List of climbers and mountaineers

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Vitaly Abalakov (1906–1992) - Russia, climbed Lenin Peak (1934) and Khan Tengri (1936)

Yevgeniy Abalakov (1907–1948) - Russia, climbed Communism Peak (1933)

Premlata Agarwal (born 1963) - India, first Indian woman to complete all Seven Summits

H. P. S. Ahluwalia (fl. 1965) - India, climbed Mount Everest in 1965

Pierre Allain (1904–2000) - France, championed bouldering at Fontainebleau, and inventor of rubber rock-climbing shoes

Christian Almer (1826–1898) - Switzerland, numerous first ascents, including Eiger

Ashraf Aman (born 1943) - Pakistan, first Pakistani ascent of K2

Luigi Amedeo, Duke of Abruzzi (1873–1933) - Italy, first ascent of Mount Saint Elias of the Rwenzori Mountains

Pat Ament (born 1946) - US, rock climber and pioneer boulderer

Melchior Anderegg (1827–1912) - Switzerland, guide, with numerous first ascents, including new routes on Mont Blanc

Conrad Anker (born 1963) - US, discovered Mallory's body on Everest in 1999

Tyler Armstrong (born 2004) - US, in 2013, at age 9, the youngest to climb Aconcagua

Melissa Arnot (born 1983) - US, five ascents of Everest

Ilina Arsova (born 1982) - first Macedonian woman on Everest, Denali, Aconcagua, Ama Dablam, Matterhorn

Armando Aste (born 1926) - Italy, first Italian ascent of Eiger north face

Peter Athans (born 1957) - US, seven ascents of Mount Everest

Peter Aufschnaiter (1899–1973) - Austria, mountaineer and companion of Heinrich Harrer (as described in Seven Years in Tibet)

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John Bachar (1957–2009) - US, noted for climbs in Yosemite National Park and free soloing

John Ball (1818–1889) - Ireland, naturalist and climber, Alps guidebooks author, first president of Alpine Club in 1857

Jacques Balmat (1762–1834) - Duchy of Savoy, Chamonix-based guide, first ascent Mont Blanc (1786)

George Band (1929–2011) - UK, Everest expedition (1953), first ascent Kanchenjunga (1955)

Kinga Baranowska

Anna Barańska

Henry Barber (born 1953) - US, leading US rock climber in the 1970s

Andrzej Bargiel - Current record holder in speed to get Snow Leopard award and current record holder Elbrus Race

Lilliane and Maurice Barrard (1948–1986 and 1941?–1986 respectively) - France, Gasherbrum II (1982), Nanga Parbat (1984, first female ascent), both killed on K2

Charles Barrington (1834-1901) - UK, first ascent Eiger (1858)

Richard Bass (born 1929) - US, businessman and amateur mountaineer, first to complete Seven Summits (1985)

Robert Hicks Bates (1911–2007) - US, first ascent Mount Lucania (1937), on US attempts on K2 (1938 and 1953)

Mark Beaufoy (1764–1827) - UK, fourth ascent Mont Blanc (1787)

Fred Beckey (Friedrich Wolfgang Beckey) (born 1923) - Germany/US, many first ascents in US and Canada

Bentley Beetham (1886–1963) - UK, on 1924 Everest expedition; pioneer of Borrowdale (Lake District) rock climbing

George Irving Bell (1926–2000) - US, physicist, biologist and mountaineer, first ascent Masherbrum (1960), rescued on K2 (1953)

Gertrude Bell (1868–1926) - UK, many ascents in Alps and further afield

Maciej Berbeka (1954–2013) - first winter ascents of eight-thousanders: Manaslu, Cho Oyu, Broad Peak

Josune Bereziartu (born 1972) - Basque (Spain), rock climber; first female climber in grade 9a/5.14d

Didier Berthod - Switzerland, featured in First Ascent

Adam Bielecki (born 1983) - first winter ascents of eight-thousanders: Gasherbrum I and Broad Peak

Isabella Bird (1831–1904) - UK, traveller, writer and natural historian

Barry Blanchard (born 1959) - Canada, mountain guide; first ascents in the Saint Elias range of Alaska

Smoke Blanchard (1915–1989) - US, developed Buttermilk bouldering area

Karl Blodig (1859–1956) - Austria, mountaineer, optician and journalist; first to climb all 4,000 metres peaks in the Alps

Arlene Blum (born 1945) - US, first US female attempt on Everest, led first all-woman ascent of Annapurna

Peter Boardman (1950–1982) - UK, Everest 1975, Changabang West Wall 1976, Kanchenjunga 1979, died on Everest with Joe Tasker

Emmanuel Boileau de Castelnau (1857–1923) - France, first ascent La Meije with father and son Pierre Gaspard (1877)

Jean-Marc Boivin (1951–1990) - France, exponent of extreme ascents and descents

Walter Bonatti (1930–2011) - Italy, mountaineer and writer, solo new routes on Aiguille du Dru and Matterhorn

Sir Chris Bonington (born 1934) - UK, first ascent Central Pillar of Freney (1961), Annapurna II (1960), Nuptse (1961), Central Tower of Paine (1962–3), ascent of Everest (1985)

Thomas George Bonney (1833–1923) - UK, geologist and mountaineer, president of Alpine Club

Alastair Borthwick (1913–2003) - Scotland, climber and author of Always a Little Further

Christine Boskoff (1967–2006) - US, 6 8,000m summits, including Everest twice, died on Genyen Peak

Anatoli Boukreev (1958–1997) - Russia, climbed seven 8,000 m peaks without supplemental oxygen, died on Annapurna 1997

Loulou Boulaz (1908–1991) - Switzerland, several first ascents and first female ascents in the Alps

Tom Bourdillon (1924–1956) - UK, Cho Oyu (1952), British Everest expeditions (1951, 1952 and 1953), South Summit of Everest (1953), died on the Jägihorn

Stipe Božić (born 1951) - FPR Yugoslavia, completed Seven Summits, second European to climb Everest twice

Lydia Bradey (born 1961) - New Zealand, first woman to climb Mt Everest without oxygen 1988

Samuel Brawand (1898–2001) - Switzerland, politician and mountain guide; first ascent of Mittellegigrat (northeast ridge of Eiger) (1921)

David Breashears (born 1956) - US, Everest twice, directed IMAX film Everest

Meta Brevoort (1825–1876) - US, alpinist of Victorian period, aunt of W. A. B. Coolidge

Russell Brice (born 1952) - New Zealand, record for fastest single solo ascent without oxygen of Cho Oyu and Ama Dablam

Jim Bridwell (born 1944) - US, rock climber, first one-day ascent of Nose of El Capitan in 1975

David Brower (1912–2000) - US, Executive Director of Sierra Club and Yosemite climber

Joe Brown (born 1930) - UK, rock climber, first ascent Aiguille de Blaitière west face, Kanchenjunga (1955), Mustagh Tower

Katie Brown (born 1981) - US, won 1995 X Games and climbing Junior World Cup

Geoffrey Bruce (1896–1972) - UK, in 1922 reached 8,300 metres (27,300 ft) on Everest (then a world record) on his first mountain climb.

