Major Ascents
| Year | Mountain | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Mount Everest | First winter ascent of an 8000-meter peak |
| 1984 | Broad Peak | First one-day ascent of an 8000-meter peak (solo) |
| 1984, 1992 | Manaslu | New route on the South-South-East Face |
| 1988, 31 December | Lhotse | First winter ascent of Lhotse (solo) |
| 1993 | Shishapangma | New route on the South Face, solo, in just 24 hours |
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