website death_place death_date birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
-lsb- http://www.mihavalic.net www.mihavalic.net -rsb- cho oyu , nepal 05 october 2008 ljubljana , sr slovenia , yugoslavia 04 november 1978 miha valič
 miha valič mountaineer
miha valič

miha valič -lrb- 4 november 1978 -- 5 october 2008 -rrb- was a slovenian mountaineer .
he was the first person to ascend every 4000-meter peak in the alps in one winter session .
the alps marathon was completed in 102 days .
valič attended 10 expeditions , mostly in yosemite , patagonia and the himalayas .
in 2003 valič spent two months in the yosemite valley with matjaž jeran , where they free climbed the el capitan rock formation 's freerider route -lrb- 1200 m , 5.12 d/13a -rrb- .
a year later , he made the first alpine-style ascent on route eternal flame in trango group with tomaž jakofčič and klemen mali .
valič was also a successful sport climber .
he climbed routes up to 8b + .
on 5 october 2008 , valič died while descending cho oyu after a successful ascent .
