Denis Urubko
| Denis Urubko | |
|---|---|
| Born | Denis Viktorovich Urubko 29 July 1973 | 
| Nationality | Russian | 
| Citizenship | Russian and Polish | 
| Occupation | mountaineer | 
| Known for | 25 ascents of 8,000-metre peaks | 
Denis Urubko (Russian: Дени́с Ви́кторович Уру́бко; 29 July 1973) is a Russian-Polish climber. In 2009, as a citizen of Kazakhstan he became the 15th person to climb all 14 eight-thousanders and the 8th person to achieve the feat without supplemental oxygen. He had Soviet citizenship, but after the dissolution of the Soviet Union he became a citizen of Kazakhstan, but renounced the citizenship in 2012. In 2013, he received Russian citizenship and on 12 February 2015 he received Polish citizenship.