K2 Summits

Some interesting point: Only 5 women have reached the Summit of K2. Three of the 5 women have died descending from the Summit. Only Wanda and Chantal returned to tell. The 198 summits are by 196 climbers, with Serap Jangbu Sherpa reaching the Summit in 2000 and 2001. Note there is no woman alive today that has summited K2! Both Wanda and Chantal died on other mountains...

The first climber to summit K2 twice was a Czech climber Josef Rakoncaj. Joska was a member of the 1983 Italian expedition led by Francesco Santon, which made the second successful ascent of the North Ridge (7/31/83). Three years later, on 7/5/86, he summitted on the Abruzzi Spur (double with Broad Peak West Face solo) as a member of Agostino da Polenza's international expedition.

In 51, Joska Rakoncaj is a living legend of the Czech Alpine and Himalayan climbing. In addition to the two successful climbs of K2, he summitted on Lhotse Shar, Annapurna, Manaslu, Cho Oyu, Shishapangma, Nanga Parbat, Nanda Devi, Petit Dru, Mt. Asgard and many other challenging peaks, and he made many first ascents of fine routes. Joska is living in the Czech Republic, running his company Sir Joseph, a producer of climbing equipment for alpinists.

For the historical list see below...

#	Year	Name	Nationality	Route	Expedition	Leader	Notes
1	7/31/54	Achille Compagnoni	Italian	Abruzzi Spur	Italian	Ardito Desio	First ascent
2	7/31/54	Lino Lacedelli	Italian	Abruzzi Spur	Italian	Ardito Desio	First ascent
3	8/8/77	Shoji Nakamura	Japanese	Abruzzi Spur	Japanese	Ichiro Yoshizawa	Second ascent
4	8/8/77	Tsuneoh Shigehiro	Japanese	Abruzzi Spur	Japanese	Ichiro Yoshizawa	Second ascent
5	8/8/77	Takeyoshi Takatsuka	Japanese	Abruzzi Spur	Japanese	Ichiro Yoshizawa	Second ascent
6	8/9/77	Mitsuo Hiroshima	Japanese	Abruzzi Spur	Japanese	Ichiro Yoshizawa	Second ascent
7	8/9/77	Masahide Onodera	Japanese	Abruzzi Spur	Japanese	Ichiro Yoshizawa	Second ascent
8	8/9/77	Hideo Yamamoto	Japanese	Abruzzi Spur	Japanese	Ichiro Yoshizawa	Second ascent
9	8/9/77	Ashraf Aman	Pakistani	Abruzzi Spur	Japanese	Ichiro Yoshizawa	Second ascent
10	9/6/78	Jim Wickwire	American	NE Ridge/Abruzzi Spur	American	Jim Whittaker	Third ascent
11	9/6/78	Louis Reichardt	American	NE Ridge/Abruzzi Spur	American	Jim Whittaker	Third ascent
12	9/7/78	John Roskelley	American	NE Ridge/Abruzzi Spur	American	Jim Whittaker	Third ascent
13	9/7/78	Rick Ridgeway	American	NE Ridge/Abruzzi Spur	American	Jim Whittaker	Third ascent
14	7/12/79	Reinhold Messner	Italian	Abruzzi Spur	European	Reinhold Messner	Fourth ascent
15	7/12/79	Michl Dacher	W German	Abruzzi Spur	European	Reinhold Messner	Fourth ascent
16	8/7/81	Eiho Ohtani	Japanese	West Ridge/SW side	Japanese	Teruoh Matsuura	Fifth ascent
17	8/7/81	Nazir Sabir	Pakistani	West Ridge/SW side	Japanese	Teruoh Matsuura	Fifth ascent
18	8/14/82	Naoe Sakashita	Japanese	North Ridge	Japanese	Isao Shinkai	First ascent N Ridge
19	8/14/82	Yukihiro Yanagisawa	Japanese	North Ridge	Japanese	Isao Shinkai	First ascent N Ridge, Died on descent
20	8/14/82	Hiroshi Yoshino	Japanese	North Ridge	Japanese	Isao Shinkai	First ascent N Ridge
