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Vitaly Shipilov

  • Russian

Vitaly Shipilov is a Master of Sport in mountaineering and a five-time Russian champion in the high-altitude class. He received the Russian Piolet d'Or (Golden Ice Axe) for a first ascent of Manaslu without oxygen, and has climbed Manaslu without oxygen twice.

He holds the Snow Leopard award and the 'Mountain Rescue' badge and is a mountaineering instructor, category 3.

8,163 m
Manaslu without oxygen, twice
5×
Russian champion, high-altitude class

Qualifications

  • Master of Sport in mountaineering
  • 5-time Russian champion, high-altitude class
  • Russian Piolet d'Or (Golden Ice Axe) for the Manaslu first ascent without oxygen
  • Snow Leopard award
  • 'Mountain Rescue' badge
  • Mountaineering instructor, category 3

Notable climbs

  • Manaslu, 8,163 m (without oxygen, twice)
  • Tenzing Peak, 7,916 m
  • Communism Peak, 7,495 m
  • Pobeda Peak, 7,439 m
  • Lenin Peak, 7,134 m
  • Korzhenevskaya Peak, 7,105 m
  • Khan Tengri, 6,995 m
  • Ama Dablam, 6,812 m
  • Kyazo Ri, 6,186 m
  • Sabakh Peak, 5,282 m
  • Koshtantau, 5,152 m
  • Odessa Peak, 4,810 m
  • Slesov Peak, 4,240 m
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