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Carlos Carsolio
Carlos Carsolio Larrea (born 4 October 1962 in Mexico City) is a Mexican mountain climber. Carsolio is known for being the fourth man (first non-European) and the second youngest to climb the world's 14 eight-thousander mountain peaks, all of them without supplementary oxygen (but he required emergency oxygen on his descent from Makalu in 1988).
Early years.
Carsolio, the eldest of seven children, was introduced to mountaineering by his mother. When she was pregnant, she climbed
summit. The objective was accomplished; Carlos Carsolio got his 14th eight-thousander. Headlines of the feat spread all around the world.
Notes.
- His innovating approach and his focus in the opening of new routes have placed him among the best mountaineers of all times.
- He's also well known for his climbing achievements as well as being a leader of small and successful expeditions.
- Carsolio climbs in Alpine style, with no fixed ropes or supplementary oxygen.
- Carsolio currently lives at Valle