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☆A Tribute In Loving Memory To Tomaž Humar☆

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Tomaž Humar (February 18, 1969 c. November 10, 2009), nicknamed Gozdni Joža (akin to Hillbilly), was a Slovenian mountaineer. A father of two, Humar lived in Kamnik, Slovenia. He completed over 1500 ascents, and won a number of mountaineering and other awards, including the Piolet d'Or in 1996 for his Ama Dablam ascent.
He became widely recognized in 1999 after his famous solo ascent of the south wall of Dhaulagiri, considered one of the deadliest routes in the Himalayas with a 40% fatality rate.
During a solo attempt to climb Nanga Parbat in 2005, Humar became trapped by avalanches and melting snow at an altitude of nearly 6000 meters.After six days in a snow cave he was rescued by a Pakistani army helicopter crew on August 10, 2005.
On October 28, 2007, Humar reached the Eastern summit of Annapurna I (8091 m) via a route at the far eastern end of the South Face.
On November 9, 2009, Humar, who was on a solo climb via the South Face of Langtang Lirung (last climbed in 1995), had an accident during the descent.His only contact with the base camp staff via a satellite phone was made on the day of the accident and he appeared to be in critical condition with leg, spine and rib injuries. He was stuck on the mountain at an elevation of approximately 6300 meters for several days before his body was found on November 14, 2009 at an elevation of 5600 meter.
His awards and films : * Golden Ice-Ax 1996 (Piolet d'or 1996) * Slovenian alpinist of the year 1996 * 2000, nomination for the Golden Ice-Ax for his ascent to Daulaghiri (France, 1999) * Bloudek award (1999) * Silver Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia (1999) * Genziana for life achievement (2000, Trento, Italy), he recieved this award at the same time as two of the greatest legend of mountaineering Reinhold Messner and Edmond Hillary * nomination for the Golden Ice-Ax for his ascent to Aconcagua (France, 2004)
Book: Ni nemogočih poti (No Impossible Ways)
Song: Sunrise Avenue - Welcome To My Life
He became widely recognized in 1999 after his famous solo ascent of the south wall of Dhaulagiri, considered one of the deadliest routes in the Himalayas with a 40% fatality rate.
During a solo attempt to climb Nanga Parbat in 2005, Humar became trapped by avalanches and melting snow at an altitude of nearly 6000 meters.After six days in a snow cave he was rescued by a Pakistani army helicopter crew on August 10, 2005.
On October 28, 2007, Humar reached the Eastern summit of Annapurna I (8091 m) via a route at the far eastern end of the South Face.
On November 9, 2009, Humar, who was on a solo climb via the South Face of Langtang Lirung (last climbed in 1995), had an accident during the descent.His only contact with the base camp staff via a satellite phone was made on the day of the accident and he appeared to be in critical condition with leg, spine and rib injuries. He was stuck on the mountain at an elevation of approximately 6300 meters for several days before his body was found on November 14, 2009 at an elevation of 5600 meter.
His awards and films : * Golden Ice-Ax 1996 (Piolet d'or 1996) * Slovenian alpinist of the year 1996 * 2000, nomination for the Golden Ice-Ax for his ascent to Daulaghiri (France, 1999) * Bloudek award (1999) * Silver Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia (1999) * Genziana for life achievement (2000, Trento, Italy), he recieved this award at the same time as two of the greatest legend of mountaineering Reinhold Messner and Edmond Hillary * nomination for the Golden Ice-Ax for his ascent to Aconcagua (France, 2004)
Book: Ni nemogočih poti (No Impossible Ways)
Song: Sunrise Avenue - Welcome To My Life
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