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This list of climbers includes both mountaineers and rock climbers, since many (though not all) climbers engage in both types of activities. The list also includes boulderers and ice climbers. An open crevasse. ...
Climbers on Valkyrie at the Roaches. ...
Bouldering is a style of rock climbing undertaken without a rope and normally limited to very short climbs so that a fall will not result in injury. ...
Ice climbing is the recreational activity of climbing ice formations such as icefalls, and frozen waterfalls. ...
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- Vitaly Mikhaylovich Abalakov (1906-1992). Russia. Lenin Peak (1934), Khan Tengri (1936).
- Yevgeniy Abalakov (1907-1948). Russia. Communism Peak (1933).
- Louis Agassiz (1807–1873) Switzerland/United States. Published seminal work on glaciology in 1840, based on studies in the Alps.
- Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia - Scaled Mount Everest on 29 May 1965, as a part of the first Indian Everest expedition. Author of "Higher than Everest".
- Robert Alexander (born 1960) United States. First Ascents at Joshua Tree National Park. Professional guide. Established Outdoor Program at Cal State University at Monterey Bay.
- Pierre Allain (1904–2000) French alpinist who championed bouldering at Fontainebleau
- Bryden Allen - One of the "grandfathers" of Australian rock climbing. First ascent of Ball's Pyramid.
- Christian Almer (1826–1898), Swiss. Grindelwald guide; made many first ascents in the Alps, a.o. of the Mönch, Eiger, Fiescherhorn, Barre des Ecrins and Aiguille Verte.
- Ashraf Aman (1943–) First Pakistani climber to summit K2
- Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi (1873–1933). Italy. First ascent of Mount Saint Elias in Alaska/Yukon
- Pat Ament (born 1946) United States rock climber and pioneer boulderer. Prolific author
- Conrad Anker (born 1963) United States. Discovered George Mallory's body on Mount Everest in 1999
- Melchior Anderegg (1827–1912), Swiss. "King of the mountain guides" from Meiringen, who made many first ascents in the Alps, a.o. of the Dent d'Hérens and Grandes Jorasses and of the Goûter and Brenva routes of the Mont Blanc
- Daniel Andrada (born 1975) - Spain sport climber who had climbed many 8a routes.
- Bernd Arnold - Germany. Prolific climber in Sächsischen Schweiz
- Armando Aste (1926-) Italy. Mountaineer Dolomites and Patagonia. Leader of the first Italian ascent of the Eiger north face
- Peter Athans- United States alpinist. Winner of the David A Sowles Award. Everest seven times.
- Matthias Auckenthaler (1906–1936) Austria. First ascent of the north face of Furchetta in the Dolomites.
- Peter Aufschnaiter, (1899–1973) Austria. Mountaineer and co-traveller of Heinrich Harrer (Seven Years in Tibet)
Vitaly Mikhaylovich Abalakov (Russian: ) (January 13, 1906 â 1992) was a Russian mountaineer and inventor. ...
Lenin Peak, known as Mount Kaufmann until 1928, is the highest mountain in the Trans-Alay Range of central Asia and the second highest peak in the Pamir Mountains, exceeded only by Ismail Samani Peak (7,495m). ...
Khan Tengri (Chinese, translated as Lord of the spirits, or Lord of the sky; or Turkic translated as Ruler of Skies, Ruler Tengri) is a mountain of the Tian Shan mountain range. ...
Yevgeniy Abalakov Yevgeniy Mikhailovich Abalakov (Russian: Ðвгений ÐиÑ
Ð°Ð¹Ð»Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ Ðбалаков; February 7, 1907, Yeniseysk â March 23/24, 1948, Moscow) was a Soviet alpinist, famous for reaching the highest point of the Soviet Union - Communism Peak (7495 m) on September 3, 1933 as a member of the 26th detachment of the Tajik-Pamir Sovnarkom expedition. ...
Ismail Samani Peak (Russian: Pik Imeni Ismaila Samani, Tajik: Qullai Ismoili Somoni) is the highest mountain in Tajikistan and in the former Soviet Union. ...
Louis Agassiz After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Stanford President David Starr Jordan wrote, SomebodyâDr. Angell, perhapsâremarked that Agassiz was great in the abstract but not in the concrete. ...
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Perito Moreno Glacier Patagonia Argentina Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland Icebergs breaking off glaciers at Cape York, Greenland This article is about the geological formation. ...
