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Alberto Iñurrategi

Alberto Iñurrategi, Spanish mountaineer

Born
November 3, 1968
Age in 2026
58
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1968

About Alberto Iñurrategi

Alberto Iñurrategi Iriarte (November 3, 1968) is a Basque Spanish mountaineer born in Aretxabaleta, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country. In the year 2002, he became the second Basque and Spaniard (after Juanito Oiarzabal) and the 10th person to climb the 14 eight-thousanders. He was 33 years old when he completed the eight-thousanders which made him the youngest person at the time to climb all 14. Iñurrategi climbed 12 of the eight-thousanders with his brother Felix Iñurrategi who died on the descent after summiting Gasherbrum II, in January 2000 at 33 years old. Iñurrategi climbed the peaks in alpine style using few lines or sherpas and no bottled oxygen. Iñurrategi was the 4th person to climb all 14 peaks without bottled oxygen. In collaboration with other climbers, he has produced several climbing documentaries such as Gure Himalaya ("Our Hymalaya" in Basque) and Hire Himalaya ("Your Himalaya" in Basque, dedicated to his brother), Annapurna: sueño y vacío ("Annapurna: dream and hollowness" in Spanish). In 2017, together with the Basque mountaineers Juan Vallejo and Mikel Zabalza, Iñurrategi was recognized by the Spanish Consejo Superior de Deportes, for rescuing the Italian Valerio Annovazzi from Gasherbrum II. In the year 2002, he became the second Basque and Spaniard and the 10th person to climb the 14 eight-thousanders.

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The world when Alberto Iñurrategi was born

Alberto Iñurrategi was born in 1968. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1968

  • #1 song"Hey Jude" – The Beatles
  • Top movie2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  • Best-selling bookAirport – Arthur Hailey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBob Beamon shatters long jump record at Mexico City Olympics
  • Top headlineMLK and RFK assassinated
  • Technology milestoneDouglas Engelbart demonstrates the computer mouse
  • Defining fadTie-dye everything
  • Notable inventionComputer mouse (Douglas Engelbart)
  • World population3.55 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population200.7M

1968 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Alberto Iñurrategi's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19682026
Gas$0.34$3.45/gal
Average home$15,600$435,000
Average income$10,300$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.31$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population200.7M341 million

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