Constantin Lăcătușu

Biography

The “Seven Summits” project

• June 1990: Elbrus.
• February 4, 1995: Kilimanjaro - Marangu route
• May 17, 1995: Everest - first Romanian ascent, North Col-North ridge-NE ridge route.
• February 16, 1996: Aconcagua - normal route.
• June 4, 1997: Mount McKinley - first Romanian team ascent, West Buttress route.
• April 25, 2000: Puncak Jaya - first Romanian ascent, Messner route.
• December 10, 2001: Vinson Massif - normal route.

  8000 m+ mountains summited

• 1992: Broad Peak - first Romanian 8000 m ascent.
• 1995: Everest - first Romanian ascent, North Col-North ridge-NE ridge route.
• 1998: Cho Oyu - the first Romanian successful self-supported 8000m expedition, solo ascent, without bottled oxygen.

  Other notable ascents

• 1990: Elbrus East, Ushba North, Pic Sciurovski, Chatin-Tau W.
• 1991: Donguzorun - first Romanian ascent, solo; Ullu Tau W.
• 1993: Nakratau - first Romanian ascent; Keishi - first Romanian ascent; Nakratau-Donguzorun traverse - first Romanian ascent; Elbrus ; Pic Sciurovski - the North wall, Herghiani route. All ascent were made with Lynx Piatra Neamţ team.
• 1994: Monte Rosa - Vf. Dufourspitze - first Romanian team ascent; Breithorn – first Romanian ascent, NW wall, Welzenbach route; Matterhorn ; Rimpfischhorn - first Romanian ascent. All ascent were made with A.Beleaua, V.Tofan and C.Vrabie.
• 2004: Castor - first Romanian ascent; Pollux - first Romanian ascent; Liskamm - new route on North face. All ascent were made with Cezar Cordun, Simion Poiană and Robert Tutuianu.
• 2005: Weisshorn .
• 2006: Teide, Mont Blanc, Grossglockner, Zugspitze .

• 1994: Everest - reached 8100m on a new route, N-NE Face, Tibet.
• 1996: Dhaulagiri - stopped at approximately 7800 m due the bad weather.
• 1998: Cho Oyu - on a new route he reached 7500 m in bad, deteriorating weather.
• 1999: Dhaulagiri NE peak of the summit ridge - solo ascent.
• 2003: Machermo - virgin peak in Gokio zone, first team to ascent.
• 2004: Rifil Peak - virgin peak on Broken Glacier, first team to ascent; Tsisima Peak - virgin peak on Tsisima Glacier, first team to ascent; Janak Peak - virgin peak in Kangchenjunga region; reached 6.500 m on West face.
• 2006: Europa Peak - virgin peak in Tsartse massif, first person to ascent.
• 2008: Lhotse - solo ascent, without bottled oxygen, stopped at 8300 m.

• 1996: Cerro Cuerno - first Romanian ascent, SW face..
• 2009: Gunnbjørn Fjeld - first Romanian ascent; Peak Capuccino ; Petra Peak - first person to ascent, solo; Cone - first Romanian ascent; Dome - first Romanian ascent.

  Documentary films

• 1996: “Alison Hargreaves - Regina Everestului”
• 1997: “Alaska - Ultima Frontiera”
• 2003: “Ţara Şerpaşilor - Lumea de dincolo de nori”

  Awards

• 1994: “Fair-Play” award by Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee for his role in a rescue attempt in Everest.
• 1999: „Sportsman of the year”

• 1996: best documentary film at A.P.T.R. awards for “Alison Hargreaves - Regina Everestului”.
• 1998: Grand Prize for “Alaska - Ultima Frontiera” documentary at A.P.T.R. awards.
• 2004: best ethnographic documentary for “Ţara Şerpaşilor - Lumea de dincolo de nori” at A.P.T.R. awards.