Alp redirects here. ...
Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia is an Indian mountaineer . ...
Everest redirects here. ...
Double Cross on The Old Woman Rock Joshua Tree National Park is located in south-eastern California. ...
Pierre Allain (1904 â 2000) was a French alpinist who began climbing in the 1920s. ...
Image:Balls Pyramid2. ...
Christian Almer (29 March 1826, Grindelwald â 17 May 1898, Grindelwald) was a Swiss mountain guide and the first ascentionist of many prominent mountains in the western Alps during and after the golden age of alpinism. ...
This article is about the town in Switzerland. ...
Alp redirects here. ...
The Mönch (German: monk) is a mountain in the Swiss Alps. ...
For other uses, see Eiger (disambiguation). ...
Fiescherhorn is a name given to three mountains in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps. ...
Barre des Ãcrins (4102 m) is a mountain in the French Alps, the highest point of the Massif des Ãcrins, and the most southerly alpine peak that is higher than 4000 metres. ...
Aiguille Verte (French: Green needle) is a 4,122 m high summit of the Mont Blanc massif. ...
Ashraf Aman is the first Pakistani to reach the summit of K2 the second highest peak on planet. ...
For other uses, see K2 (disambiguation). ...
Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi (Luigi Amedeo Giuseppe Maria Ferdinando Francesco) (January 29, 1873 â March 18, 1933), better known as Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi (Italian: Duca degli Abruzzi) was an Italian mountaineer and explorer who made the first ascent of Mount Saint Elias (Alaska-Yukon) in 1897...
Mount Saint Elias is the second highest mountain in both the United States and Canada, being situated on the Alaska and Yukon border. ...
Pat Ament (born 1946) is an American rock climber who has achieved distinction not only with his first ascents, but as an author of more than two dozen books on the sport. ...
Conrad Anker (born in 1963) is an American rock climber, mountaineer, and author famous for his challenging ascents in the high Himalaya and in Antarctica. ...
George Herbert Leigh Mallory (18 June 1886 â 8 June/9 June 1924) was an English mountaineer who took part in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest in the early 1920s. ...
Melchior Anderegg (28 March 1827â8 December 1914) was a Swiss mountain guide and the first ascentionist of many prominent mountains in the western Alps. ...
Statue of Holmes outside the English Church Street sign outside Holmes museum Meiringen is a municipality in the district of Oberhasli in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ...
Alp redirects here. ...
The Dent dHérens (4,171 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps of Italy and Switzerland. ...
The Grandes Jorasses is a famous summit in the Mont Blanc range. ...
This article is about the Alpine mountain. ...
In mountaineering and related climbing sports, climbers give a climbing grade to a route that attempts to assess the difficulty and danger of climbing the route. ...
The Sächsische Schweiz (Saxon Switzerland) is a district (Kreis) in the south of Saxony, Germany. ...
Armando Aste Armando Aste (January 6, 1926, Rovereto near Trent, South Tyrol, Italy) is one of the most influential Italian alpinists of the postwar period. ...
// The Dolomites (Italian: Dolomiti; German: Dolomiten; Friulian: Dolomitis) are a section of the Alps. ...
Patagonia, as most commonly defined (in orange). ...
For other uses, see Eiger (disambiguation). ...
Pete Athans is one of the worlds foremost high-altitude mountaineers. ...
// The Dolomites (Italian: Dolomiti; German: Dolomiten; Friulian: Dolomitis) are a section of the Alps. ...
Peter Aufschnaiter Peter Aufschnaiter (* 1899 in Kitzbühel, Austria; † October 19th 1973 in Innsbruck, Austria) was a mountaineer, agricultural scientist and geographist. ...
For the 1997 film, see Seven Years in Tibet (1997 film). ...
B - Valery Babanov (born 1964). Russia. Only person to have won two Piolet d'Or awards, in 2002 for his solo climb of Meru and in 2004 with Yuri Koshelenko for the ascent of Nuptse East.
- John Bachar (born 1957), United States rock climber. Initiated extreme free soloing.
- John Ball (1818–1889) Irish. Naturalist and Climber, notable for his guides to the Alps. First president of the Alpine Club, founded in 1857. Link
- Jacques Balmat (1762–1834) Chamonix based guide. First ascent of Mont Blanc with Jean-Jaques Paccard in 1786.
