Alexandru Găvan

Alex Găvan is a Romanian mountaineer specializing in Himalayan climbing of 8,000 meter peaks without using supplemental oxygen or sherpa support in his ascents. By now he had successfully climbed seven eight-thousanders.
Since 2006, Găvan runs a special project to climb all 14 eight-thousanders in the world. He is the first Romanian climber to reach the summit of Gasherbrum I, Makalu, and Shishapangma. His other three successful climbs of Cho Oyu, Manaslu, and Broad Peak are second Romanian ascents. In 2006, with the successful ascent of Cho Oyu, he became at 24 years old the youngest Romanian ever to have climbed an eight-thousander and was among the few who freely spoke about the Nangpa La shootings. He was awarded with "The 2007 Romanian Sportsman of the Year in High Altitude Mountaineering" by the Romanian Federation of Alpinism and Sport Climbing for the first Romanian ascent of Gasherbrum I.

8,000 m+ mountains summited

2006: Cho Oyu - second Romanian ascent, without bottled oxygen
2007: Gasherbrum I – first Romanian ascent, without bottled oxygen, alpine style
2008: Makalu – first Romanian ascent, without bottled oxygen
2011: Manaslu – second Romanian ascent, without bottled oxygen
2013: Shishapangma - first Romanian ascent, without bottled oxygen
2014: Broad Peak - second Romanian ascent, without bottled oxygen
2019: Gasherbrum II - third Romanian ascent, without bottled oxygen