Horia Colibășanu

Horia Colibășanu (born 4 January 1977) is a Romanian climber. He is the first Romanian to have climbed K2, Manaslu, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, and Kangchenjunga. He climbed 11 of the 14 highest peaks in the world, above 8,000 m. In 2009 Horia received the “Spirit of Mountaineering” award for his role in the rescue operation of Iñaki Ochoa de Olza.

8,000 m+ mountains summited 2004: K2 (8,611 m) – first Romanian ascent, without bottled oxygen 2006: Manaslu (8,163 m) – first Romanian ascent, without bottled oxygen 2007: Dhaulagiri (8,167 m) – first Romanian ascent, without bottled oxygen 2009: Shishapangma Central Summit (8,013 m) - without bottled oxygen 2010: Annapurna (8,091 m) - first Romanian ascent, without bottled oxygen 2011: Makalu (8,481 m) - without bottled oxygen 2013: Lhotse (8,516 m) - first Romanian ascent, without bottled oxygen 2022: Kangchenjunga (8,586 m) - first Romanian ascent, without bottled oxygen 2023: Broad Peak (8,051 m) - without bottled oxygen 2025: Nanga Parbat (8,125 m) - without bottled oxygen

Other notable ascents 1998: Gumachi (3,805 m), Elbrus (5,642 m) 1999: Khan Tengri (7,010 m) 2002: Elbrus (5,642 m) 2003: Matterhorn (4,462 m) – via Lion ridge – Italy