He was the first person to conquer the top 3 summits twice (Everest + K2 + Kangchenjunga), and was the oldest climber to summit Kangchenjunga, at almost 53, until Carlos Soria Fontan made his successful attempt in 2014, when he was 75 years old.
Bio je prva osoba koja je osvojila najviša 3 vrha dva puta (Everest + K2 + Kangchenjunga), a bio je najstariji alpinist na vrhu Kangchenjunga, sa skoro 53, dok ga Carlos Soria Fontan nije nadmašio 2014., koji je imao 75 godina.