- George Band (born 1929) United Kingdom. Everest Expedition 1953, First ascent Kanchenjunga 1955 with Joe Brown. Former President of the Alpine Club and the British Mountaineering Council.
- Henry Barber (born 1953); leading United States rock climber in the 1970s; advocate of clean climbing ("alpine style").
- Greg Barnes United States climber. Noted first ascensionist and guidebook author. Director of the American Safe Climbing Association.
- Richard Bass - United States businessman and amateur mountaineer, first to complete climbs of the Seven Summits (1985).
- Robert Hicks Bates (1911–2007) United States renowned explorer, alpinist, Peace Corp director and educator, accomplished numerous first ascents in Alaska including the first ascent of Mount Lucania in 1937 with Bradford Washburn. Also noted for his leadership in the 1938 and 1953 American attempts on K2
- Fred Beckey (Friedrich Wolfgang Beckey) (born 1923). Germany/United States. Prolific mountaineer, with many first ascents in the U.S. and Canada.
- George Irving Bell (1926–2000) United States Physicist, biologist and mountaineer. Masherbrum 1960. One of the five climbers on K2 in 1953 who fell but were saved by Peter Schoening.
- Gertrude Bell, (1868–1926). British explorer, mountaineer and spy; was instrumental in shaping modern Iraq
- Neil Bentley, (19??-). First ascentionist of Britain's first E10, Equilibrium.
- Josune Bereziartu (born 1972). Basque rock climber; as of 2005, she is the only female to have climbed the grade 9a/5.14d
- Steven Berry British mountaineer. Attempt on the south-west ridge of Gangkar Puensum in Bhutan (1980s).
- Didier Berthod - Swiss climber featuring in "First Ascent" movie by Peter Mortimor.
- Merrill Bitter (born 1953). United States rock climber.
- Barry Blanchard (born 1959). Canadian alpinist and mountain guide; first ascents in the St. Elias range of Alaska.
- Mark Blanchard) Inventor of Silent Partner; several big wall solos
- Smoke Blanchard (1915–1989). United States mountaineer. Developed the Buttermilk bouldering area.
- Karl Blodig (1859–1956). Austria mountaineer, optician and journalist; first to have climbed all peaks in The Alps over 4000 metres
- Peter Boardman (1950–1982). United Kingdom climber and writer. Everest 1975, Changabang West Wall 1976, Kanchenjunga 1979. Died on Everest N-NE ridge with Joe Tasker in 1982.
- Walter Bonatti (born 1930). Italian mountaineer and writer. Solo of new route on the south-west face of the Aiguille du Dru in 1955. First winter ascent solo of the north face Matterhorn in 1965. On successful Italian K2 expedition (1954) but did not summit.
- Sir Chris Bonington (born 1934) United Kingdom mountaineer and writer. First ascents of Central Pillar of Freney (1961), Annapurna II (1960), Nuptse (1961), Central Tower of Paine (1962–3), Changabang (1974), Ogre (1977). Ascent of Everest (1985). Leader of many Himalayan expeditions, including four to Everest and successful 1970 Annapurna expedition. Knighted in 1996.
- Orrin Bonney - United States climber & lawyer. Former president of the American Alpine Club.
- Thomas George Bonney (1833–1923) United Kingdom. Geologist and mountaineer. Former president of the Alpine Club. Made most of his ascents in the Alps. [1]
- Christine Boskoff (1967–2006) United States Alpinist; first North American woman to summit Lhotse; reached six of the 14 8,000m summits, including Mount Everest twice, most among American women; presumed lost in an avalanche on Genyen Peak in November 2006.
- Anatoli Boukreev (1958–1997) Russia. Kanchenjunga (first traverse of the four summits) 1989, Dhaulagiri 1991 & 1995, Everest 1991/95/96/97, K2 1993, Makalu 1994, Manaslu 1995, Lhotse 1996/97, Cho Oyu 1996, Shishapangma 1996, Broad Peak 1997, Gasherbrum IV 1997. Died Annapurna 25 December 1997.
- Tom Bourdillon (1924–1956), British. Reconnaissance of Everest 1951, Cho Oyu 1952, British Everest expeditions 1952 and 1953, South Summit of Everest 26 May 1953.