Hermann Buhl (1924–1957) - Austria, first ascent Nanga Parbat (1953) and Broad Peak (1957), died on Chogolisa

Alexander Burgener (1845–1910) - Switzerland, first ascent Matterhorn Zmuttgrat, Grands Charmoz, Aiguille du Grépon, Lenzspitze, Grand Dru

Jean Buridan (c. 1300–1358) - France, climbed Mont Ventoux for the view, before Petrarch

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Tommy Caldwell (born 1978) - US, rock climber, free climbed Nose of El Capitan

Una Cameron (1904–1987) - UK, ascents in Alps, Caucasus and Africa

Louis Ramond de Carbonnières (1755–1827) - France, scientist and Pyrenean pioneer

Kim Carrigan (born 1958) - Australia, leading technical rock climber of the 1980s

Carlos Carsolio (born 1962) - Mexico, 14 8,000m summits (1985–1996)

Riccardo Cassin (1909–2009) - Italy, first ascent Piz Badile north-east face (1937); Grandes Jorasses Walker Spur (1938); Mount McKinley Cassin Ridge (1961)

Cristina Castagna (1977–2009) - Italy, first Italian female ascent Makalu

Ludwik Chałubiński

Armand Charlet (1900–1975) - France, many first ascents in Mont Blanc massif

Isabella Charlet-Straton (1838–1918) - UK, first ascents in Alps, first winter ascent Mont Blanc (1876)

Maxime Chaya (born 1961) - Lebanon, Everest (2006), Seven Summits and Three Poles Challenge

Chhurim (born 1984) - Nepal, first woman to reach Everest summit twice in a week

Renata Chlumska (born 1973) - Sweden, first Swedish female ascent Everest (1999)

Yvon Chouinard (born 1938) - US, pioneer of Yosemite climbing, founder of Chouinard Equipment and Patagonia

Leszek Cichy - first winter ascent Everest

John Clarke (1945–2003) - Canada, explorer and wilderness educator, over 600 first ascents in Coast Range of British Columbia

Vern Clevenger (born 1955) US, first ascent Cholatse (1982), numerous first routes ascents in Sierra Nevada

Ian Clough (1939–1970) - UK, first ascent Am Buachaille (1968), first UK ascent Eiger north face (1962), died on Annapurna

Norman Clyde (1886–1972) - US, pioneer of California's Sierra Nevada

Johann Coaz (1822–1918) - Switzerland, first ascent of Piz Bernina

J. Norman Collie (1859–1942) - UK, first ascent Ben Nevis Tower Ridge, Nanga Parbat expedition (1895)

Emilio Comici (1901-1940) - Italy, first ascent Cima Grande di Lavaredo north face (1933) with Angelo and Giuseppe Dimai, died in accident in Val Gardena

Achille Compagnoni (born 1914) - Italy, first ascent K2 (1954) with Lino Lacedelli

Herb and Jan Conn (Herb: 1921–2012) - US, early pioneers of climbing in areas like Carderock in Maryland, Seneca Rocks in West Virginia, and Black Hills of South Dakota

William Martin Conway (1856–1937) - UK, surveyor and explorer (Karakoram, Spitsbergen, Andes & Alps)

Kenton Cool (born 1973) - UK, ten-time Everest summiter

W. A. B. Coolidge (1850–1926) - US, 1,700 expeditions in Alps, Alpine historian

Janne Corax (born 1967) - Sweden, adventurer and climber

Henri Cordier (1856-1877) - France, first ascents Aiguille du Plat de la Selle, Les Droites (east summit) (1876) - died in accident on Le Plaret

Dr Patrick Cordier (1947–1996) - France, first ascent French Direct on Norway's Troll Wall (1967), solo ascent The Nose, Yosemite (1973), first ascents in Mont Blanc massif

Jean Couzy (born 1955) - France, first ascent Makalu with Terray

Lucy Creamer (born 1971) - British champion climber

Peter Croft (born 1958) - Canadian climber and guide now living in Bishop, California, noted for many hard first ascents in the Sierra Nevada and for the seminal book The Good, the Great, and the Awesome

Aleister Crowley (1875–1947) - UK, occultist, writer, and rock climber, led early expeditions on K2 and Kanchenjunga

Michel Croz (1830–1865) - France, numerous first ascents, died on descent after first ascent of Matterhorn

John Cunningham (1927–1980) - Scotland, pioneered new techniques of ice climbing

Bronisław Czech

Anna Czerwińska (born 1949) - Poland, oldest female ascent Everest (at the time, age 50), first Polish female Seven Summits

Andrzej Czok

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Kalpana Dash (born 1966) - India, first from Odisha, India to climb Mount Everest (2008)

Steph Davis (born 1973) - US, second female one-day free climb El Capitan

Johnny Dawes (born 1964) - UK, rock climber, introduced two new grades in British grading system

José Antonio Delgado (1965–2006) - Venezuela, five 8,000m summits (1994–2006), died on Nanga Parbat

Clinton Thomas Dent (1850–1912) - UK, Caucasus, Alps, first ascent Lenzspitze (1870), Aiguille du Dru (1878)

Ardito Desio (1897–2001) - Italy, geologist and mountaineer, leader of K2 first-ascent expedition (1954)

Catherine Destivelle (born 1960) - France, first woman to solo the Eiger North Face in winter

Kurt Diemberger (born 1932) - Austria, first ascent Broad Peak (1957) and Dhaulagiri (1960), climbed K2 (1986 K2 disaster)

Jan Długosz - mountaineer

Hans Christian Doseth (1958–1984) - Norway, climbed Great Trango Tower east face (1984), died during descent

Lord Francis Douglas (1847–1865) - Scotland, died on descent after first ascent of Matterhorn

