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| Born | May 13, 1965 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Died | July 22, 2006 Nanga Parbat |
| Occupation | Mountaineer |
José Antonio Delgado Sucre (May 13, 1965 — July 22, 2006) was the first Venezuelan mountaineer to reach the summit of five eight-thousanders. He was one of the most experienced climbers in Latin America. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela.
Delgado, known among his friends as el indio (the
"Indian" for his strength), led the first Venezuelan Everest
expedition in 2001. On May 23 of that year, he and Marcus Tobía
were the only members of the expedition to summit Everest. He held
several records in mountaineering, such as the first paragliding flight from
Pico Humboldt, Pico Bolívar, and Roraima. Delgado also made the fastest summit
for a Venezuelan to the Aconcagua (from the Puente del
Inca in 34 hours) and Huascarán (from the base in 14
hours).
He was awarded the Orden al Mérito Deportivo and the
Orden Vicente Emilio Sojo in 2001 by the Venezuelan
government. He was a founding member of the Proyecto
Cumbre (1997) and the head of the Centro Excursionista
Loyola from 1982-83. [1]
José Antonio studied mechanical engineering at the Universidad Simón Bolívar and was married to Frida Ayala with whom had two children.
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Delgado was the leader of the Venezuelan Nanga Parbat expedition. He and fellow climber Edgar Guariguata flew out to Pakistan in June 2006. Due to illness Guariguata remained at base camp while Delgado went on. After he reached the summit of the Nanga Parbat on July 11, a snow storm surprised him on his descent. Delgado managed to reach camp four. After being without food or water for two days he attempted to make it to camp three. No further communications were received by base camp, so the Pakistani authorities were alerted. A group of six Pakistani mountaineers, consisting of Qurban Ali, Ghulam Rasool, Muhammad, Muhammad Ibrahim, Ghulam Muhammad, and Muhammad Ali, climbed the mountain despite the rough weather. On July 22, they found Delgado's body at an altitude of 7100m between camp three and four in the open near his tent.[2]
During the expedition to Nanga Pabat, Jose Antonio was the subject of a pilot for a television series about mountaineering[2]. Explorart Films, the production company, later developed the project into a feature documentary film, which is scheduled to be released theatrically in South America in January 2008. [3]The film follows Jose Antonio's climbing career and includes footage of several of his expeditions including the Nanga Parbat climb and the rescue attempts that followed the accident. Jose Antonio and his wife Frida are co-producers of the film. [4]
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