- Bean Bowers aka Poroto; Patagonian legend
- Stipe Bozic (born 1951) Summited Everest twice, the first via a new route on the West Ridge in 1978 and second via the South Col 1989.
- Eric Braswell (born 1968) United States climber. Perennial "dirtbag".
- Werner Braun United States climber. Noted for climbing Astroman at least 80 times. Also lauded for many successful rescues with YOSAR.
- David Breashears (born 1956). United States climber. Everest twice. Directed IMAX film Everest.
- Meta Brevoort (1825–1876). United States alpinist of the Victorian period. Aunt of W. A. B. Coolidge.
- Jim Bridwell - United States rock climber. First one-day ascent of The Nose of El Capitan in 1975.
- Joe Brown (born 1930). British climber. Rock climbing pioneer who took British climbing to a new level of difficulty, numeous first scents in the UK. Third ascent West Face of the Dru in 30 hours, Chamonix, French Alps. First ascent West Face of the Blaitere Chamonix. First ascent of Kanchenjunga 1955 with George Band. First ascent Mustagh Tower, Himalayas.
- Katie Brown (born 1980). United States boulderer and competitive sport climber.
- Michael Brown (born 1966). American mountaineer and director of more than 25 adventure films. Climbed Everest four times.
- Jean Buridan (c. 1300–1358) Climbed Mont Ventoux for the view, before Petrarch (below).
- Hermann Buhl (1924–1957). Austrian climber. First ascent Nanga Parbat (1953), first ascent Broad Peak (1957) with Wintersteller, Schmuck & Diemberger. Died Chogolisa June 27, 1957.
- Alexander Burgener (1845–1910). Swiss mountain guide. First ascent Zmuttgrat of Matterhorn, Grands Charmoz, Aiguille du Grépon, Lenzspitze, Grand Dru.
- Adrian Burgess British mountaineer and photographer. Has made 25 Himalayan expeditions and summitted Mount Everest; is the twin brother of Alan Burgess
- Alan Burgess British mountaineer; twin brother of Adrian Burgess
- Jason Burton (born 1972); a.k.a. JB; United States boulderer, climber and travelling musician known for developing several routes in the Red River Gorge area of Kentucky.
The Piolet dOr (French for The Golden Ice Axe) is an annual mountaineering award, which has been given by the French magazine Montagnes and The Groupe de Haute Montagne since 1991. ...
Meru may refer to: Mount Meru (Mythology), a mountain in Hindu (and Buddhist) myth. ...
Nuptse is a mountain in the Nepalese Khumbu region of the Himalayas, two kilometres WSW of Mount Everest. ...
John Bachar on The Gift (5. ...
Free solo climbing involves scaling a mountain without a partner, rope, or protection. ...
John Ball (August 20, 1818 - October 21, 1889) was an Irish politician, naturalist and Alpine traveller, eldest son of an Irish judge, Nicholas Ball, born in Dublin. ...
The Alpine Club was: Today, Alpine clubs stage climbing competitions, operate Alpine huts and paths, and are active in protecting the Alpine environment. ...
Jacques Balmat Jacques Balmat, called le Mont Blanc (1762, Chamonix valley - 1834, Sixt valley) was a French mountain guide. ...
Panorama of Chamonix valley Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a town and commune in eastern France, in the Haute-Savoie département, at the foot of Mont Blanc. ...
This article is about the Alpine mountain. ...
George Band (born 1929) is a British mountaineer. ...
Kanchenjunga (a number of alternative spellings are used Kangchenjunga which is the correct spelling, Kangchen Dzö-nga, Khangchendzonga, Kanchenjanga, Kachendzonga, or Kangchanfanga) is the third highest mountain in the world and the second highest in Nepal and the highest in India, located in the Taplejung district of Sikkim, straddling the...
Joe Brown (born 26 September 1930) is an English climber, born the seventh and last child of a family in the Manchester suburb of Ardwick. ...
The Alpine Club was founded in Great Britain in 1857 and was probably the worlds first mountaineering club. ...
The British Mountaineering Council (or BMC) is the national representative body for England and Wales that exists to protect the freedoms and promote the interests of climbers, hill walkers and mountaineers, including ski-mountaineers. ...
This article is about the rock climber. ...
Richard Bass is the owner of Snowbird Ski Resort in Utah. ...
The Seven Summits on an Elevation World Map. ...
