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Robert Alt, chief executive of The Buckeye Institute in Columbus, Ohio, completed the 7 summits with an ascent of Elbrus in 2026, according to the Columbus Dispatch. He carried his late father's ashes to each summit, and his first Elbrus attempt in 2017 ended below the top with high-altitude pulmonary edema. The Dispatch reports his list was complete as of 1 July 2026.
Rustam Nabiev, reported by Russian media as the first person to reach the summit of Everest on his arms alone after losing both legs, appeared at the International Youth Festival in Yekaterinburg in September 2026. He was one of eight people featured in the stage show "Vyzov" ("Challenge"), part of the festival's cultural programme. Russian outlets report the summit as 20 May 2026. Here is what the sources say, and which details still rest on a single report.
David Gray, an Australian who works at the Perth recruitment firm DRD Group, completed the 7 summits on Elbrus in August 2026, his employer announced on 24 August. Its post names all seven of his peaks with Kosciuszko as the Australian one, which puts him on the Bass list. His entry is provisional while the dates of the other six climbs are filled in.
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