Hans Dülfer (1892–1915) - Germany, rock climber killed in World War I

Hayatullah Khan Durrani (born 1962) - Pakistan, mountaineer and rock climber

Günther Dyhrenfurth (1886–1975) - Germany/Switzerland, Himalayan explorer, led German expeditions to Kanchenjunga (1930, 1931)

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James Eccles (1838–1915) - UK, first ascents in Mont Blanc massif

Oscar Eckenstein (1859–1921) - UK, alpinist, rock climber and boulderer

Patrick Edlinger (1960-2012) - France, award-winning rock climber, featured in several rock climbing movies

Zsolt Erőss (1968–2013) - Hungary, ten eight-thousanders, two with prosthetic leg, died on descent from Kangchenjunga summit

Susan Ershler (born 1956) - US, first married couple to climb the Seven Summits, together (with Phil Ershler)

Leila Esfandyari (1970–2011) - Iran, first Iranian woman to climb Nanga Parbat; died on Gasherbrum II

Jens Esmark (1763–1839) - Norway, first ascent Snøhetta (1798) and Mount Gaustatoppen, led first expedition to Bitihorn

Nick Estcourt (1942–1978) - UK, killed on K2 by avalanche

Charles Evans (1918–1995) - UK, Alps, Wales, leader of Kangchenjunga first ascent expedition

John Ewbank (born 1948) - Australia, pioneer of Australian rock climbing, invented Australian (Ewbank) grading system

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Freda du Faur (1882–1935) - Australia, first female ascent Mount Cook

Ron Fawcett (born 1955) - UK, one of the first professional rock climbers

Sue Fear (1963–2006) - Australia, five 8,000ers, killed in crevasse fall on Manaslu

Edmund February - South Africa, opened over 500 climbing routes throughout Africa

Rudolf Fehrmann (1886–1947) - Germany, pioneer rock climber in Elbsandsteingebirge

Darby Field (1610–1649) - Ireland?, first European to climb Mount Washington (New Hampshire) (1642)

George Ingle Finch (1888–1970) - Australia, reached 8,300 m on 1922 Everest expedition; Dent d'Hérens north face

Scott Fischer (1955–1996) - US, Lhotse 1990, K2 1992, Everest 1994; died in 1996 Mount Everest disaster

Hans Florine (born 1964) - US, speed climber, ascent The Nose El Capitan (2012) in 2:36:45

James David Forbes (1809–1868) - UK, first British ascent Jungfrau

Charlie Fowler (1954–2006) - USA, free solo rock climber and high-altitude mountaineer

Mick Fowler (born 1956) - UK, explorer and mountaineer, winner of Piolet D'Or (2003)

Douglas Freshfield (1845–1934) - UK, Alps, Scotland, Himalayas, Pyrenees

Tom Frost - US, rock climber, first ascents of big walls in Yosemite Valley

Wang Fuzhou (1935–2015) - China, first ascent Everest north face, first ascent Shishapangma

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Patrick Gabarrou (born 1951) - France, first ascents in Mont Blanc massif

Will Gadd (born 1967) - Canada, various hard mixed routes including the first M12

Ryszard Gajewski

Lene Gammelgaard - Denmark, author of Climbing High, first female Scandinavian ascent of Everest

João Garcia (born 1967) - Portugal, first Portuguese to climb Everest and tenth to climb all 8,000m summits (1993–2010)

Rolando Garibotti (born 1971) - Argentina/USA, Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre traverse

Pierre Gaspard (1834–1915) - France, first ascent La Meije with his son and Emmanuel Boileau de Castelnau

Chanda Gayen (1979-2014) - India, first woman from West Bengal to climb Everest, killed on Kanchenjunga western side

Lakpa Gelu (born 1967) - Nepal, 12 Everest ascents

Lester Germer (1896–1971) - US, physicist, World War I fighter pilot and rock climber

Conrad Gessner (1516–1565) - Switzerland, naturalist and early mountaineer in the Alps

John Gill (born 1937) - US, father of modern bouldering, introduced chalk and modern dynamics in the 1950s

Stefan Glowacz (born 1965) - Germany, professional rock climber

Alessandro Gogna (born 1946) - Italy, mountaineer, adventurer and mountain guide from

Dan Goodwin (born 1955) - US, rock/building climber, climbed World Trade Center, Sears Tower, John Hancock Center and CN Tower

Dave Graham (born 1981) - US, rock climber and boulderer

Tormod Granheim (born 1974) - Norway, climber and extreme skier, first ski descent Everest north face (2006)

Chloé Graftiaux (1987–2010) - Belgium, rock and sport climber and mountaineer

William Spotswood Green (1847–1919) - New Zealand, Selkirks

Paul Grohmann (1838–1908) - Austria, numerous first ascents in the 19th century

Michael Groom (born 1959) - Australia, ascents of Lhotse, Kangchenjunga, K2 and Everest without bottled oxygen

Bear Grylls (born 1974) - in 1998, at age 23, was the youngest Briton to summit Mount Everest

Wolfgang Güllich (1960–1992) - Germany, rock climber and boulderer, first 5.14d - Action Directe (1991)

Paul Güssfeldt (1840–1920) - Germany, first ascent Peuterey ridge and Piz Scerscen, first European attempt on Aconcagua (1883)

Veikka Gustafsson (born 1968) - Finland, all 8,000m summits (1993–2009)

Jesse Guthrie - one of the pioneers of sport climbing in the US

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Peter Habeler (born 1942) - Austria, first ascent without supplementary oxygen Everest (1978) with Reinhold Messner

Douglas Robert Hadow (1846–1865) - UK, died on first ascent Matterhorn (1865)

Dave Hahn - US, 11 Everest ascents, 26 Vinson Massif ascents, 19 Denali ascents

Artur Hajzer

Lincoln Hall (1956–2012) - Australia, rescued at 8,700m on descent from Everest (2006)

Rob Hall (1960–1996) - New Zealand, Seven Summits in seven months, died in 1996 Mount Everest disaster

Peter Harding (1924–2007) - UK, prominent climber of the 1940s

Warren J. Harding (1924–2002) - first ascent El Capitan

Alison Hargreaves (1963–1995) - UK, first female unassisted Everest (1995), died on descent from K2 summit

John Harlin (1934–1966) - US, direct route pioneer, killed on Eiger north face

Heinrich Harrer (1912–2006) - Austria, first ascent Eiger north face (1938) and Carstensz Pyramid (1962), author of Seven Years in Tibet