For other uses, see Alaska (disambiguation). ...
Mount Lucania is the third highest mountain in Canada. ...
Bradford Washburn (born June 7, 1910, Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an explorer, mountaineer, photographer, and cartographer extraordinaire. ...
For other uses, see K2 (disambiguation). ...
Fred Beckey (born Friedrich Wolfgang Beckey, 14 January 1923) is an American mountaineer, who has made hundreds of first ascents, more than any other North American climber. ...
In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ...
George Irving Bell (born August 4, 1926 in Evanston, Illinois; died May 28, 2000) was an American physicist, biologist and mountaineer. ...
Theoretical physics attempts to understand the world by making a model of reality, used for rationalizing, explaining, predicting physical phenomena through a physical theory. There are three types of theories in physics; mainstream theories, proposed theories and fringe theories. ...
Theoretical biology is an interdisciplinary field of academic study and research that involves the use of quantitative tools in biology. ...
Masherbrum is the 22nd highest mountain in the world and the 11th highest in Pakistan. ...
For other uses, see K2 (disambiguation). ...
Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell (July 14, 1868âJuly 12, 1926) was a British woman who had a major hand in creating the modern state of Iraq. ...
Josune Bereziartu (born January 19, 1972) is a Basque rock climber. ...
Language(s) Basque - few monoglots Spanish - 1,525,000 monoglots French - 150,000 monoglots Basque-Spanish - 600,000 speakers Basque-French - 76,000 speakers [4] other native languages Religion(s) Traditionally Roman Catholic The Basques (Basque: ) are an indigenous people[5] who inhabit parts of north-central Spain and southwestern...
2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In mountaineering and related climbing sports, climbers give a climbing grade to a route that attempts to assess the difficulty and danger of climbing the route. ...
Gangkhar Puensum is the highest mountain in Bhutan and the highest unclimbed mountain in the world with an elevation of 7570 metres and a prominence of over 2990 metres. ...
Didier Berthod is a climber who has been featured in many climbing films notably the recent First Ascent. ...
Barry Blanchard, North Face of Bravo Peak Barry Blanchard (born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on March 29, 1959) is an associate director at Yamnuska Mountain Adventures is one of North Americas best known mountaineers and mountain writers. ...
Mountaineering is an umbrella term that can variously be used to describe the actions of climbing, hillwalking and scrambling. ...
Saint Elias can refer to: Elias, a Christian prophet revered as a saint Mount Saint Elias, the second highest mountain in Canada and the United States. ...
This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...
Karl Blodig (born 16 October 1859 in Vienna; died 7 September 1956 in Bregenz) was an Austrian mountaineer, optician and journalist. ...
An optician is an eye care professional who provides corrective lenses based on a refraction prescription supplied by a ophthalmologist or optometrist. ...
For other uses, see Journalist (disambiguation). ...
The Alps is the collective name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east, through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west. ...
To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 1 km and 10 km (103 and 104 m). ...
Peter Boardman (b. ...
The Everest entry redirects here. ...
Changabang is a mountain in the Garhwal Himalaya of Uttarakhand, India. ...
Kanchenjunga (a number of alternative spellings are used Kangchenjunga which is the correct spelling, Kangchen Dzö-nga, Khangchendzonga, Kanchenjanga, Kachendzonga, or Kangchanfanga) is the third highest mountain in the world and the second highest in Nepal and the highest in India, located in the Taplejung district of Sikkim, straddling the...
Joe Tasker (May 12, 1948, Hull â May 17, 1982) was one of the most talented British climbers during the late 1970s and early 1980s. ...
Walter Bonatti (born 1930) is an Italian born climber who set new standards in post-war Alpine climbing. ...
The Aiguille du Dru (also the Dru or the Drus) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. ...
The Matterhorn (German) or Cervino (Italian), (French: Mont Cervin or Le Cervin) is perhaps the most familiar mountain in the European Alps. ...
For other uses, see K2 (disambiguation). ...
Sir Christian John Storey Bonington, CBE (born 6 August 1934 in Hampstead, London) is an English mountaineer. ...
Annapurna is a series of peaks in the Himalaya, a 55-km-long massif whose highest point, Annapurna I, stands at 8,091 m (26,538 ft), making it the 10th-highest summit in the world and one of the eight-thousanders. Annapurna is a Sanskrit name which is translated...
