Carlos Soria Fontán

Carlos Soria Fontán (Ávila, Spain, February 5, 1939) is a Spanish mountaineer who has taken up the challenge of becoming the oldest person in the world to reach the summits of the 14 eight-thousanders. He is the only climber to have ascended ten mountains above 8,000 meters after turning 60, and is the oldest person in history to have successfully climbed K2 (65 years old), Broad Peak (68), Makalu (69), Gasherbrum I (70), Kanchenjunga (75 years old), Annapurna (77 years old) and Manaslu (86 years old).