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Erhard Loretan was born on 28 April, 1959 in Bulle, Switzerland, is a Swiss mountaineer (1959–2011). Discover Erhard Loretan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 52 years old?
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28 April 1959 |
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28 April |
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Bulle, Switzerland |
| Date of death |
28 April, 2011 |
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Bernese Alps, Switzerland |
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Switzerland
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He is a member of famous mountaineer with the age 52 years old group.
Erhard Loretan Height, Weight & Measurements
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Erhard Loretan Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Erhard Loretan worth at the age of 52 years old? Erhard Loretan’s income source is mostly from being a successful mountaineer. He is from Switzerland. We have estimated Erhard Loretan's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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He died on his 52nd birthday.
Erhard Loretan (28 April 1959 – 28 April 2011) was a Swiss mountain climber.
Loretan was born in Bulle in the canton of Fribourg.
He trained as a cabinet maker (1979) and mountain guide (1981).
He made his first expedition to the Andes in 1980 and began climbing the eight-thousanders in 1982 with an ascent of Nanga Parbat.
In 1984, he did a first ascent of Annapurna (8091m) by the 7km long east ridge with Norbert Joos and descended via the north side, a traverse that has never been repeated.
In 1986, together with Jean Troillet, Loretan made a revolutionary ascent of Mount Everest in only 40 hours, climbing by night and without the use of supplementary oxygen.
In 1988, he completed a new route with Voytek Kurtyka on the Nameless Tower (6239m), Trango Towers, Pakistan.
In 1994, he made a solo first ascent of Mt Epperly (4508m) in Antarctica’s Sentinel Range.
While making the ascent, he noticed a nameless peak, c4800m, steeper and more difficult than Epperly.
Thirteen years later, in 1995, he climbed the last of them, Kangchenjunga.
Loretan took the principles of climbing fast and light in the Alps and applied them to the biggest mountains on Earth.
In autumn 1995, after climbing Kangchenjunga (his 14th eight-thousander), Loretan returned to Antarctica and made a first solo ascent of this peak, which has been named Peak Loretan.
Loretan was convicted in 2003 of the manslaughter of his seven-month-old son, after shaking him for a short period of time to stop him crying in late 2001.
He was given a four-month suspended sentence.
At that time shaken baby syndrome (SBS) was largely unknown, but he decided to disclose his name to the press in the hope that other parents might avoid a similar tragedy.
Publicity of the case raised awareness of the danger of shaking children due to their weak neck muscles.
In April 2011, Loretan and his partner Xenia Minder were climbing the Grünhorn in the Swiss Alps when Minder slipped.
The rope tying them together dragged them both down 200m.
Minder was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries, but Loretan did not survive.
Loretan was the 3rd person to climb all 14 eight-thousanders (second without oxygen).
