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David Lama(1990-2019)

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David Lama
David Lama is one of the cutting-edge young alpinists with his bold free climbing and aid soloing taken him to rarely visited areas and up many unclimbed walls.

He was a climbing prodigy from age five. As a teenager, Lama won the a number of world cups and in 2008 he became the first person to win lead and bouldering. During his years as a competitive climber. In 2009, while on a trip to South America, he made the first free ascent of Cerro Torre.

In April 2019, American Jess Roskelley and Austrians David Lama and Hansjörg Auer, all members of The North Face's Global Athlete Team, were attempting a difficult route up Howse Peak in the Canadian Rockies when they were hit by a massive avalanche and rescuers presumed died.
BornAugust 4, 1990
DiedApril 16, 2019(28)
BornAugust 4, 1990
DiedApril 16, 2019(28)
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Known for

Cerro Torre: A Snowball's Chance in Hell (2013)
Cerro Torre: A Snowball's Chance in Hell
7.0
  • Additional Crew
  • 2013
Annapurna III - Unclimbed (2016)
Annapurna III - Unclimbed
7.3
Short
  • Producer
  • 2016
Explorers: Adventures of the Century (2013)
Explorers: Adventures of the Century
8.3
TV Series
  • Self
First Ascent (2006)
First Ascent
7.2
Video
  • Self
  • 2006

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department



  • Lunag Ri 2nd Attempt (2018)
    Lunag Ri 2nd Attempt
    8.2
    Short
    • director of photography
    • 2018

Producer



  • Annapurna III - Unclimbed (2016)
    Annapurna III - Unclimbed
    7.3
    Short
    • co-producer
    • 2016

Additional Crew



  • Cerro Torre: A Snowball's Chance in Hell (2013)
    Cerro Torre: A Snowball's Chance in Hell
    7.0
    • archive materials
    • 2013

Personal details

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  • Born
    • August 4, 1990
    • Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria
  • Died
    • April 16, 2019
    • 16 April 2019, Howse Peak, Icefields Parkway, British Columbia, Canada(avalanche)

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