Davo Karničar
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| Davorin "Davo" Karničar | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 26, 1962 Zgornje Jezersko, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Slovene |
| Occupation | climber, extreme skier |
Davorin "Davo" Karničar (born October 26, 1962 in Zgornje Jezersko, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian climber and an extreme skier.
As an active Alpine skier, he was a member of the National Alpine Ski Team between 1975 and 1982. An Alpine climber since 1980, he has so far recorded over 1.400 Alpine climbs and ski descents. He was the first person that made a complete descent from the Seven Summits.[1] Davo was also the first man that skied down from the summit of Mount Everest on October 7, 2000.
He skied from the following peaks:
- Mount Everest (8848 m) in Asia on October 7, 2000
- Kilimanjaro (5895 m) in Africa in November 2001
- Mount Elbrus (5642 m) in Europe in May 2002
- Aconcagua (6960 m) in South America in January 2003
- Mount Kosciuszko (2228 m) in Australia in August 2003
- Mount McKinley (6194 m) in North America in June 2004
- Vinson Massif (4897 m) in Antarctica on November 11, 2006
The other significant peaks he skied from include north-east face of Eiger, east face of Matterhorn and Mt. Blanc. In February 2001, he opened the first ski school for Nepalese children on the Khumbu glacier.
References
External links
- Video - Skiing from 7 summits - Date April 6, 2009, Retrieved August 22, 2010
- Interview with Davo Karničar (in Slovene) - Date March 24, 2010, Retrieved August 22, 2010
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