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Arnold Coster (born Arnold Schiedam, 1976, Netherlands) is a Dutch mountaineer.
Educated as a mechanical engineer, he became intensely involved with climbing at a young age when he started climbing in the Alps. He moved to Nepal in 2003 to follow his passion of mountaineering. [1]
Coster has summited 5 of the 14 peaks above 8000m. In 2010 he became the first person from the Netherlands to summit Makalu (8481 m). [2]
Arnold Coster is currently living full time in Kathmandu, Nepal.
| Year | Peak | Country | Season | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Everest Tibet 8848m | China | Spring | North col Route |
| 2004 | Cho Oyu 8201m | China | Autumn | North‐West ridge |
| 2005 | Everest Nepal 8848m | Nepal | Spring | South col route |
| 2005 | Cho Oyu 8201m | China | Autumn | North‐West ridge |
| 2005 | Everest Nepal 8848m | Nepal | Spring | South col route |
| 2005 | Mt Kenya, Neillion 5188m | Kenya | Winter | Neillion SW Face |
| 2006 | Kilimanjaro 5895m | Tanzania | Winter | Umbwe Route |
| 2006 | Shishapangma 8027m | China | Autumn | North ridge |
| 2007 | Everest Nepal 8848m | Nepal | Spring | North col Route |
| 2007 | Mustagh Ata 7541m | China | Summer | West face "Tashi" route |
| 2007 | Cho Oyu 8201m | China | Autumn | North‐West ridge |
| 2008 | Everest Nepal 8848m | Nepal | Spring | South col route |
| 2008 | Khan Tengri 7010m | Kyrgyzstan | Summer | South Route |
| 2009 | Everest Nepal 8848m | Nepal | Spring | North col route |
| 2009 | Mustagh Ata 7541m | China | Summer | West face "Tashi" route |
| 2009 | Cho Oyu 8201m | China | Autumn | North‐West ridge |
| 2009 | Baruntse 7244m | Nepal | Autumn | South Ridge |
| 2010 | Makalu 8481m | Nepal | Spring | Makalu La North Face |
| 2011 | Everest Tibet 8848m | China | Spring | North col Route |
| 2011 | Mustagh Ata 7541m | China | Summer | West face "Tashi" route |
| 2011 | Cho Oyu 8201m | China | Autumn | North‐West ridge |
| 2011 | Baruntse 7244m | Nepal | Autumn | South Ridge |
| 2012 | Mt Kenya, Neillion 5188m | Kenya | Winter | Neillion SW Face |
| 2012 | Kilimanjaro 5895m | Tanzania | Summer | Rongai Route |
| 2012 | Lothse 8586m | Nepal | Spring | West Face Couloir |
| 2012 | Mustagh Ata 7541m | China | Summer | West face "Tashi" route |
| 2012 | Dhaulagiri 8167m | Nepal | Autumn | North East Ridge |
| 2012 | Aconcagua 6959m | Argentina | Summer | North East Route |
| 2012 | Ama Dablam 6856m | Nepal | Autumn | South West Ridge |
| 2013 | Everest Tibet 8848m | China | Spring | North col Route |
| 2013 | Gasherbrum I 8068m | Pakistan | Summer | Japanese Couloir |
| 2013 | Gasherbrum II 8035m | Pakistan | Summer | South West Ridge |
| 2014 | Kilimanjaro 5895m | Tanzania | Winter | Lemosho Route |
| 2014 | Everest South 8848m | Nepal | Spring | South Col Route |
| 2014 | Manaslu 8156m | Nepal | Autumn | North East Face |
| 2015 | Everest South 8848m | Nepal | Spring | South Col Route |
| 2015 | Stok Kangri 6153m | India | Summer | Normal Route |
| 2015 | Kang Yatse II 6200M | India | Summer | NW ridge |
| 2015 | Everest South 8848m | Nepal | Spring | South Col Route |
| 2015 | Manaslu 8156m | Nepal | Autumn | North East Face |
| 2015 | Ama Dablam 6856m | Nepal | Autumn | South West Ridge |
| 2016 | Aconcagua | Argentina | Summer | North East Route |
| 2016 | Everest 8848m | Nepal | Spring | South Col Route |
| 2016 | Manaslu 8163m | Nepal | Autumn | NE- Ridge |
| 2016 | Amadablam 6812m | Nepal | Autumn | SW-Ridge |
| 2017 | Aconcagua 6962m | Argentina | Summer | Normal |
| 2017 | Everest 8848m | China | Spring | NNE- Ridge |
| 2017 | Manaslu 8163 | Nepal | Autumn | NE-Ridge |
| 2017 | Amadablam 6812m | Nepal | Autumn | SW-Ridge |
| 2017 | Cholaste 6640m | Nepal | Autumn | SW-Ridge |
| 2018 | Carstensz Pyramid 4884m | Indonesis | January | Normal |
| 2018 | Everest 8848m | China | Spring | NNE-Ridge |
| 2018 | Manaslu 8163 | Nepal | Autumn | NE-Ridge |
| 2018 | Amadablam 6812m | Nepal | Autumn | SW-Ridge |
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