Maxut Zhumayev

Maxut Zhumayev (born December 23, 1976) is a Kazakhstani mountaineer who climbed all fourteen of the world's eight-thousander peaks (i.e. mountains above 8,000 metres), and without the use of supplementary oxygen.[1] Zhumayev was the 26th person to complete this feat in history, and the 12th person to do so without the use of supplementary oxygen. Later, he founded the Kazakh Alpine Club.[2]

References
  1. "Trio Climbs All 8000m Peaks Without O2". Alpinist. August 24, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  2. "Maxut Zhumayev sets up the Kazakh Alpine Club". Retrieved October 10, 2013.
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