Ginette Harrison (1958–1999) - UK, Seven Summits, first female ascent Kangchenjunga (1998), killed on Dhaulagiri

Dougal Haston (1940–1977) - Scotland, first ascent Annapurna south face (1970), killed in avalanche near Leysin

Elizabeth Hawkins-Whitshed (1860–1934) - UK, pioneer of mountaineering, mountain photographer, author

Andreas Heckmair (1906–2005) - Germany, first ascent Eiger north face (1938)

Zygmunt Andrzej Heinrich

Gary Hemming (1934–1969) - US, first ascent south face Aiguille du Fou

Siegfried Herford (1891–1914) - UK, first ascent Scafell Central Buttress (1914)

Derek Hersey (1956–1993) - UK, many free solo routes in the US

Maurice Herzog (1919-2012) - France, led Annapurna expedition (1950) (first 8,000m peak climbed)

Tom Higgins (born 1944) - US, first and first free ascents in USA, also in France outside Chamonix

Lynn Hill (born 1961) - US, first free ascent The Nose on El Capitan, Yosemite (1993)

Sandy Hill (born 1955) - US, Seven Summits

Edmund Hillary (1919–2008) - New Zealand, first ascent Everest (1953) with Tenzing Norgay

Alan Hinkes OBE (born 1954) - UK, first Briton to climb all 8,000m summits (claim is disputed)

Andreas Hinterstoisser (1914–1936) - Germany, attempted Eiger north face in 1936 with Toni Kurz, both died during the retreat

Yuji Hirayama (born 1969) - Japan, World Champion 1998, 2000

Marty Hoey (1951–1982) - US, died on Everest

Charles F. Hoffmann (1838–1913) - US, surveyor and mountaineer, several first ascents in Sierra Nevada

Jim Holloway (born 1954) - US, perhaps first to achieve V11+ levels

Alex Honnold (born 1985) - US, free solo of Half Dome northwest face (2008) and Moonlight Buttress in Zion National Park (2008)

Tom Hornbein (born 1930) - US, first ascent Everest west ridge (1963)

Steve House (born 1970) - US, solo ascent K7 (2004), first ascent Nanga Parbat Rupal face (2005)

Charles Houston (born 1913) - US, first ascent Mount Foraker (1934), attempts on K2 in 1938, 1953

Alexander and Thomas Huber (born 1968 and 1966 respectively) - Germany, free ascents Yosemite, speed record El Capitan

Charles Hudson (1828–1865) - UK, first ascent Monte Rosa (1855), Matterhorn (1865), died on descent of Matterhorn

Tomaž Humar (1969–2009) - Slovenia, Piolet d'Or (1996) for new route Ama Dablam, solo Dhaulagiri south wall

Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) - Germany, Chimborazo

John Hunt (1910–1998) - UK, leader, 1953 Everest expedition

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Marcel Ichac (1906–1994) - France, filmed first French expedition in Himalaya Karakoram (1936) and the second Annapurna (1950)

Dimitar Ilievski(1953-1989) - Macedonia, first Macedonian to climb Everest, died on the way back

Ulrich Inderbinen (1900–2004) - Switzerland, guide, 371 Matterhorn ascents, the last at 90 years old

Alberto Iñurrategi (born 1968) - Spain, youngest person to climb all eight-thousanders (33 years old) (4th without supplemental oxygen)

Andrew Irvine (1902–1924) - UK, died on Everest with George Mallory (1924)

R. L. G. Irving (1877–1969) - UK, Alpine pedagogue and author

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John Jackson (1921–2005) UK, first ascent of Jackson's Route

Margaret Jackson (1843–1906) - UK, pioneer female mountaineer in the Alps

Nicolas Jaeger (1946–1980) - France, first French ascent of Mount Everest

Zbigniew Jaworowski

Narendra Dhar Jayal a.k.a. 'Nandu' Jayal (died 1958) - India, first Director of Himalayan Institute of Mountaineering

Ganesh Jena (born 1972) - India, first male from Odisha, India to climb Mount Everest

Jimmy Jewell (1953–1987) - UK, prolific rock-climbing soloist

Konstanty Jodko-Narkiewicz

Raghav Joneja (born 1997) - India, youngest Indian to climb Mount Everest

Kevin Jorgeson (born 1984) - US, first free climb of the Dawn Wall of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, US

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Conrad Kain (1883–1934) - Austria/Canada, over 50 first ascents in the Canadian Rockies, amongst which was Mount Robson

Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner (born 1970) - Austria, first woman to climb all 14 eight-thousanders without supplemental oxygen

Bob Kamps (1931–2005) - US, pioneer of golden age of Yosemite climbing and 5.10 & 5.11 routes in America

Harish Kapadia (born 1945) - India, Himalayan veteran

Mieczysław Karłowicz

Fritz Kasparek (1910–1954) - Austria, first ascent of Eiger north face

Ron Kauk (born 1957) - US, rock climber, many first ascents in Yosemite, stunt work for Hollywood climbing movies

Robert Kayen (born 1959) - US, rock climber, professor, scientist, first solo ascent of West Buttress of El Capitan

Dora Keen (1871–1963) - US, 8 ascents of first-class peaks in the Alps, member of Royal Geographical Society, 1914

Pat Kelly (died 1922) - UK, rock climber and founder of Pinnacle Club

E. S. Kennedy (1817–1898) - UK, first ascent Monte Disgrazia, Mont Blanc du Tacul

Clarence King (1842–1901) - US, geologist and climber, first director of USGS, first ascent Mount Tyndall

Andy Kirkpatrick (born 1971) - UK, rock and ice climber, motivational speaker

Colin Kirkus (1910–1942) - UK, rock climber and alpinist

Zygmunt Klemensiewicz

Christian Klucker (1853–1928) - Switzerland, guide, prolific first ascentionist in Bernina Range and Bregaglia

M.S. Kohli (born 1931) - India, leader of the Indian Everest expedition (1965)

Layton Kor (born 1938) - US, rock climber and mountaineer, author of Beyond the Vertical

Dai Koyamada (born 1976) - Japan, sport climber and boulderer

Jon Krakauer (born 1954) - US, author and mountaineer, summited Everest (1996), wrote Eiger Dreams, Into The Wild and Into Thin Air

Hans Kraus (1905–1995) - Austria, pioneering rock climber and one of fathers of sports medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation

Göran Kropp (1966–2002) - Sweden, rode bike from Sweden, soloed Everest without oxygen and rode home (1996)

Julius Kugy (1858–1944) - Austria-Slovenia, considered the father of modern mountaineering in the Julian Alps

Jerzy Kukuczka (1948–1989) - Poland, second man to climb all 8,000m peaks, the only man in the world to ascend in the winter four eight-thousanders

Władysław Kulczyński

Colonel Narendra Kumar (born 1933) - India, Siachen Glacier and Himalayan veteran

Jaan Künnap (born 1948) - Estonia, mountaineer and photographer

Janusz Kurczab

Wojciech Kurtyka (born 1947) - Poland, pioneer of alpine style in high mountains

Toni Kurz (1913–1936) - Germany, attempted Eiger north face in 1936, died during the retreat

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Constantin Lăcătușu (born 1961) - Romania

Louis Lachenal (1921–1955) - France, first ascent of Annapurna 1950, with Maurice Herzog; died skiing in Chamonix

Jean-Christophe Lafaille (1965–2006) - France, 11 eight-thousanders without supplementary oxygen; died on Makalu

Raymond Lambert (1914–1997) - Switzerland, reached 8611m, highest altitude at that time, with 1952 Swiss Everest expedition

Samantha Larson (born 1988) - USA, youngest person to complete Seven Summits, at 18 in 2007

Philip Ling (fl. 2006) - Australia, notable for one of the highest rescues, of two injured Sherpas on Mt. Pumori (7167m), Nepal

Pete Livesey (1943–1998) - UK, influential rock climber in the 1970s

John Long (born 1953) - USA, rock climber and writer; author of How to Rock Climb series

Erhard Loretan (1959–2011) - Switzerland, 14 8,000m-plus summits (1982–1995)

Alex Lowe (1958–1999) - USA, climbed Great Trango Tower, Rakekniven in Antarctica and Sail Peak on Baffin Island; died on Shishapangma

George Lowe (1924-2013) - New Zealand, last surviving member of 1953 British Mount Everest Expedition

Jeff Lowe (born 1950) - US, made over 1000 first ascents in the US and Canadian Rockies, Alps and Himalayas

Fritz Luchsinger (1921–1983) - Switzerland, first ascent of Lhotse, in 1956

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Tim Macartney-Snape (born 1956) - Australia, Everest (1984), first to climb Everest from sea level (1990)

Dave MacLeod (born 1978) - Scotland, established world's first E11

M. Magendran (born 1963) - Malaysia, Everest (1997), first Malaysian/Tamil to reach summit

Nasuh Mahruki (born 1968) - Turkey, Snow Leopard, first Turkish and Muslim climber of Everest

Janusz Majer

Maki Yūkō (1894–1989) - Japan, first ascents of Mittellegigrat (Eiger northeast ridge), Mount Alberta; first winter ascent of Mount Yari; led expedition that achieved first ascent of Manaslu

Antoni Malczewski

Tashi and Nungshi Malik (1991) - India, world's first female twins to scale together Everest (19 May 2013), first siblings and twins to scale 'seven summits', first twins and siblings and youngest women to complete Explorers Grand Slam and Three Pole Challenge, and first South Asians to do so

George Mallory (1886–1924) - UK, initial 1921 British Reconnaissance Expedition and the initial ascent efforts of the 1922 and 1924 British Mount Everest expeditions, died on Everest at 8,150+ metres

Sergio Martini (born 1949) - Italy, seventh ascent of all eight-thousanders (1983–2000)

Marie Marvingt (1875–1963) - France, first woman to climb most major peaks in French and Swiss Alps (1903–7)

William Mathews (1828–1901) - UK, founder of Alpine Club, first ascent Monte Viso, Grande Casse

Chantal Mauduit (1964–1998) - France, six 8,000m summits without supplementary oxygen, died on Dhaulagiri

John Oakley Maund (died 1902) - UK, first ascents in Mont Blanc massif

Eylem Elif Maviş (born 1973) - Turkey, first Turkish female ascent of Everest (2006)

Pierre Mazeaud (born 1929) - France, Walter Bonatti's climbing partner, first French ascent of Everest (1978)

Daniel Mazur (born 1960) - US, numerous ascents in the Himalayas and America

Steve McClure (born 1970) - UK, first Briton to climb 9a twice

Duncan McDuffie (1877–1951) - US, summits in the Sierra Nevada

Richard "Dick" McGowan (1933–2007) - US, first US successful ascent of Everest, International Himalayan Expedition (1955)

Ammon McNeely (born 1970) - US, noteworthy first one-day ascents and speed records on El Capitan, Yosemite and Zion big walls

Alain Mesili (born 1949) - France, disputed ascent on Fitz Roy (1970) with Ricardo Arzela, pioneered routes in Bolivia

Reinhold Messner (born 1944) - Italy, first to climb all eight-thousanders (1970–1986) and without supplementary oxygen, first ascent without supplementary oxygen of Everest with Peter Habeler (1978), first solo Everest (1980)

John Middendorf (born 1959) - US, big-wall rock climber, first ascent East Wall Great Trango Tower (1992)

Thomas Middlemore (1842–1923) - UK, first ascents in Mont Blanc and Bernina massifs, and Bernese Alps

Gwen Moffat (born 1924) - UK, author of Space Below My Feet (1961)

Jerry Moffatt (born 1963) - UK, sport climber and boulderer

Silvio Mondinelli (born 1968) - Italy, 13th person to climb all eight-thousanders (sixth without supplementary oxygen)

Ben Moon (born 1966) - UK, sport climber and boulderer, established world's first F8C+

A. W. Moore (1841–1887) - UK, first ascent Fiescherhorn, Barre des Écrins, Piz Roseg, Ober Gabelhorn

Fritz Moravec (1922–1997) - Austria, first ascent Gasherbrum II (1956)

Piotr Morawski (1976–2009) - Poland, many 8000m summits, died on Dhaulagiri/Manasu expedition

Nea Morin (1905–1986) - UK, rock climber and mountain climber

Simone Moro (born 1967) - Italy

Patrick Morrow (born 1952) - Canada, first to complete both the Bass and Messner Seven Summits lists (1986)

Tomáš Mrázek (born 1982) - Czechoslovakia, rock climber, World Champion 2003, 2005, winner of World Cup 2004

John Muir (1838–1914) - Scottish-born US conservationist and mountaineer, summits in California and Alaska

Norrie Muir (born 1948) - Scotland, prolific winter first ascentionist in Scotland

Albert F. Mummery (1855–1895) - UK, Alpine and Himalayan pioneer, killed on Nanga Parbat

Don Munday (1890–1950) - Canada, mountaineer and explorer, husband of Phyllis Munday, explored region around Mount Waddington

Phyllis Munday (1894–1990) - Canada, mountaineer and explorer, explored region around Mount Waddington

Malli Mastan Babu (1974 –2015) - India, mountaineer and explorer, world record in completing seven summits in 172 days.

