Félix Iñurrategi

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 hiking outside the Basque Country alongside Alberto. Felix Iñurrategi studied agricultural engineering in Atarrabia. During his adolescence, he also demonstrated talent for *Bertsolaritza*—an art form involving improvised, rhymed, and strophic verse singing, performed by *bertsolaris* and dating back to the 18th century. Between 1987 and 1988, he and his brother climbed peaks in the Alps before traveling to North America in 1989 to visit Yosemite, where they ascended El Capitan (via the *The Nose*, *Zodiac*, and *Lurking Fear* routes) and Half Dome (via the normal route).