi Todaka
126	7/29/96	Salvatore Panzeri	Italian	Abruzzi Spur	Italian Remeasurment	Agostino Da Polenza
127	7/29/96	Giulio Maggioni	Italian	Abruzzi Spur	Italian Remeasurment	Agostino Da Polenza
128	7/29/96	Mario Panzeri	Italian	Abruzzi Spur	Italian Remeasurment	Agostino Da Polenza
129	7/29/96	Lorenzo Mazzoleni	Italian	Abruzzi Spur	Italian Remeasurment	Agostino Da Polenza	Died on descent
130	8/10/96	Krzysztof Wielicki	Polish	North Ridge	Polish Exp	Krzysztof Wielicki
131	8/10/96	Marco Bianchi	Italian	North Ridge	Polish Exp	Krzysztof Wielicki
132	8/10/96	Christian Kuntner	Italian	North Ridge	Polish Exp	Krzysztof Wielicki
133	8/12/96	Masayuki Matsubara	Japanese	SSE Ridge	Japanese Exp	Atushi Yamamoto
134	8/12/96	Kenzo Akasaka	Japanese	SSE Ridge	Japanese Exp	Atushi Yamamoto
135	8/12/96	Bunsho Murata	Japanese	SSE Ridge	Japanese Exp	Atushi Yamamoto
136	8/12/96	Yuichi Yoshida	Japanese	SSE Ridge	Japanese Exp	Atushi Yamamoto
137	8/12/96	Taro Tanigawa	Japanese	SSE Ridge	Japanese Exp	Atushi Yamamoto
138	8/12/96	Atsushi Shiina	Japanese	SSE Ridge	Japanese Exp	Atushi Yamamoto
139	8/13/96	Cristian Garcia-Huidabro	Chilean	SSE Ridge	Chilean Exp	Rodrigo Jordan
140	8/13/96	Misael Alvial	Chilean	SSE Ridge	Chilean Exp	Rodrigo Jordan
141	8/13/96	Michael Purcell	Chilean	SSE Ridge	Chilean Exp	Rodrigo Jordan
142	8/13/96	Waldo Farias	Chilean	SSE Ridge	Chilean Exp	Rodrigo Jordan
143	8/14/96	Atushi Yamamoto	Japanese	SSE Ridge	Japanese Exp	Atushi Yamamoto
144	8/14/96	Hideki Inaba	Japanese	SSE Ridge	Japanese Exp	Atushi Yamamoto
145	8/14/96	Koji Nagakubo	Japanese	SSE Ridge	Japanese Exp	Atushi Yamamoto
146	8/14/96	Hirotaka Takeuchi	Japanese	SSE Ridge	Japanese Exp	Atushi Yamamoto
147	8/14/96	Kazuhiro Takahashi	Japanese	SSE Ridge	Japanese Exp	Atushi Yamamoto	Age 22, youngest to summit
148	8/14/96	Takashi Sano	Japanese	SSE Ridge	Japanese Exp	Atushi Yamamoto
149	8/14/96	Piotr Pustelnik	Polish	North Ridge	Polish Exp	Krzysztof Wielicki
150	8/14/96	Rysard Pawlowski	Polish	North Ridge	Polish Exp	Krzysztof Wielicki
151	8/14/96	Carlos Buhler	American	North Ridge	Russian	Ivan Dusharin
152	8/14/96	Sergei Penzov	Russian	North Ridge	Russian	Ivan Dusharin
153	8/14/96	Igor Benkin	Russian	North Ridge	Russian	Ivan Dusharin	Died on descent
154	7/19/97	Osamu Tanabe	Japanese	West Face, variation	Japanese	Osamu Tanabe
155	7/19/97	Mikio Suzuki	Japanese	West Face, variation	Japanese	Osamu Tanabe
156	7/19/97	Kunihito Nakagawa	Japanese	West Face, variation	Japanese	Osamu Tanabe
157	7/28/97	Masamiki Takine	Japanese	West Face, variation	Japanese	Osamu Tanabe
158	7/28/97	Akira Nakajima	Japanese	West Face, variation	Japanese	Osamu Tanabe
159	7/28/97	Ryoji Yamada	Japanese	West Face, variation	Japanese	Osamu Tanabe
160	7/28/97	Masami Kobayashi	Japanese	West Face, variation	Japanese	Osamu Tanabe
