Births 04th October 1962 ;) Carlos Carsolio From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Carlos Carsolio Born 4 October 1962 (age 51) Mexico City Residence Valle de Bravo, México Occupation Mountaineering, motivational speaker, entrepreneur. Spouse(s) Elsa Ávila (divorced). Children Karina and Santiago Website carsolio.mx Carlos Carsolio Larrea (born 4 October 1962 in Mexico City) is a Mexican mountain climber. Carsolio is known for being the fourth man (first non-European) and the second youngest to climb the worlds 14 eight-thousander mountain peaks, all of them without supplementary oxygen (but he required emergency oxygen on his descent from Makalu in 1988). Contents • 1 Early years • 2 The fourteen eight-thousanders, the big challenge • 3 Eight-thousanders climbed • 4 Notes • 5 References Early years Carsolio, the eldest of seven children, was introduced to mountaineering by his mother. When she was pregnant, she climbed Iztaccíhuatl (5,220 meters) despite her doctors recommendations.[1] Carsolio admired climber Hermann Buhl in his youth, and later Lynn Hill, Peter Croft and Jerzy Kukuczka.[2] His first ascents were in Mexico: Pico de Orizaba, Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl. In the early 1980s Carsolio climbed the nose of El Capitan in Yosemite, California. At age 22, Carsolio got his first big achievement when he climbed Reinhold Messners tough south face route of Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Americas at 6,962 meters (22,841 ft).[3] He traveled to Patagonia in 1990 with his friend Andrés Delgado to make the first Mexican ascent of Cerro Torre, considered by experts as the worlds most difficult mountain for its great granite wall of at least 800 meters (2,625 ft), no matter what path climbers seek to attack. In 1991 Carsolio and Delgado climbed on Baffin Island, Canada where they accomplished the first Mexican summit. The fourteen eight-thousanders, the big challenge Carsolio climbed his first eight-thousander with Jerzy Kukuczka; considered by some the best high-altitude climber in the world. They climbed Nanga Parbat on July 13, 1985, with a Polish expedition, led by Pawel Mularz.[4] Carsolio summited Shisha Pangma with Elsa Ávila, Ramíro Navarrete, Ryszard Warecki and Wanda Rutkiewicz, and being the first to traverse the sharp snow arête from the Central Summit to the Main Summit. Carsolio and Ávila were the first Mexicans to reach that peak, for Navarrete would be the first Ecuadorian eight-thousander on July 18, 1987.[5][6] His solo ascension of Makalu on October 12, 1988 was the third eight-thousander in Carsolios career. He required rescue and emergency oxygen on the descent.[7][8] On October 13, 1989 Carsolio headed a Mexican expedition to make summit on Mount Everest by the southeast route without the aid of bottled oxygen. This was a pending account with the mountain, months before with Elsa Ávila; they had to abort the mission because his partner got severe pulmonary edema only 92 meters (302 ft), from the summit. They were forced to retreat. Elsa would summit Everest 10 years later. However, on May 16, his countryman, Ricardo Torres-Nava, reached the mountaintop to become the first Mexican and Latin American to do so, with supplementary oxygen on an American expedition.[9][10] 1989 was a particularly hard year on Everest. Sherpas saw it as a dark year because of 24 people who reached the Everest, 8 died during the descent.[11] On May 12, 1992 Carsolio made the summit of Kangchenjunga climbing solo. Wanda Rutkiewicz began the ascent with Carlos at 3:30 AM on May 12 from camp IV, located at 7,950 meters (26,083 ft). After a dozen hours of climbing under heavy snowfall, Carsolio reached the top (the only summit that year). On his descent, between 8,200 and 8,300 meters (26,900 – 27,230 ft), Carsolio encountered Rutkiewicz. Although she had no food, she decided to bivouac and attempt the summit the next day. Carsolio was exhausted and could not convince her to descend with him, and she was never seen again.[12] The sixth eight-thousander for Carsolio was K2 on 13 June 1993, considered by many climbers the most difficult peak in the world.[13] On April 26, 1994, Carsolio reached the summit of Cho Oyu, establishing a speed record: ascent from base camp in 18 hours and 45 minutes.[14] New record on Lhotse: with a climb of 23 hours and 50 minutes from base camp to the summit on May 13, 1994, Carsolio got the summit of his eighth solo eight-thousander. The Carsolio Route. On July 9, 1994 Carlos makes the summit solo of Broad Peak establishing a new route on the west face of the mountain, now known by his name. Carsolio called it his most successful climb. With that, he is only the fifth person to establish a new solo route of an eight-thousander.