VIKI GROSELJ
• has already ascended 10 / 8000 m peaks • he is the 1st Slovenian who conquered the highest peaks of all continents (Seven Summits) • ascended the world’s coldest mountain, the Mount Vinson (Antarctica) and descended on skis from the Cho Oyu 8201 (Himalaya)
„For me the cooperation with KOMPERDELL is on a very friendly basis, their poles are with me on all of my expeditios and have never let me down.“
born: March 6th, 1985
place of birth: Slovenia
Home: Slovenia
family status: married
general history:
2008 film about Broad Peak & film about K2
2009 film about Dhaulagiri, publication of the 11th book about Mount Everest. film about Mount Everest, he made approx. 100 alpine tours in the European Alps and the Himalaya
2010 film about Kangchenjunga
successful ascents of 8000+ m peaks:
• Mount Everest
• Lhotse
• Cho Oyu
• Broad Peak
• Gasherbrum
• Shishapangma
• K2
• Kangchendzönga
• Manaslu
• Makalu
Goals:
The Sir among the mountaineers, he is, above all, Mr. Superstar in Slovenia. He will be travelling to Nepal and Tibet in order to collect material for his TV-film „Giants of the Himalaya“. Besides his teaching at a sports-devoted elementary school, Viki has been writing books and making films for years. Already he has written 11 books on Mount Everest and made numerous films on it. In June will be the premiere of the 9th film on Himalaya mountains – the Cho Oyu (8.201m) and in fall he will start his film on Gasherbrum. But before this ( from July 15th to August 30th), he will be part of a TV-crew accompaning a Slowenian expedition on Nanga Parbat.