161	7/28/97	Dawa Tashi Sherpa	Nepalese	West Face, variation	Japanese	Osamu Tanabe
162	7/28/97	Gyalbu Sherpa	Nepalese	West Face, variation	Japanese	Osamu Tanabe
163	7/28/97	Mingma Tsiri Sherpa	Nepalese	West Face, variation	Japanese	Osamu Tanabe
164	7/28/97	Pemba Dorjee Sherpa	Nepalese	West Face, variation	Japanese	Osamu Tanabe
165	6/26/00	Park Jung Hun	Korean	SSE Ridge	Korean K2 expedition	Lee Sung Won
166	6/26/00	Kang Yeon Ryong	Korean	SSE Ridge	Korean K2 expedition	Lee Sung Won
167	6/26/00	Yun Jung Hyun	Korean	SSE Ridge	Korean K2 expedition	Lee Sung Won
168	6/26/00	Joo Woo Pyoung	Korean	SSE Ridge	Korean K2 expedition	Lee Sung Won
169	6/29/00	Yun Chi Won	Korean	SSE Ridge	Korean K2 expedition	Lee Sung Won
170	6/29/00	Lee Jung Hyun	Korean	SSE Ridge	Korean K2 expedition	Lee Sung Won
171	6/29/00	Kim Joo Hyeng	Korean	SSE Ridge	Korean K2 expedition	Lee Sung Won
172	6/29/00	Yoo Soon Ook	Korean	SSE Ridge	Korean K2 expedition	Lee Sung Won
173	7/29/00	Abele Blanc	Italian	Abruzzi	Niclevicz K2 Expedition	Waldemar Niclevicz
174	7/29/00	Marco Camandona	Italian	Abruzzi	Niclevicz K2 Expedition	Waldemar Niclevicz
175	7/29/00	Nasuh Mahruki	Turkey	Abruzzi	American International Expedition	Gary Pfisterer
176	7/29/00	Waldemar Niclevicz	Brazil	Abruzzi	Niclevicz K2 Expedition	Waldemar Niclevicz
177	7/30/00	Ki Young Hwang	Korean	Abruzzi	Korean Expedition	Wi Yeong Kim
178	7/30/00	Yamano Yasushi	Japan	Abruzzi	Japanese
179	7/30/00	Chris Shaw	American	Abruzzi	American International Expedition	Gary Pfisterer
180	7/30/00	Andy Evans	Canada	Abruzzi	American International Expedition	Gary Pfisterer
181	7/30/00	Andy Collins	UK	Abruzzi	American International Expedition	Gary Pfisterer
182	7/30/00	Billy Pierson	American	Abruzzi	American International Expedition	Gary Pfisterer
183	7/31/00	Serap Jangbu Sherpa	Nepal	Abruzzi	Korean Expedition	Hans Kyu Yoo
184	7/31/00	Hong-Gil Um	Korean	Abruzzi	Korean Expedition	Hans Kyu Yoo
185	7/31/00	Sang-Hyun Mo	Korean	Abruzzi	Korean Expedition	Hans Kyu Yoo
186	7/31/00	Mu-Taek Park	Korean	Abruzzi	Korean Expedition	Hans Kyu Yoo
187	7/31/00	Han-Kyu Yoo	Korean	Abruzzi	Korean Expedition	Hans Kyu Yoo
188	7/31/00	Wang-Yong Han	Korean	Abruzzi	Korean Expedition	Hans Kyu Yoo
189	7/31/00	Ivan Vallejo	Ecuador	Abruzzi	American International Expedition	Gary Pfisterer
190	7/22/01	Carlos Pauner	Spain	Abruzzi	Focus
191	7/22/01	Pepe Garces	Spain	Abruzzi	Focus
192	7/22/01	Park Young Seok	Korean	Abruzzi	Korean
193	7/22/01	Oh hee jun	Korean	Abruzzi	Korean
194	7/22/01	Kang seong gyu	Korean	Abruzzi	Korean
195	7/22/01	Serap Jangbu Sherpa	Nepal	Abruzzi	Korean
196	7/22/01	Pasang Sherpa	Nepal	Abruzzi	Korean
197	7/22/01	Jean Christophe Lafaille	France	Cesen	Focus
198	7/22/01	Hans Kammerlander	Italy	Cesen	Focus