David Liaño Gonzalez

David Liaño González (born December 19, 1979) is the first mountaineer to double summit on Mount Everest from both the Nepal and Tibet sides, which he has climbed seven times so far. He has also climbed the Seven Summits.

Liaño Gonzalez has also lived in Seattle, Washington in the United States where he is also known as David Liano. When he brought a fan flag of the Seattle Seahawks American football team to the summit of Everest in 2016, it made news stories across that country. He is married to Prarthana Purushothaman, and lives in Seattle.

Seven Summits Liaño González completed the Seven Summits on August 18, 2006, taking 2 years and 195 days to complete the project:

Mountain Altitude Location Summit Date Aconcagua 6,960 m South America January 4, 2004 Mount McKinley 6,194 m North America June 21, 2004 Kilimanjaro 5,895 m Africa January 30, 2005 Mount Kosciuszko 2,228 m Australia March 22, 2005 Everest 8,848 m Asia May 30, 2005 Mount Elbrus 5,642 m Europe August 3, 2005 Vinson Massif 4,892 m Antarctica January 19, 2006 Carstensz Pyramid 4,884 m Oceania July 18, 2006

Climbing Mount Everest Liaño González climbed Mount Everest on May 11, 2013 from the south side in Nepal.

Liaño Gonzalez summited in 2016 achieving his sixth summiting of Everest.