Aleš Česen (born 26 April 1982) is a

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

n climber,

mountaineer Mountaineering, mountain climbing, or alpinism is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas that have become sports ...

mountain guide A mountain guide is a specially trained and experienced professional mountaineer who is certified by local authorities or mountain guide associations. They are considered to be high-level experts in mountaineering, and are hired to instruct or ...

and

entrepreneur Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value in ways that generally entail beyond the minimal amount of risk (assumed by a traditional business), and potentially involving values besides simply economic ones. An entreprene ...

Climbing career

In 2015, Česen was awarded

Piolet d'Or An ice axe is a multi-purpose hiking and climbing tool used by mountaineers in both the ascent and descent of routes that involve snow or ice covered (e.g. ice climbing or mixed climbing) conditions. Its use depends on the terrain: in its sim ...

for the ascent of the north face of Hagshu along with

Marko Prezelj Marko Prezelj (born 13 October 1965) is a Slovenian mountaineer and photographer. Prezelj received four Piolet d'Or awards. He won the inaugural "Oscar of mountaineering" in 1992 with Andrej Štremfelj for their new route on the south ridge of ...

and Luca Lindič. In 2019, he received the award again for the North ridge of Latok I in 2019 with his climbing partners, Tom Livingstone and Luka Stražar. In 2017, Česen was awarded Alpinist of the year award, by the

Alpine Association of Slovenia The Alpine Association of Slovenia () is the association of volunteer Alpine clubs () providing the conditions for the development and exercising of mountaineering and hill walking in Slovenia and abroad. It is among the Slovenian non-governmenta ...

Personal life

Česen has a PhD in

Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a regulation and licensure in engineering, professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads ...

, and is an IFMGA/UIAGM mountain guide. and climbing instructor. Ales has two sons. His father is the Slovenian mountaineer,

Tomo Česen Tomislav "Tomo" Česen (born 5 November 1959) is a Slovenian mountaineer who specializes in solo climbing ascents in the Alps and the Himalayas. In 1986, aged 26, he reported that he had enchained the three Great north faces of the Alps, becomin ...

Notable ascents

* 2018.

Karakoram The Karakoram () is a mountain range in the Kashmir region spanning the border of Pakistan, China, and India, with the northwestern extremity of the range extending to Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Most of the Karakoram mountain range is withi ...

– North ridge on Latok I (7145 m / 23 442 ft) *2017. Indian Himalaya (Kishtwar) – New route on North Ridge of P6013 (6038 m / 19 809 ft) *2017. Indian Himalaya (Kishtwar) – New route on

Arjuna Arjuna (, , Help:IPA/Sanskrit, �ɾd͡ʒun̪ə is one of the central characters of the ancient Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. He is the third of the five Pandava brothers, and is widely regarded as the most important and renowned among them. ...

(6250 m / 20 505 ft), 2nd ascent of the summit, 1st in alpine style *2017. Many difficult ice climbs and mixed climbs in

Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...

and

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

*2016. Nepal,

Khumbu Khumbu (also known as the Everest Region) is a region of northeastern Nepal on the Nepalese side of Mount Everest. It is part of the Solukhumbu District, which in turn is part of Koshi Pradesh.Bradley, Mayhew; "Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya"; ...

– SW ridge on

Ama Dablam Ama Dablam is a mountain in the Eastern Himalayas range of Koshi Province, Nepal. The main peak is , the lower western peak is . Ama Dablam means "mother's necklace"; the long ridges on each side like the arms of a mother (''ama'') protecting he ...

(6812 m / 22349 ft) *2016.

– Austrian route on

Broad Peak Broad Peak (; ) is one of the eight-thousanders, and is located in the Karakoram range spanning Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan and Xinjiang, China. It is the 12th highest mountain in the world with elevation above sea level. The first ascent of t ...

(8051 m / 26 414 ft) *2016.

– NW ridge on

Gasherbrum IV Gasherbrum IV (; ), surveyed as K3, is the 17th highest mountain on Earth and the 6th highest in Pakistan, as well as the highest independent mountain under eight thousand meters in Pakistan. One of the peaks in the Gasherbrum massif, its im ...

(7925 m / 26 001 ft) *2015. Alaska, Denali National Park – SW ridge on Mount Frances *2015. Alaska, Denali National Park – W couloir on Kahiltna Queen *2015. Alaska, Denali National Park – French route in N face on Mt Hunter *2014. Indian Himalaya (Zanskar) – New route on Lagan (5750 m / 18865 ft), TD- *2014. Indian Himalaya (Zanskar) – New route on Hana's Men North (6300 m / 20669 ft), TD *2014. Indian Himalaya (Zanskar) – New route on Hagshu north face (6657 m / 21840 ft), ED *2008. Charakusa Valley (Karakorum) – Second ascent of the Anderson-House-Prezelj route (ED, 6c, M6, 2200 m) on K7 West (6858 m / 22 500 ft) *2008. Charakusa Valley (Karakorum) – Normal ascent on the Sulu Peak (6050 m / 19 849 ft) *2008. Charakusa Valley (Karakorum) – British route on Nasser Brak (5200 m / 17 060 ft) *2006. Trango Towers (Karakorum) – Normal route on Great Trango Tower (6286 m / 20 623 ft) *2006. Trango Towers (Karakorum) – Chota Badla (Trango Monk, 5850 m / 19 192 ft), second ascent *2006. Trango Towers (Karakorum) – Free ascent on Slovenian route (VI 5.12a/b, M5m 1000m) on Nameless Trango Tower (6251 m / 20 509 ft) *2006. Trango Towers (Karakorum) – Many other shorter routes in the Trango range *2005. Kula Kangri range (Tibet) – Climbed a new route in west face of Karejiang III (6824 m / 22 388 ft) *2005. Kula Kangri range (Tibet) – An attempt on Kula Kangri (7538 m / 24 731 ft). Failed due to bad weather. *2004.

Yosemite Valley Yosemite Valley ( ; ''Yosemite'', Miwok for "killer") is a U-shaped valley, glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in the western Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada mountains of Central California, United States. The valley is about long a ...

: Astroman ( Washington Column), The Nose (

El Capitan El Capitan (; ) is a vertical Rock formations in the United States, rock formation in Yosemite National Park, on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. The El Capitan Granite, granite monolith is about from base to summit alo ...

), Salathe Wall (

), Regular NW face (

Half Dome Half Dome is a quartz monzonite batholith at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. It is a well-known rock formation in the park, named for its distinct shape. One side is a sheer face while the other three s ...

) and many more. *2003.

Tian Shan The Tian Shan, also known as the Tengri Tagh or Tengir-Too, meaning the "Mountains of God/Heaven", is a large system of mountain ranges in Central Asia. The highest peak is Jengish Chokusu at high and located in Kyrgyzstan. Its lowest point is ...

- Climbed a new route in south face of Peak Gorky (6050 m / 19 849 ft) *2003.

- Climbed the normal route in

Khan Tengri Khan Tengri is a mountain of the Tian Shan mountain range in Central Asia. It is on the China—Kyrgyzstan—Kazakhstan tripoint, east of lake Issyk-Kul, Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan. Its geologic elevation is , but its glacial icecap rises to ...

(7010 m / 22 999 ft)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Česen, Aleš Living people 1982 births Ethnic Slovene people Slovenian mountain climbers Piolet d'Or winners