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Yasuko Namba (1949–1996) - Japan, second Japanese woman to complete Seven Summits, at the time, the oldest woman to climb Everest, at 47 (1996), died on descent

Wasfia Nazreen (1982) - Bangladesh, motivational speaker and the second Bangladeshi woman to climb Everest (2012)

Vitor Negrete (1967-2006) - Brazil, prominent mountaineer and the first Brazilian to reach the summit of Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen

Fred Nicole - Switzerland, numerous first ascents of sport routes and boulders

Jamling Tenzing Norgay (born 1965) - Nepal, son of Tenzing Norgay, climbed Everest with Edmund Hillary's son, Peter Hillary (2003)

Tenzing Norgay (1914–1986) Nepalese Sherpa, first ascent Everest (1953) with Edmund Hillary

Edward F. Norton (1884–1954) - leader of 1924 British Mount Everest Expedition with Mallory and Irvine

Sue Nott (1969–2006) - US, ice climber and first American woman to climb the Eiger north face in winter (2003)

Maksymilian Nowicki

Wilfrid Noyce (1917–1962) - UK, on Everest expedition (1953), reaching South Col, killed in Pamirs (1962)

Arne Næss (1912–2009) - Norway, philosopher and mountaineer, leader of expedition on first ascent Tirich Mir (1950)

Arne Næss jr. (1937–2004) - Norway, leader, Norwegian Everest expedition (1985)

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Vanessa O'Brien (born 1964) - US, first female to complete the Explorers Grand Slam in a single calendar year, fastest woman to climb the Seven Summits

Cathy O'Dowd (born 1968) - South Africa, first female ascent of Everest from both north and south (1999), fourth female ascent Lhotse (2000)

Oh Eun-Sun (born 1966) - South Korea, first Korean woman to climb Seven Summits, controversy over eight-thousanders claim

Juanito Oiarzabal (born 1956) - Basque (Spain), all eight-thousanders without supplementary oxygen, record 24 ascents of eight-thousanders

Clare O'Leary (born 1972) - Ireland, first Irish woman to climb Mount Everest (2004)

Adam Ondra (born 1993) - Czech Republic, youngest climber to redpoint 5.14d/9a, first climber to redpoint 5.15c/9b+ (Change), and by February 2015 the only climber in the world to redpoint two 5.15c/9b+ (Change and La Dura Dura)

Janusz Onyszkiewicz

Stanisław Osiecki

Dan Osman (1963–1998) - US, rock climber, soloist, killed whilst attempting his new sport of rope jumping

James Outram (1864–1925) - Canada, first ascent of Mount Assiniboine

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Michel-Gabriel Paccard (1757–1827) - France, first ascent Mont Blanc (1786)

Bachendri Pal (born 1954) - first Indian female ascent (and fifth female ascent) Everest

Tsewang Paljor (1968–1996) - India, died on Everest in 1996 Mount Everest disaster

Ines Papert (born 1974) - German ice climber, apinist and author

Marie Paradis (1757–1827) - France, first female ascent Mont Blanc (1809)

Young-seok Park (born 1963) - South Korea, first grand slam of mountaineering (2005)

Elizabeth Parker (1856–1944) - Canada, journalist and mountaineer

Chris Webb Parsons (born 1985) - England/Australia, rock climber and boulderer

Edurne Pasaban (born 1973) - Spain, first woman to climb all eight-thousanders

Pasang Lhamu Sherpa (1961–1993) - first Nepali woman to summit Everest, died on descent (1993)

Tom Patey (1932–1970) - UK, first ascent Muztagh Tower (1956), Am Buachaille (1968), killed in abseiling accident, author of One Man's Mountains

Krushnaa Patil (born 1989) - India, second youngest Indian girl to climb Mount Everest

Maciej Pawlikowski

Ryszard Pawłowski

Julius Payer (1841–1915) - Czech-Austrian polar explorer who made many first ascents in the Adamello and Ortler mountains in the 1860s

Annie Smith Peck (1850–1935) - US, mountaineer

William Penhall (1858–1882) - UK, first ascent Matterhorn west face

Jim Perrin (born 1947) - UK, over 200 first/free ascents in Britain

Oliver Perry-Smith (1884–1969) - US, rock climber in Saxon Switzerland and the Dolomites

Petrarch (1304–1374) - Italy, climbed Mont Ventoux (1336)

Elfrida Pigou (1911–1960) - Canadian female climber, discovered crash site of Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810, died on Mount Waddington

Tadeusz Piotrowski - mountaineer

Burçak Özoğlu Poçan (born 1970) - Turkey, first Turkish female over 8,000 m (2005)

Klára Poláčková (born 1978) - first Czech female ascent Everest

Dean Potter (1972-2015) - US, speed soloed El Cap in 4:17; speed soloed El Cap and Half Dome in one day

Paul Preuss (1886–1913) - Austria, early promoter of free climbing, climbed 1200 peaks in his short life

Paul Pritchard (born 1967) - UK, rock climber

Hristo Prodanov (1943–1984) - Bulgaria, soloed Lhotse (1981) and Everest (1984), died on descent

Bonnie Prudden (born 1914) - pioneering US rock climber and exercise advocate, 30 documented first ascents in the Gunks

Karl Prusik (1896–1961) - Austria, introduced widely used Prusik knot

Ramón Julián Puigblanque (born 1981) - Spain, rock climber

Ludwig Purtscheller (1849–1900) - first ascent Kilimanjaro (1889)

Piotr Pustelnik

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Aron Ralston (born 1975) - US, gained fame after amputating his right arm to free himself after a canyoneering incident

Lisa Rands (born 1975) - US, rock climber and boulderer

Michael Reardon (1974–2007) - US, freesoloist and film producer

Dave Rearick (born 1934) - US, rock climber, first ascent of Diamond on Longs Peak (1960)

Gaston Rébuffat (1921–1985) - France, 1950 Annapurna expedition, first to climb all six great north faces of the Alps, Alpine guide and author

