Oldest person to climb all 8000ers
- Who
- Saško Kedev
- What
- 63:14 year(s):day(s)
- Where
- Not Applicable
- When
- 20 July 2025
The oldest climber to make true-summit ascents of the 14 mountains over 8,000 m (26,246 ft) is Saško Kedev (North Macedonia, b. 6 July 1962), who completed the challenge on 20 July 2025 at the age of 63 years 14 days by reaching the top of Gasherbrum I.
Dr Kedev is also the oldest person to climb the 8,000ers and the Seven Summits, having conquered the highest point on each of the continents between 14 January 2008 (Aconcagua in South America) and 6 November 2011 (Puncak Jaya, aka Carstensz Pyramid, in Oceania).
8000ers:
- Everest: 19 May 2009
- Manaslu: 27 September 2021
- Dhaulagiri I: 9 April 2022
- K2: 22 July 2022
- Broad Peak: 29 July 2022
- Annapurna I: 15 April 2023
- Nanga Parbat: 2 July 2023
- Cho Oyu: 2 October 2023
- Makalu: 5 May 2024
- Lhotse: 13 May 2024
- Gasherbrum II: 22 July 2024
- Shisha Pangma: 4 October 2024
- Kangchenjunga: 23 May 2025
- Gasherbrum I: 20 July 2025
Confirmed by GWR mountaineering consultant Eberhard Jurgalski.