Alex Txikon

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Alex Txikon is a Spanish mountaineer renowned for his high-altitude expeditions and pioneering winter ascents of some of the world’s highest peaks.

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Alex Txikon canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish person
high-altitude climber
human
mountaineer
climbed Broad Peak NERFINISHED
Cho Oyu NERFINISHED
Dhaulagiri NERFINISHED
Gasherbrum I NERFINISHED
Gasherbrum II NERFINISHED
K2 NERFINISHED
Lhotse ONNED1
Makalu NERFINISHED
Manaslu
Mount Everest
Nanga Parbat
Shishapangma NERFINISHED
familyName Txikon
fieldOfWork alpinism
gender male
givenName Alex
hasClimbedAbove 8000 metres
hasMediaCoverageIn Spanish media
international climbing press
knownFor attempts to climb Mount Everest in winter without supplemental oxygen
high-altitude expeditions
participation in the first winter ascent of Nanga Parbat
winter ascents of eight-thousanders
languageSpoken Basque
Spanish
name Alex Txikon self-link
nationality Spain
notableExpedition 2016 first winter ascent of Nanga Parbat
multiple winter expeditions to Mount Everest
winter attempt on Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen
notableFor pioneering winter ascents on some of the world’s highest peaks
occupation expedition leader
mountaineer
regionOfActivity Alps
Himalayas
Karakoram ONNED1
riskDomain high-altitude mountaineering
specializesIn technical high-altitude climbing
winter Himalayan expeditions
sport mountaineering
usesSupplementalOxygen no on key winter attempts

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Nanga Parbat winterAscentFirstBy Alex Txikon
Alex Txikon name Alex Txikon self-link