Miha Valič, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Miha Valič

Slovenian mountaineer

Date of Birth: 04-Nov-1978

Place of Birth: Ljubljana, Ljubljana City Municipality, Slovenia

Date of Death: 05-Oct-2008

Profession: biologist, mountaineer, explorer

Nationality: Slovenia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Miha Valic (4 November 1978 – 5 October 2008) was a Slovenian mountaineer.
He was the first person to ascend every 4000-meter peak in the Alps in one winter session.
The Alps marathon was completed in 102 days. Valic attended 10 expeditions, mostly in Yosemite, Patagonia and the Himalayas.
In 2003 Valic spent two months in the Yosemite Valley with Matjaž Jeran, where they free climbed the El Capitan rock formation's Freerider route (1200 m, 5.12d/13a).
A year later, he made the first alpine-style ascent on route Eternal Flame in Trango group with Tomaž Jakofcic and Klemen Mali.
Valic was also a successful sport climber.
He climbed routes up to 8b+. On 5 October 2008, Valic died while descending Cho Oyu after a successful ascent.