Ernst Reiss (born 1920) - Swiss, first ascent of Lhotse (1956)

Dorothy Pilley Richards (1894–1986) - UK, wrote Climbing Days (1935)

Katharine Richardson (1854–1927) - UK, mountaineer in the Alps in the 1880s

Rick Ridgeway (born 1950) - US, author, filmmaker, photographer, member of first American team to summit K2

Leni Riefenstahl (1902–2003) - Germany, filmmaker, actress and mountaineer

Ang Rita (born 1948) - Nepalese Sherpa, climbed Everest ten times without supplemental oxygen

Royal Robbins (born 1935) - US, rock climber, pioneer of modern Yosemite climbing in the 1950s

Alain Robert (born 1962) - France, climber and builderer

David Roberts - US, author, first ascents of Wickersham Wall (Mount McKinley) and other Alaskan peaks

Paul Robinson (born 1987) - US, rock climber and boulderer

André Roch (1906–2002) - Switzerland, Everest 1952 attempt, many first ascents in Alps and Asia

Beth Rodden (born 1980) - US, rock climber

Jordan Romero (born 1996) - USA, became the youngest person to climb Everest on May 22, 2010, aged 13 years, 10 months, 10 days

Steve Roper - guidebook writer, editor of Ascent

Fred Rouhling (born 1970) - France, rock climber, notable for 1995 proposal of grade 9b (5.15b) for his unrepeated climb Akira

Alan Rouse (1951–1986) - UK, soloed many of hardest routes of day, died on descent from K2 (1986)

Galen Rowell (1940–2002) - -US, photographer and mountaineer, first one-day ascents of Denali and Kilimanjaro, first ascent Great Trango Tower

Henry Russell (1834–1909) France/Ireland, prolific first ascentionist in Pyrenees

Wanda Rutkiewicz (1943–1992) - Poland, first woman on K2, 8,000m-peak veteran, died attempting Kanchenjunga

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Nazir Sabir - Pakistan, first Pakistani to climb Mount Everest

Hassan Sadpara (born 1963) - Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, starting as a high altitude porter, he climbed 5xPakistani 8000ers and Everest, without supplementary oxygen

Mostafa Salameh (born 1970) - Jordan, first Jordanian to summit Everest, and Seven Summits

John Salathé (1900–1993) - Switzerland/US, pioneering Yosemite National Park, inventor of modern piton

Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740–1799) - France, third ascent Mont Blanc (1787), funded first ascent

Marcus Schmuck (1925–2005) - Austria, first ascent Broad Peak, first ascent Skil Brum

Peter Schoening (1927–2004) US - first ascent Gasherbrum I and Vinson Massif, saved five climbers on K2 (1953)

Doug Scott (born 1941) - UK, Seven Summits, first ascent Everest south-west face, Baintha Brakk (descent with broken ankles), Kangchenjunga, Nuptse

Vittorio Sella (1859–1943) - Italy, mountaineer and pioneer photographer

Chris Sharma (born 1981) - US, award-winning rock climber, second climber to redpoint 5.15c/9b+ (La Dura Dura), featured in several rock climbing movies

John Sherman (born 1959) - USA, inventor of "V" grading system

Apa Sherpa (born early 1960s) - Nepal, record for most ascents of Everest (20 as of 2010)

Pasang Lhamu Sherpa (1961–1993) - Nepal, first Nepali woman to climb Everest, died during descent

Pemba Doma Sherpa (1970–2007) - Nepal, first Nepali female mountaineer to climb Everest north face, died on Lhotse

Pemba Dorjie Sherpa - Nepal, fastest ascent of Everest (2003)

Eric Shipton (1907–1977) - UK, first ascent Kamet, pioneered route across the Khumbu Glacier

William Shockley (1910–1989) - US, Nobel Prize-winning physicist, proponent of eugenics, first ascent Shockleys Ceiling in the Gunks (1953)

Joe Simpson (born 1960) - UK, survived a fall on Siula Grande, wrote Touching the Void

Arunima Sinha - India, first Indian amputee to climb Everest

Todd Skinner (1958–2006) - US, rock climber, first free ascent Salathe Wall, died on Leaning Tower

Cecilie Skog (born 1974) - Norway, first female to climb Seven Summits and both Poles, Everest and K2

Laurie Skreslet (born 1949) - Canada, first Canadian to summit Everest (1982)

William Cecil Slingsby (1849–1929) - UK, first ascent Store Skagastølstind (1876), pioneer of Norwegian mountaineering

Marian Smoluchowski

Frank Smythe (1900–1949) - UK, first ascent Kamet (1931) with Shipton, R. Holdsworth and Lewa Sherpa, reached 8565m on Everest in 1933 without supplementary oxygen

Dermot Somers - Ireland, climber, author and broadcaster

Carlos Soria Fontán (born 1939) - Spain, the only mountaineer to have ascended nine mountains of more than 8,000 meters after turning 60 years old

Jaahnavi Sriperambuduru (born 2001) - India, first Youngest Upcoming Mountaineer to attempt Seven Summits, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro at age 12, Mount Elbrus at 13, and Mount Kosciuszko (includes Aussie 10 Peaks) at 14

William Grant Stairs (1863–1892) - Canada, first non-African to climb in the Ruwenzoris

Allen Steck (born 1926) - US, mountaineer and rock climber

Ueli Steck (born 1976) - Switzerland, soloed Eiger north face in 2:22:50 hours (2015)

Leslie Stephen (1832–1904) - UK, author and alpinist, first ascent Schreckhorn, Monte Disgrazia, Zinalrothorn

Fritz Steuri (1879–1950) - Switzerland, skier and mountain guide; first ascent of Mittellegigrat (northeast ridge of Eiger) (1921)

Edward Lisle Strutt (1874–1948) - UK, deputy leader on 1922 Everest expedition, outspoken Alpine Journal editor, 1927–37

Gottlieb Samuel Studer (1804–1890) - Switzerland, first ascent Wildhorn (1843), founding member of Swiss Alpine Club

Jan Alfred Szczepański

Mieczysław Szczuka

Satyarup Siddhanta(born 1983) - India .. Climbed Mont Blanc, Climbed 6 of the 7 summits, Climbed Mt Everest on 21 May, 2016

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Junko Tabei (born 1939) - Japan, first female ascent Everest; first completion of Bass and Messner's Seven Summits

Joe Tasker (1948–1982) - UK, Dunagiri, Kanchenjunga, Changabang West Wall; died on Everest (May 1982)

