Félix Iñurrategi

Biography

Felix Iñurrategi Iriarte (born in Aretxabaleta, Gipuzkoa, on April 1, 1967; died on Gasherbrum II on July 28, 2000) was a Basque mountaineer. Together with his younger brother Alberto Iñurrategi, he formed a highly popular duo within the mountaineering community and on the international stage over the years—a partnership that ended with his death in a tragic accident in northern Pakistan, an event that deeply affected the Basque Country. Like his brother Alberto, Felix loved the mountains and began hiking with the "Murrukixo Mendizale Elkartea" association. Later, he began rock climbing and h…