Radek Jaroš, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Radek Jaroš

Czech mountain climber

Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1964

Place of Birth: Nové Město na Moravě, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic

Profession: mountaineer

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Radek Jaroš (born 29 April 1964 in Nové Mesto na Morave, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic) is a Czech mountaineer and author.
In 1998 he climbed his first eight-thousander Mount Everest in the second attempt via its north face.
In 2001, 2003 and 2005 he unsuccessfully tried to climb the K2.
In 2002, along with Martin Minarík he climbed Kanchenjunga as the first Czech.
In 2006 announced he planned to conquer all the eight-thousand peaks of the world.
As of 2014, he is the only Czech climber to conquer all 14 eight-thousanders and thereby complete the "Crown of the Himalaya". Moreover, he was able to ascend all of these mountains without the use of supplemental oxygen, which made him the world's 15th person to accomplish this feat.