Draft:Adrian Laza

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{{Short description|Romanian Canadian mountain climber who became the first Romanian in history to climb all 14 8ks }}

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Adrian Laza (born 30 November 1963) is a Romanian - Canadian high-altitude mountaineer, forestry engineer, entrepreneur and motivational speaker.

On 9 October 2024, he made history by becoming the first ever Romanian and the first ever Canadian man to climb all 14 eight-thousanders mountains, accomplishing this feat over eight years. Globally, he became the 60th person to achieve this milestone. {{Cite web|url=https://www.romaniajournal.ro/society-people/adrian-laza-becomes-first-romanian-to-climb-all-14-peaks-over-8000m|title= Adrian Laza Becomes First Romanian To Climb All 14 Peaks Over 8,000m|website=www.romaniajournal.ro|date=2025-10-10}}

{{Cite web|url=https://www.sevensummittreks.com/summit-success-on-shisha-pangma-8027m.html|title= 100 % Summit Success on Shisha Pangma 8027m|website=www.sevensummittreks.com|date=2025-10-09}}{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-thousander|title = Eight-thousander}}

Adrian was 60 years and 10 months old when he reached the summit of Shishapangma, his final 8,000m peak, making him the second-oldest person to complete all 14 eight-thousanders—behind Òscar Cadiach, who achieved the feat in 2017 at age 64. His success at an old age for mountaineering was made possible by a rigorous training and nutrition program, along with exceptional resilience and endurance.

{{Cite web|url=https://observatornews.ro/eveniment/cum-a-inceput-visul-lui-adrian-laza-singurul-alpinist-roman-care-a-cucerit-toate-cele-14-varfuri-de-peste-8000-de-metri-din-lume-596977.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawI2_x9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWBbynaJMlpQwimRg9vxsmUm67KfB32DFN0qMj98-l0ld4Z34m7ruAgdLQ_aem_KLioypUPF5KitObXOcM44g|title= Cum a început visul lui Adrian Laza|website=observatornews.ro| date=2025-10-19}}