Nuptse is a mountain in the Nepalese Khumbu region of the Himalayas, two kilometres WSW of Mount Everest. ...
The Cordillera del Paine is a small but spectacular mountain group in Chilean Patagonia. ...
Changabang is a mountain in the Garhwal Himalaya of Uttarakhand, India. ...
The Ogre or Baintha Brakk is a steep, craggy mountain, 7,285 m high, in the Karakoram range in Northern Areas of Pakistan[1]. It is famous for being one of the hardest peaks in the world to climb; 23 years elapsed between the first ascent in 1977 and the...
The Everest entry redirects here. ...
Annapurna (Sanskrit, Nepali, Nepal Bhasa: à¤
नà¥à¤¨à¤ªà¥à¤°à¥à¤£) is a series of peaks in the Himalaya, a 55-km-long massif whose highest point, Annapurna I, stands at 8,091 m (26,538 ft), making it the 10th-highest summit in the world and one of the 14 eight-thousanders. It is located...
The American Alpine Club was founded in 1902 and is the leading national organization in the United States devoted to mountaineering, climbing, and the multitude of issues facing climbers. ...
Thomas George Bonney (July 27, 1833 - December 10, 1923) was an English geologist. ...
Christine Boskoff (September 7, 1967 in Appleton, Wisconsin - considered missing on December 4, 2006) is a world-class American mountaineer who climbed more summits than any woman alive (as of 2006). ...
Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain on Earth and is connected to Mount Everest via the South Col. ...
Everest redirects here. ...
Mount Genyen is 6,204 metres (20,354 feet) high and is located in the Sichuan province in China. ...
Anatoli Nikoliavich Boukreev (January 16, 1958 - December 25, 1997) was a Russian climber who made seven ascents of 8,000 metre peaks without supplemental oxygen. ...
Kanchenjunga (a number of alternative spellings are used Kangchenjunga which is the correct spelling, Kangchen Dzö-nga, Khangchendzonga, Kanchenjanga, Kachendzonga, or Kangchanfanga) is the third highest mountain in the world and the second highest in Nepal and the highest in India, located in the Taplejung district of Sikkim, straddling the...
Dhaulagiri (धà¥à¤²à¤¾à¤à¤¿à¤°à¥) is the seventh highest mountain in the world. ...
The Everest entry redirects here. ...
For other uses, see K2 (disambiguation). ...
Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world and is located 22 km (14 mi) east of Mount Everest. ...
Manaslu (also known as Kutang) is the eighth highest mountain in the world, located in the Nepalese Himalayas. ...
Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain on Earth and is connected to Mount Everest via the South Col. ...
Cho Oyu (or Qowowuyag; in Nepal à¤à¥à¤¯à¥, Tibetan in Wylie transliteration: jo bo dbu yag; Chinese: å奧æå±±, Pinyin: Zhuóà oyÇu ShÄn) is the sixth highest mountain in the world. ...
Shishapangma is the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the eight-thousanders. ...
Broad Peak (originally named K3) is the 12th highest mountain on Earth and 4th highest in Pakistan. ...
Gasherbrum IV is one of the peaks in the Gasherbrum massif. ...
Annapurna (Sanskrit, Nepali, Nepal Bhasa: à¤
नà¥à¤¨à¤ªà¥à¤°à¥à¤£) is a series of peaks in the Himalaya, a 55-km-long massif whose highest point, Annapurna I, stands at 8,091 m (26,538 ft), making it the 10th-highest summit in the world and one of the 14 eight-thousanders. It is located...
is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Thomas Duncan Bourdillon (born 1924, died Bernese Oberland, 29 July 1956), was a British mountaineer, a member of the team which conquered Mount Everest in 1953. ...
Everest redirects here. ...
Cho Oyu (or Qowowuyag; in Nepal à¤à¥à¤¯à¥, Tibetan in Wylie transliteration: jo bo dbu yag; Chinese: å奧æå±±, Pinyin: Zhuóà oyÇu ShÄn) is the sixth highest mountain in the world. ...
Everest redirects here. ...
Everest redirects here. ...
is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
David Breashears is a well-known American mountaineer and filmmaker, born in 1956. ...
Everest redirects here. ...
IMAX theatre at the Melbourne Museum complex, Australia BFI London IMAX by night LHemisferic (Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències) Valencia, Spain IMAX (short for Image Maximum) is a film format created by Canadas IMAX Corporation that has the capacity to display images of far greater...
