Manaslu (). Normal route. Summit. 1998 – Dhaulagiri (). Normal route. Summit. 1999 – Annapurna (). German route. Summit. 2002 – Makalu (). West pillar. Altitude reached: . 2004 – Ama Dablam (). Southwestern sharp edge. Summit. 2010 – Annapurna (). Summit (helicopter used on descent). 2011 – Lhotse (). Summit. Pakistan 1987 – Gasherbrum II (). Summit. 1987 – Hidden Peak (). Messner route. Altitude reached: . 1992 – Nanga Parbat (). Kinshofer route. Summit. 1994 – K2 - Chogori (). Tomo Cesen route (1st integral). Summit. 1995 – Broad Peak (). Normal route. Summit. 1997 – Hidden Peak (). Japanese Corridor. Summit. 2003 – Broad Peak (). Winter. Altitude reached: . 2003 – Gasherbrum II (). Normal route. Summit. 2003 – Hidden Peak (). Japanese Corridor. Summit. 2004 – K2 - Chogori (). Summit. China 1985 – Cho-Oyu (). Normal route. Summit. 1998 – Shisha Pangma (). Southwest side. British route. Summit. 2000 – Everest (). North side. Altitude reached: (without O2). 2001 – Everest (). North side. Summit (without O2). 2002 – Cho-Oyu (). Normal route. Summit. 2003 – Cho-Oyu (). Normal route. Summit (23 September). 2003 – Cho-Oyu (). Normal route. Summit (5 October). China (autonomous region of Xinjiang) 2000 – Taklamakan desert crossing, (desert, within the Gobi desert), only with the help of camels. Greenland 2000 – Crossing between the localities of Narsasoak and Kangarlosoak () on a sleigh, pulled by a kite. Russia 2001 – Mount Elbrus () Normal route. Winter. The highest European summit. Awards and distinctions In his role as an expert, he has participated in several mountain rescue activities, receiving recognition for them. He is a Member of Honour of different mountaineering clubs. He is a Member of the Basque Mountaineering Club. He is a climbing professor. He is a professor of the Basque Mountaineering School (EVAM) Mountaineering Guide, Member of the International Union of Mountaineering Guide Associations (UIAGM). Golden Insignia from the Basque Mountaineering Federation. Member of the "Comité de Patronage du Cinquantenaire de l'Annapurna" in 2000. Member of Honor of the Spanish Geography Society. Nominated for the "Prince of Asturias" Award for Sports in 1999. Finalist for the "Prince of Asturias" Award for Sports in 2001. According to the Mundo Deportivo newspaper, he is among the 20 most important Spanish sportsmen of the century. Golden Medal for Sports Merit, awarded by the Spanish government in 1999. On the proposal