Richard Hidalgo
Personal information
Birth nameRichard Hidalgo Jara
NationalityPeruvian
Born(1967-02-14)14 February 1967
Lima, Peru
Died8 May 2019(2019-05-08) (aged 52)
Makalu, Nepal
OccupationMountaineer
Websitewww.richardhidalgo.com

Richard Hidalgo (February 14, 1967 — May 8, 2019) was a Peruvian mountain climber and mountain guide member of the Association of Mountain Guides of Peru (AGMP) and the International Union of Mountain Guide Associations (UIAGM).[1]

He was the first climber in Peru to access the summit of six of the fourteen mountains above 8000 m s.n.m. without complementary oxygen.[2][3] He managed to climb the peaks of Kilimanjaro, Chachani, Aconcagua and Cho Oyu.[4][5][6]

On the morning of May 8, 2019, he was found dead in his tent located in camp 2 of Makalu Mountain, at 6600 m, by Sherpa members of his expedition.[7]

References

  1. "Richard Hidalgo planeaba homenajear al Perú por bicentenario de Independencia" (in Spanish). Lima: Peru21. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. "Llegar al Everest, la costosa aventura que puede bordear los US$ 30 mil". Gestion (in Spanish). 23 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  3. "Latin American Herald Tribune - Peruvian Climber Who Died on Nepal's Mt. Makalu to Be Cremated in Kathmandu". www.laht.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  4. "Richard Hidalgo, el peruano que ha escalado 5 de las montañas más altas del mundo" (in Spanish). Peru21. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  5. "El montañista Richard Hidalgo sobre el Everest: "La vida es una sola y hay que continuar"" (in Spanish). Lima: La República. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  6. "Montañista Richard Hidalgo conquistó cumbre de Broad Peak" (in Spanish). North Face. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  7. "Peruvian Climber, On Mission To Scale 14 Mountains, Dies On Nepal Peak". NDTV.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
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