Everest the movie is a fine depiction of the struggles one has to undergo in climbing the highest peak on the planet. ...
Meta Brevoort (1825 â 1876) , an American mountain climber, spent her early years in a Paris convent school. ...
Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, June 20, 1837) gave her name to the historic era. ...
W. A. B. Coolidge (William Augustus Brevoort Coolidge) (August 28, 1850 - May 8, 1926) was an American historian, theologian and mountaineer. ...
In addition to the first one day assent of El Capitan, The Nose in 1975 Yosemite, Jim Bridwell is credited with over 100 First Ascents in Yosemite Valley. ...
El Capitan is a 3,000-foot (1000m) vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, located on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. ...
Joe Brown (born 26 September 1930) is an English climber, born the seventh and last child of a family in the Manchester suburb of Ardwick. ...
Kanchenjunga (a number of alternative spellings are used Kangchenjunga which is the correct spelling, Kangchen Dzö-nga, Khangchendzonga, Kanchenjanga, Kachendzonga, or Kangchanfanga) is the third highest mountain in the world and the second highest in Nepal and the highest in India, located in the Taplejung district of Sikkim, straddling the...
George Band (born 1929) is a British mountaineer. ...
Everest redirects here. ...
Jean Buridan, in Latin Joannes Buridanus (1300 - 1358) was a French priest who sowed the seeds of religious scepticism in Europe. ...
Mont Ventoux is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some 20 km north-east of Carpentras, Vaucluse. ...
Hermann Buhl (September 21, 1924 â June 27, 1957) is considered one of the best post-war Austrian climbers and one of the best climbers of all time. ...
Nanga Parbat (also known as Nangaparbat Peak or Diamir) is the ninth highest mountain on Earth and the second highest in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. ...
Broad Peak (originally named K3) is the 12th highest mountain on Earth and 4th highest in Pakistan. ...
Fritz Wintersteller (born October 21, 1927) is an Austrian mountaineer who made the first ascent of Broad Peak together with Hermann Buhl, Kurt Diemberger and Marcus Schmuck (Expedition Leader) in 1957. ...
Marcus Schmuck (born April 18, 1925) is an Austrian mountaineer. ...
Kurt Diemberger Kurt Diemberger (born 1932 in Austria), is the only remaining person alive that has made the first ascents on two mountains over 8,000 metres. ...
Chogolisa (or Bride Peak) is a mountain in the Karakoram region of Pakistan. ...
is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ...
The Matterhorn (German) or Cervino (Italian), (French: Mont Cervin or Le Cervin) is perhaps the most familiar mountain in the European Alps. ...
The Lenzspitze (4,294 m) is a mountain located in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. ...
The Aiguille du Dru (also the Dru or the Drus) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. ...
Everest redirects here. ...
C - Tommy Caldwell (born 1978) United States. Extraordinary rock climber. Free climbed the Nose of El Capitan.
- Louis Ramond de Carbonnières (1755–1827) - French scientist and Pyrenean pioneer.
- Kim Carrigan (Australia) One of the leading technical rock climbers of the 1980s.
- Carlos Carsolio Mexico. 14 8000m summits (1985-1996).
- Robert Caspersen Trango Pulpit first ascent in 1999. Norway's best climber in recent years.
- Riccardo Cassin (born 1909). Italian Alpinist. First ascents of north-east face of Piz Badile (1937); Walker Spur on north face of the Grandes Jorasses (1938); Cassin Ridge on Mount McKinley (1961).
- Yvon Chouinard (1938-) Pioneer of the Golden Age of Yosemite climbing. Advocate of clean climbing. Founder of Chouinard Equipment and later Patagonia.
- Claudio Cima (1949–2005)-Italian Alpinist and writer.
- John Clarke (1945–2003) - noted Canadian explorer, mountaineer, conservationist, and wilderness educator, member of the Order of Canada and suspected of over 600 first ascents in the Coast Range of British Columbia
- Pete Cleveland - United States climber. Superpin (5.11, 1967). Phlogiston (5.13, 1977).
- Vern Clevenger (1955-) United States. First ascent Cholatse (1982) with Rowell, Rowell and O'Connor. Numerous first routes ascents in the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Ian Clough (1939–1970) United Kingdom. First ascent Am Buachaille (1968) with Patey. First British ascent of the North Face of the Eiger in (1962). Killed on Annapurna.