Vernon Tejas (born 1953) - US, first solo winter ascent Denali, Seven Summits time world record

Lionel Terray (1921–1965) - France, first ascents Fitz Roy, Makalu, Chakrarahu, Jannu; second ascent Eiger north face (1947)

Vladislav Terzyul (1953–2004) - Ukraine, disputed claim to have climbed all eight-thousanders

Kevin Thaw (born 1967) - UK, ascents in Himalaya and Yosemite

Herbert Tichy (1912–1987) - Austrian, first ascent Cho Oyu (1954)

Bill Tilman (1898–1977) - UK, explorer, climbed in Africa and Himalaya, first ascent Nanda Devi (1936)

Luis Trenker (1892–1990) - Italy, mountaineer, film director and writer

Sonnie Trotter (born 1979) - Canada, award-winning climber, known for hard trad climbing

Francis Fox Tuckett (1834–1913) - UK, first ascent Aletschhorn (1859)

Julie Tullis (1939–1986) - UK, Broad Peak (1984) and K2 (1986); died on descent from K2

Mark Twight (born 1962) - US, advocate of "light and fast" style of mountaineering

John Tyndall (1820–1893) - UK, early attempts on Matterhorn, first ascent Weisshorn (1861)

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Naomi Uemura (1941–1984) - Japan, first solo winter ascent Mount McKinley, on which he died

James Ramsey Ullman (1908–1971) - US, author and mountaineer

Ugur Uluocak (1962–2003) - Turkey, mountaineer, photographer and editor, died on Mount Alarcha in Kyrgyzstan

Um Hong-Gil (born 1960) - South Korea, 11th person to climb all eight-thousanders, first to climb 16 highest peaks

Willi Unsoeld (1926–1979) - US, first ascent Everest west ridge (1963), died on Mount Rainier (1979)

Karl Unterkircher (1970–2008) - Italy, Everest and K2 in the same year without oxygen, died on Nanga Parbat

Denis Urubko (born 1973) - Kazakhstan, 14x8000er; first winter ascents of Makalu and Gasherbrum II, Snow Leopard award winner

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Arjun Vajpai (born 1993) - India, climbed Everest 2010, Lhotse 2011 and Manaslu 2011

Ivan Vallejo (born 1959) - Ecuador, 14th person to climb all eight-thousanders (7th without supplemental oxygen)

Patrick Vallençant (1946–1989) - France, alpinist/skier and ski mountaineering pioneer

Ed Viesturs (born 1959) - USA, first US climber to climb all eight-thousander (6th without supplemental oxygen)

Ludwig Vörg (1911–1941) - Germany, first ascent Eiger north face (1938)

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Horace Walker (1838–1908) - UK, first ascent Mount Elbrus, Grandes Jorasses, Barre des Ecrins, Obergabelhorn

Lucy Walker (1836–1916) - UK, first female ascent Matterhorn (1871)

Barbara Washburn - US, first ascent Mount Bertha, first female ascent Denali (1947)

Bradford Washburn (1910–2007) - US, third ascent Denali, pioneered west buttress route

Ryan Waters (born 1973) - US, first American to complete the Adventurers Grand Slam with unsupported north and south poles

Don Whillans (1933–1985) - UK, first ascent Annapurna south face (1970)

Rick White (1946–2004) - Australia, rock climber, developed Frog Buttress (1968)

Jim Whittaker (born 1929) - US, first US ascent Everest (1963)

Lou Whittaker (born 1929) - US, Rainier guide

Edward Whymper (1840–1911) - UK, first ascent Matterhorn (1865), first ascent Chimborazo (1880)

Jim Wickwire (born 1940) - US, K2 (1978) (bivouacked near summit)

Krzysztof Wielicki (born 1950) - Poland, first winter ascent Everest; fifth person to climb all eight-thousanders

Karl Wien (1906–1937) - Germany, leader of unsuccessful Nanga Parbat expedition (1937)

Fritz Wiessner (1900–1988) - US, born Dresden, emigrated to US; pioneer of free climbing; K2 expedition (1939)

Walter Wilcox (1869–1949) - Canadian Rockies explorer

Richard Williams - rock climber, pioneered many first ascents in the Shawangunks and author of rock climbing books

George Willig (born 1949) - US, climbed South Tower of World Trade Center

Fritz Wintersteller (born 1927) - Austria, first ascent Broad Peak (1957) and Skil Brum (1957)

Ian Woodall (born 1956) - UK, climbed Everest several times

Daniel Woods (born 1989) - American climber who specialises in bouldering, ascended the world's hardest boulder problem, Flash (V15) in 2011

Fanny Bullock Workman (1859–1925) - US, geographer, cartographer and mountaineer, notably in the Himalayas

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Santosh Yadav (born 1969) - India, Indo-Tibetan Border Police woman, climbed Everest twice (1992 and 1993)

Simon Yates (born 1963) - UK, Joe Simpson's partner on west face of Siula Grande (1985), subject of Touching the Void

Michael J. Ybarra (1966-2012) - US, climber and writer, extreme sports correspondent for The Wall Street Journal 2007–2012

Wang Yongfeng (born 1963) - China, first Chinese couple to climb Seven Summits (with Li Zhixin)

Ichiro Yoshizawa (1903–1998) - Japan, climber and writer; K2 (1977)

Geoffrey Winthrop Young (1876–1958) - UK, first ascent Täschhorn south face, Weisshorn west ridge, Grandes Jorasses traverse

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Mariusz Zaruski

Andrzej Zawada (1928–2000) - Poland, pioneer of winter Himalayism

Li Zhixin (born 1962) - China, half of first Chinese couple to climb the Seven Summits with Wang Yongfeng

Emil Zsigmondy (1861–1885) - Austria, physician and mountain climber; died trying to force new route on the Meije

Jerzy Żuławski (1874–1915) - Polish literary figure, philosopher, translator and alpinist

Juliusz Żuławski (1910–1999) - Polish poet, prose writer, literary critic, translator and climber; son of Jerzy Żuławski

Marek Żuławski (1908–1985) - Polish painter, graphic artist, author and climber; son of Jerzy Żuławski

Wawrzyniec Żuławski (1916–1957) - Polish composer, music critic and teacher; died during Mont Blanc rescue mission; son of Jerzy Żuławski

Matthias Zurbriggen (1856–1917) - Switzerland, first ascent Aconcagua (1897)