Anatoli Boukreev

Anatoli Nikoliavich Boukreev (January 16, 1958 - December 25, 1997) was a Russian climber who made seven ascents of 8,000 metre peaks without supplemental oxygen. Boukrev was relatively unknown, though well accomplished, in the international climbing community until the 1996 spring climbing season on Mount Everest, where eight people died in one of the biggest tragedies in the climbing history of Everest, an event chronicled by Jon Krakauer in a best-selling book.

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January 16 - 1958 - December 25 - 1997 - Russia - 8,000 metre peaks - Oxygen - 1996 - Mount Everest - Jon Krakauer

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Boukreev was born on January 16, 1958 in the Urals of Russia. After completing high school in 1975, he attended Chelabinsk University for Pedagogy in Russia where he majored in physics, and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 1979. At the same time, he also completed a coaching program for cross-country skiing.

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January 16 - 1958 - Urals - 1975 - Physics - 1979 - Coaching - Cross-country skiing

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