Arnold Coster

Arnold Coster (born Arnold Schiedam, 1976, Netherlands) is a Dutch mountaineer.

Educated as a mechanical engineer, he became intensely involved with climbing at a young age when he started climbing in the Alps. He moved to Nepal in 2003 to follow his passion of mountaineering.[1]

Coster has summited 5 of the 14 peaks above 8000m. In 2010 he became the first person from the Netherlands to summit Makalu (8481 m).[2]

He is married to Maya Sherpa, a leading female climber in Nepal. Together they have a daughter named Roos Dawa Coster and live in Kathmandu, Nepal.

His company, Arnold Coster Expeditions, was criticised for not contacting the families after two of seven clients died on Everest.[3][4]

List of expeditions led by Arnold Coster
Year Peak Country Season Route
2004 Everest Tibet 8848m China Spring North col Route
2004 Cho Oyu 8201m China Autumn North‐West ridge
2005 Everest Nepal 8848m Nepal Spring South col route
2005 Cho Oyu 8201m China Autumn North‐West ridge
2005 Everest Nepal 8848m Nepal Spring South col route
2005 Mt Kenya, Neillion 5188m Kenya Winter Neillion SW Face
2006 Kilimanjaro 5895m Tanzania Winter Umbwe Route
2006 Shishapangma 8027m China Autumn North ridge
2007 Everest Nepal 8848m Nepal Spring North col Route
2007 Mustagh Ata 7541m China Summer West face "Tashi" route
2007 Cho Oyu 8201m China Autumn North‐West ridge
2008 Everest Nepal 8848m Nepal Spring South col route
2008 Khan Tengri 7010m Kyrgistan Summer South Route
2009 Everest Nepal 8848m Nepal Spring North col route
2009 Mustagh Ata 7541m China Summer West face "Tashi" route
2009 Cho Oyu 8201m China Autumn North‐West ridge
2009 Baruntse 7244m Nepal Autumn South Ridge
2010 Makalu 8481m Nepal Spring Makalu La North Face
2011 Everest Tibet 8848m China Spring North col Route
2011 Mustagh Ata 7541m China Summer West face "Tashi" route
2011 Cho Oyu 8201m China Autumn North‐West ridge
2011 Baruntse 7244m Nepal Autumn South Ridge
2012 Mt Kenya, Neillion 5188m Kenya Winter Neillion SW Face
2012 Kilimanjaro 5895m Tanzania Summer Rongai Route
2012 Lothse 8586m Nepal Spring West Face Couloir
2012 Mustagh Ata 7541m China Summer West face "Tashi" route
2012 Dhaulagiri 8167m Nepal Autumn North East Ridge
2012 Aconcagua 6959m Argentina Summer North East Route
2012 Ama Dablam 6856m Nepal Autumn South West Ridge
2013 Everest Tibet 8848m China Spring North col Route
2013 Gasherbrum I 8068m Pakistan Summer Japanese Couloir
2013 Gasherbrum II 8035m Pakistan Summer South West Ridge
2014 Kilimanjaro 5895m Tanzania Winter Lemosho Route
2014 Everest South 8848m Nepal Spring South Col Route
2014 Manaslu 8156m Nepal Autumn North East Face
2015 Everest South 8848m Nepal Spring South Col Route
2015 Stok Kangri 6153m India Summer Normal Route
2015 Kang Yatse II 6200M India Summer NW ridge
2015 Everest South 8848m Nepal Spring South Col Route
2015 Manaslu 8156m Nepal Autumn North East Face
2015 Ama Dablam 6856m Nepal Autumn South West Ridge

References

  1. ↑ De eerste bergbeklimming van Arnold Coster
  2. ↑ Eider - Arnold Coster summited Makalu (8 463 m)
  3. ↑ "Uncle warned Mount Everest climbers Maria Strydom and Robert Gropel". Sydney Morning Herald. 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  4. ↑ "Pictured: Melbourne university lecturer, 34, who died of altitude sickness on Mount Everest...". Daily Mail. 2016-05-22. Retrieved 2016-05-23.

See also

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