Kazuya Hiraide, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Kazuya Hiraide

Japanese ski mountaineer and mountain climber

Date of Birth: 25-May-1979

Place of Birth: Fujimi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Profession: mountaineer, ski mountaineer

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Kazuya Hiraide (????, Hiraide Kazuya, born May 25, 1979) from Fujimi, Nagano Prefecture, is a Japanese ski mountaineer, Alpine climber, and professional mountain cameraman. Hiraide became a serious mountain climber after joining a mountaineering club at his university.
In 2001, he reached the eastern summit of Mt.
Kula Kangri (7,381m) in Tibet.
His list of accomplishments includes first ascents, reaching summits without oxygen and skiing from mountain peaks.
In 2009, he scaled the previously unclimbed southeastern wall of Mt.
Kamet (7,756m) in India, and with partner Kei Taniguchi, became the first Japanese to receive the 17th Piolet d’Or Award, the "Academy Award" of mountaineering.
He also received the Japan Sports Award, sponsored by the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, in 2001 and 2009.