- Thomas Huber
Thomas Huber (born
18 November 1966 inPalling ,Bavaria ), is a German climber and mountaineer. He lives inBerchtesgaden with his family.When they were still young Thomas Huber and his two siblings were taken into the mountains by their father, himself a noted climber known for early fast ascents of now classic climbs.
Since 1992 Thomas Huber has been a state-certified mountain and skiing guide. He is most famous for his achievements in climbing big walls in the
Himalaya .Notable achievements
*1994 First redpoint ascent of The end of Silence (5.13d/X+/8b+), one of the hardest multi-pitch routes in the world at that time
*1996 Free ascent of the Salathé onEl Capitan inYosemite Valley and winter solo ascent of theEiger north face
*1997 First ascent of the route "Tsering Mosong" (VII+,A3+) on Latok II, 7108m
*1998 First ascent of El Niño on El Capitan, and Free Rider, first free ascent of an El Capitan route on one day withAlexander Huber
*1999 Second ascent of the south west wall of Latok IV (6445m)
*2000 First ascent of the direct north pillar of the Shivling (6543m) withIwan Wolf and winner of thePiolet d'Or
*2001 First ascent ofBaintha Brakk III (6800m), second ascent ofBaintha Brakk I (7285m)
*2003 First free ascent of Zodiac (5.13d/X+/8b+) on El Capitan with Alexander Huber
*2004 Speed record on El Capitan, Zodiac in 1:52h
*2007 Speed record on El Capitan, The Nose, in 2:45,45hLiterature
*Alexander Huber und Thomas Huber: The Wall. BLV, 2000
*Thomas Huber: Ogre - Gipfel der Träume, BLV, 2002, ISBN 3-405-16374-9External links
*http://www.huberbuam.de
*http://www.bergfieber.de/berge/bergsteiger/bios/hubertom.htm Biografie
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