[15] The year 1994 ends to Carsolio with two world records in just 17 days, a new route with his name and three eight-thousands more in his statistics. 1995 was the most productive year for Carsolio. He conquered Annapurna on April 25, Dhaulagiri on May 15, Gasherbrum II on July 4 and Gasherbrum I on July 15; four eight-thousanders more to his account. Just Manaslu left. Carlos tried it with Kukuczka in 1986, but failed at that time with principles of freezing on fingers and toes, nearly lost his life on this expedition in an attempt of a new route. On 12 May 1996, Carlos and his younger brother, Alfredo, made the summit of Manaslu on Alpine style. For Carlos was his long-awaited fourteenth and final eight-thousander. Manaslu is characterised by bad weather. The risk is higher than other mountains, the statistics of people who die there are much higher than Everest. The ascent of Manaslu by the Carsolios had a serious setback at 200 meters (656 ft), from the summit; the climbers found that a strong storm was approaching from the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri. They calculated that at the Manaslu would arrive in a couple of hours, just when they were touching the mountaintop. The international media pressure was enormous, Carlos never made an expedition so well prepared, equipped and funded, but only one eight-thousander left. But to survive they made the right decision, to turn back. Fortunately the storm was not as high, at around 7,300 meters (23,950 ft). Although the brothers had to dig an ice cave for shelter. It was a blow. After a week of recovery they came again and after a few days later the Carsolios finally reached the summit. The objective was accomplished; Carlos Carsolio got the 14 eight-thousander. Headlines of the feat spread all around the world.[16] Eight-thousanders climbed Jon Secada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For the album, see Jon Secada (album). Jon Secada Secada at a June 2, 2011 ceremony in Union City, New Jersey, where he was honored with a star on the Walk of Fame at Celia Cruz Plaza. Background information Birth name Juan Francisco Secada Martínez Born October 4, 1962 (age 51) Havana, Cuba Origin Miami , Florida, USA Genres Pop, R&B, Latin pop Occupations Singer-songwriter Instruments Vocals Years active 1988-present Labels SBK, EMI Website JonSecada Jon Secada (born Juan Francisco Secada Ramirez; October 4, 1962) is an American singer and songwriter.[1] Secada was born in Havana, Cuba, and raised in Hialeah, Florida. He has won two Grammy Awards and sold 20 million albums since his English-language debut album in 1992. His music fuses funk, soul, pop and Latin percussion. Secada also has worked as a songwriter for Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Mandy Moore and other performers. Contents • 1 Early life • 2 Career • 3 Charity Early life Secada emigrated with his parents to the United States at the age of nine. While attending school, his family managed a coffee shop. As a teen, Secada discovered his gift for music. In the culturally diverse city of Miami, Secada was exposed to salsa and merengue. Secada also became interested in R&B and pop music performed by Barry Manilow, Marvin Gaye, Billy Joel, Elton John and Stevie Wonder. Secada graduated from South Floridas Hialeah High School in 1979 and then enrolled at Miami Dade Community College then transferred to the University of Miami. During college, he became an accomplished jazz musician and was inducted into the Iron Arrow Honor Society. He completed a Bachelors degree in Music and then earned a Masters degree in Jazz Vocal Performance. Career In the late 1980s, Gloria Estefan hired Secada as a background singer. He also started composing music for Estefan, including some of her best-known ballads. Among other songs, Secada co-wrote and sang background on Coming Out of the Dark Glorias number one hit from her 1991 album Into the Light. During Estefans Coming Out of the Dark tour, Secada was given the life-changing opportunity of taking over the stage and performing solo. The song was Always Something which would be featured later on his debut album. It launched his career as a solo performer. In 2011 Secada was honored by Union City, New Jersey, with a star at Celia Cruz Plaza. In 1991, Secada legally changed his first name from Juan to Jon. The following year, Secada released his self-titled debut album Jon Secada (SBK/EMI), which sold over six million copies worldwide and was certified triple platinum in the U.S., where it reached No. 15 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Secada scored a No. 5 Pop hit (and a No. 5 UK hit) with his Gold single Just Another Day, and three more top 30 hits, Angel (No. 18 Pop, No. 23 UK), Im Free (No. 27 Pop, No. 50 UK), Do You Believe in Us? (No. 13 Pop, No. 30 UK), and Do You Really Want Me (No. 30 UK) received national radio play. The Spanish-language version of Secadas solo album, Otro Día Más Sin Verte (EMI-Latin), became the Number One Latin album of 1992 and earned Secada his first Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album. In 1994 by Secadas second album, Heart, Soul & a Voice (EMI) featured members of The Miami Sound Machine and guests Arturo Sandoval (trumpeter) and Betty Wright (background vocals). The album went Platinum in the US. One of its singles had a top ten Pop hit If You Go and a Top 30 hit Mental Picture, which was used in the soundtrack for the film The Specialist. His third album on EMI, Amor, was released in 1995 and earned Secada his second Grammy for Best Latin Pop Performance. Secada co-wrote the song Bella, the Spanish version of Shes All I Ever Had for Ricky Martins 1999 Multi-platinum self-titled album. He also co-wrote and co-produced the song Baila for Jennifer Lopez, which appeared on her 1999 multi-platinum album, On the 6. He worked with teen singing sensation Mandy Moore on two of her tracks, One Sided Love and It Only Took a Minute from her self-titled multi-platinum album. In 2001 he was a backing vocalist on Enrique Iglesiass album multi-platinum Escape on the tracks Dont turn off the Lights and Love 4 Fun. Secada has performed with opera legend Luciano Pavarotti and recorded a duet with Frank Sinatra on The Best Is Yet to Come from Sinatras Duets II album. In 1995, Secada starred on Broadways hit musical Grease, where he acted in the lead role of Danny Zuko. Broadway called upon Secada once again in 2003, where he played the Emcee role in Sam Mendes acclaimed version of Cabaret. In the fall of 2004, Secada also starred as Joseph in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rices theatrical hit Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. On Nov 30, 2007 Secada participated in the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade which was taped inside the Magic Kingdom at Disney World Orlando, Florida. On June 3, 2011, the heavily Cuban-American community of Union City, New Jersey honored Secada with a star on the Walk of Fame at Celia Cruz Plaza.[2] On October 27, 2012, Secada starred in the Broadway-style musical Loving the Silent Tears, premiered in Los Angeles.[3][4] Charity This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately. (June 2011) Secada has been active with causes to help children, including education, AIDS research, and child abuse. He created the Jon Secada Music Scholarship at the University of Miami, his alma mater.[citation needed] He has been instrumental in raising funds in Washington, D.C. for the national effort Keeping Music in Schools. He is a supporter of many initiatives, including the Pediatric AIDS Unit at Miamis Jackson Memorial Hospital, the Lifebeat Concert to benefit AIDS, Amigos Together for Kids, Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Boys and Girls Club, among other charitable organizations.[citation needed] In addition, Secada has been active in the hurricane relief efforts. His song, The Last Goodbye, is a tribute song dedicated to the families of the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. This song, along with three other versions, including an all-star version in Spanish with the participation of over 100 Hispanic artists around the world, was released as a single, with all proceeds going to the victims families. Currently, the single has raised some $250,000 for victims families.[citation needed] Secada was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on the Presidents Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. The committee is charged with creating a multi-year action plan aimed at closing the educational achievement gap between Hispanic students and their peers.[citation needed] Discography Albums • Jon Secada (1992) • Otro Día Más Sin Verte (1992) • Heart, Soul & a Voice (1994) • Si Te Vas (1994) • Amor (1995) • Secada [English] (1997) • Secada [Spanish] (1997) • Better Part of Me (2000) • The Gift (2001) • Amanecer (2002) • Same Dream (2005) • A Christmas Fiesta [English] (2007) • Una Fiesta Navidena [Spanish] (2007) • Expressions (2009) • Classics [English] (2010) • Clasicos [Spanish] (2010) • Otra Vez (2011) • Im never too far away (TBD) Compilations • Greatest Hits (1999) • Grandes Éxitos (1999) • Latin Classic (2002) • 30 Éxitos Insuperables (2003) • Collected (2008) Love with a Smile - - - - - - - single only 1992 Just Another Day / Otro Día Más Sin Verte 5 10 2 1 5 3 1 Jon Secada / Otro Día Más Sin Verte
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