Anatoli Boukreev
Kazakh mountaineer
Anatoli Nikolaevich Boukreev was a Soviet and Kazakh mountaineer who made ascents of 10 of the 14 eight-thousander peaks—those above 8,000 m —without supplemental oxygen. From 1989 through 1997, he made 18 successful ascents of peaks above 8,000... Wikipedia
Born: January 16, 1958, Korkino, Russia
Died: December 25, 1997 (age 39 years), Annapurna I, Khangsar, Nepal
Parents: Nikolai Boukreev and Valentina Boukreeva
Alma mater: Chelyabinsk State University
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