Mikael Reuterswärd
Måns Mikael Reuterswärd (26 December 1964 – c. 25 January 2010) was a Swedish adventurer and mountain climber.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Born | 26 December 1964 |
| Died | January 2010 |
| Climbing career | |
| Type of climber | mountaineering |
| Major ascents | |
On 11 May 1990, Reuterswärd and fellow climber Oskar Kihlborg became the first Swedes to reach the summit of the Mount Everest[1] - Reuterswärd was the first individual by three hours [2]- and in 1994 he and Kihlborg became the first Scandinavians to climb the world's fourth-highest mountain Lhotse in the Himalayas. In 1989, Reuterswärd climbed the Pioneer Ridge on the northern peak of North America's highest mountain Mount McKinley.
On 29 January 2010, Reuterswärd was found dead in his cabin outside Stockholm.[3]
References
- "Åttonde svensken på Mount Everest" (in Swedish). SVT. 22 May 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- "Peak Ascents Report Citizen: Sweden". The Himalayan Database. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- , Nyheterna.se (30 January 2010). Retrieved on 1 February 2010.
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