Valentyn Sypavin

Valentyn Viktorovych Sypavin (born 3 August 1983, Kharkiv, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian mountaineer and ice climber, who has summited Mount Everest six times. Following ten rope fixers, who summited on the evening of May 10, 2024, Sypavin became the first foreigner to summit, along with the legendary Sanu Sherpa, during the 2024 season on May 11, 2024 at 4:00 am. In 2013, Sypavin became the third in the overall UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup and came second in the UIAA Ice Climbing World Championships.

Valentyn Sypavin
Valentyn Sypavin on Everest
Personal information
Birth nameValentyn Viktorovych Sypavin
Born (1983-08-03) 3 August 1983
Kharkiv, Ukraine
OccupationProfessional climber
WebsiteAlpomania
Climbing career
Type of climber
Medal record
Men's competition ice climbing
Representing  Ukraine
UIAA Ice Climbing
2013 World CupOverall
2013 World ChampionshipLead

Climbing career

Sypavin started ice climbing in 2008 when he began training and actively participating in competition ice climbing events. He also established several dry-tooling venues in Crimea.[1][2]

Sypavin later started working as a mountain guide and founded his own adventure company called Alpomania.[3]

He is a Guinness World Record holder in the highest attitude kayaking, which he did at 6370 meters in Atacama, Chile, on 4 January 2020.[4]

In 2022, Sypavin led the first Ukrainian Antarctic expedition to the Vinson Massif.[5]

Personal life

Sypavin has worked as a fire service trainer,[6] and also used to work as a university teacher.

Rankings

Ice Climbing World Championships
2013 2015 2017
Lead246

Ice Climbing World Cup
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Overall 4 3 6 4 9 10-11
4,,15,,9 ,,6,6,4 4,6,-,7,6 6-8,2,8,4,-,5 14,4,-,9 4,17,5,28,17

Notable ascents

References
  1. Valentyn Sypavin - Ukrainian
  2. Есть первые драйтулинговые маршруты на Украине
  3. Alpomania company
  4. "Highest altitude kayaking". Guinness World Records. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2023. The highest altitude kayaking is 6,370 m (20,898.91 ft) and was achieved by Valentyn Sypavin (Ukraine) in Atacama, Chile, on 4 January 2020
  5. ICTV newsTSN News
  6. Kennedy, Tristian (10 May 2022). "Beyond the Front Lines, Ukrainian Mountaineer aids War Effort". UKClimbing. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  7. Валентин Сипавин на ЭВЕРЕСТЕ !!!
  8. Харьковчанин Валентин Сипавин второй раз поднялся на вершину Эвереста!
  9. Everest 2019: Summit Wave 5 Recap – 3 Deaths
  10. Три украинских альпиниста взошли на вершину Эвереста!
  11. Украинские альпинисты поднялись на Эверест: харьковчанин Валентин Сипавин установил национальный рекорд
  12. Everest 2023 Summit List
  13. MOUNT EVEREST. A BLUE AND YELLOW FLAG. UNITED24
  14. “I Found One of the Bodies on K2” — An Exclusive Report
  15. Irina Halay on the “Ukrainian Express” to the top of America
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