21	8/15/82	Kazushige Takami	Japanese	North Ridge	Japanese	Isao Shinkai	First ascent N Ridge
22	8/15/82	Haruichi Kawamura	Japanese	North Ridge	Japanese	Isao Shinkai	First ascent N Ridge
23	8/15/82	Tatsuji Shigeno	Japanese	North Ridge	Japanese	Isao Shinkai	First ascent N Ridge
24	8/15/82	Hironobu Kamuro	Japanese	North Ridge	Japanese	Isao Shinkai	First ascent N Ridge
25	7/31/83	Agostino Da Polenza	Italian	North Ridge	Italian	Francesco Santon	Second ascent N Ridge
26	7/31/83	Josef Rakoncaj	Czechoslovak	North Ridge	Italian	Francesco Santon	Second ascent N Ridge
27	8/4/83	Sergio Martini	Italian	North Ridge	Italian	Francesco Santon	Second ascent N Ridge
28	8/4/83	Fausto De Stefani	Italian	North Ridge	Italian	Francesco Santon	Second ascent N Ridge
29	6/19/85	Marcel Ruedi	Swiss	Abruzzi Spur	Swiss	Erhard Loretan
30	6/19/85	Norbert Joos	Swiss	Abruzzi Spur	Swiss	Erhard Loretan
31	7/6/85	Erhard Loretan	Swiss	Abruzzi Spur	Swiss	Erhard Loretan
32	7/6/85	Pierre Morand	Swiss	Abruzzi Spur	Swiss	Erhard Loretan
33	7/6/85	Jean Troillet	Swiss	Abruzzi Spur	Swiss	Erhard Loretan
34	7/6/85	Eric Escoffier	French	Abruzzi Spur	French	Daniel Lacroix
35	7/7/85	Daniel Lacroix	French	Abruzzi Spur	French	Daniel Lacroix	Died on descent
36	7/7/85	Stephane Schaffter	Swiss	Abruzzi Spur	French	Daniel Lacroix
37	7/24/85	Noboru Yamada	Japanese	Abruzzi Spur	Japanese	Kazuoh Tobita
38	7/24/85	Kenji Yoshida	Japanese	Abruzzi Spur	Japanese	Kazuoh Tobita
39	7/24/85	Kazunari Murakimi	Japanese	Abruzzi Spur	Japanese	Kazuoh Tobita
40	6/23/86	Wanda Rutkiewicz	Polish	Abruzzi Spur	French	Maurice Barrard	First woman to summit
41	6/23/86	Michel Parmentier	French	Abruzzi Spur	French	Maurice Barrard
42	6/23/86	Maurice Barrard	French	Abruzzi Spur	French	Maurice Barrard	Died on descent
43	6/23/86	Liliane Barrard	French	Abruzzi Spur	French	Maurice Barrard	Died on descent
44	6/23/86	Mari Abrego	Spain	Abruzzi Spur	Spain	Renato Casarotto
45	6/23/86	Josema Casimiro	Spain	Abruzzi Spur	Spain	Renato Casarotto
46	7/5/86	Gianni Calcagno	Italian	Abruzzi Spur	Italian	Agostino Da Polenza
47	7/5/86	Tullio Vidoni	Italian	Abruzzi Spur	Italian	Agostino Da Polenza
48	7/5/86	Soro Dorotei	Italian	Abruzzi Spur	Italian	Agostino Da Polenza
49	7/5/86	Martino Moretti	Italian	Abruzzi Spur	Italian	Agostino Da Polenza
50	7/5/86	Josef Rakoncaj (2nd time, only person to summit K2 twice)	Czech	Abruzzi Spur	Italian	Agostino Da Polenza
51	7/5/86	Benoit Chamoux	French	Abruzzi Spur	Italian	Agostino Da Polenza
52	7/5/86	Beda Fuster	Swiss	Abruzzi Spur	International	Karl Herrligkoffer
53	7/5/86	Rolf Zemp	Swiss	Abruzzi Spur	International	Karl Herrligkoffer
54	7/8/86	Jerzy Kukuczka	Polish	South Face, Central Rib	International	Karl Herrligkoffer	First ascent S Face
55	7/8/86	Tadeusz Piotrowski	Polish	South Face, Central Rib	International	Karl Herrligkoffer	First ascent S Face, died on descent
56	8/3/86	Chang Bong-Wan	Korean	Abruzzi Spur	South Korean	Kim Byung-Joon
57	8/3/86	Kim Chang-Sun	Korean	Abruzzi Spur	South Korean	Kim Byung-Joon
58	8/3/86	Chang Byong-Ho	Korean	Abruzzi Spur	South Korean	Kim Byung-Joon
59	8/3/86	Wojciech Wroz	Polish	SSW Ridge	Polish	Janusz Majer