David Liaño Gonzalez


David Liaño González is the first mountaineer to double summit on Mount Everest from both the Nepal and Tibet sides, which he has climbed six times so far. He has climbed both versions of the Seven Summits
Liaño Gonzalez has also lived in Seattle, Washington in the United States where he is also known as David Liano. When he brought a fan flag of a Seattle sports team to the summit of Everest in 2016, it made news stories across that country.

Early life

Liaño González was born in Mexico City, Mexico. His career began with climbing the Mexican volcanoes and in 2003 he began to participate in international expeditions with Club Alpino Mexicano, mostly to Bolivia where he summitted Tarija Peak, Pequeño Alpamayo, Condoriri and Huayna Potosí.

Seven Summits

Liaño González completed both versions of the Seven Summits on August 18, 2006, taking 2 years and 195 days to complete the project:
MountainAltitudeLocationSummit Date
Aconcagua6,960 mSouth AmericaJanuary 4, 2004
Mount McKinley6,194 mNorth AmericaJune 21, 2004
Kilimanjaro5,895 mAfricaJanuary 30, 2005
Mount Kosciuszko2,228 mAustraliaMarch 22, 2005
Everest8,848 mAsiaMay 30, 2005
Mount Elbrus5,642 mEuropeAugust 3, 2005
Vinson Massif4,892 mAntarcticaJanuary 19, 2006
Carstensz Pyramid4,884 mOceaniaJuly 18, 2006

Climbing Mount Everest

Liaño González climbed Mount Everest on May 11, 2013 from the south side in Nepal. Returning to Kathmandu on May 13, he was again atop the Everest on May 19, this time from the north side.
Liaño Gonzalez summited in 2016 achieving his sixth summiting of Everest.