- Doctor Patrick Cordier 1940–1998 France. First solo ascent South Face Aiguille Fou French Alps. Early solo ascent of The Nose El Capitan in Yosemite Valley, California.
- J. Norman Collie (1859–1942) United Kingdom. First ascent Tower Ridge Ben Nevis. Nanga Parbat expedition 1895.
- Emilio Comici (1901–1940), Italy. 200 new routes in the Dolomites. First ascent Große Zinne/Cima Grande di Lavaredo north face, one of the six great north faces of the Alps
- Achille Compagnoni (1914-) Italy. First ascent K2 (1954) with Lacedelli
- William Martin Conway (1856–1937) United Kingdom. Surveyor, explorer and mountaineer (Karakoram, Spitsbergen, Andes & Alps).
- W. A. B. Coolidge (1850–1926) United States - 1,700 expeditions in Alps, greatest Alpine historian, Oxford Don.
- Janne Corax (1967–) Sweden. Adventurer and climber
- Jean Couzy France. First ascent Makalu (1955) with Terray
- Peter Croft Canadian free soloist and author of Ski Mountaineering.
- Aleister Crowley (1875–1947) - Occultist, writer, and a pioneer of British rock climbing. Led early expeditions on K2 and Kanchenjunga.
- Michel Croz (1830–1865) France. First ascent Grande Casse, Castor, Barre des Écrins, Mont Dolent, Aiguille d'Argentière. Died on descent after first ascent of the Matterhorn (1865).
- Norman Clyde (1886–1972) United States. Pioneer climber of California Sierra Nevada.[1]
Tommy Caldwell (born August 11, 1978 in Estes Park, Colorado) is an American rock climber. ...
El Capitan is a 3,000-foot (1000m) vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, located on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. ...
Louis Ramond de Carbonnières Louis François Ãlisabeth Ramond, baron de Carbonnières (January 4, 1755 Strasbourg â May 14, 1827), was a French politician, geologist and botanist. ...
Kim Carrigan (1958- ) was Australias leading exponent of rockclimbing during the late 1970s and early 1980s. ...
Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ...
Piz Badile (3,308 m) is a mountain in the Bregaglia range in Switzerland and Italy, the border between the two countries running along the summit ridge. ...
The Grandes Jorasses is a famous summit in the Mont Blanc range. ...
Denali redirects here. ...
Yvon Chouinard (born 1938) (in Maine) is a visionary rock climber, environmentalist and outdoor industry businessman, noted for his contributions to climbing, climbing equipment and the outdoor gear business. ...
Yosemite National Park (pron. ...
Clean climbing is a style of rock climbing that avoids damage to the rock by eschewing the drilling of bolts and the hammering of pitons. ...
John Clarke, C.M. (February 25, 1945âJanuary 23, 2003) born in Ireland to Brigit Ann Clarke (nee Conway) and Thomas Kevin Clarke, died in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada of a brain tumor. ...
Main articles: History of Canada, Timeline of Canadian history Canada has been inhabited by aboriginal peoples (known in Canada as First Nations) for at least 40,000 years. ...
Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country (Hebrews 11. ...
A Coastal range is any range of mountains forming a coastline. ...
Motto: Splendor sine occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 36 Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area Ranked 5th Total 944...
In mountaineering and related climbing sports, climbers give a climbing grade to a route that attempts to assess the difficulty and danger of climbing the route. ...
In mountaineering and related climbing sports, climbers give a climbing grade to a route that attempts to assess the difficulty and danger of climbing the route. ...
Vern Clevenger (born 1955, Oakland, California) is a noted climber and landscape photographer. ...
Cholatse (also known as Jobo Lhaptshan) is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Nepalese Himalayas. ...
Galen Avery Rowell (August 23, 1940 â August 11, 2002) was a noted wilderness photographer and climber. ...
John Samuel Rowell (April 1, 1825 â October 23, 1907) was a noted agricultural inventor and pioneer manufacturer. ...
This article is about the mountain range in the Western United States. ...
Ian Clough (1939-1970) was a British mountaineer who was killed on an expedition to climb the south face of the Himalayan massif Annapurna. ...
Am Buachaille Am Buachaille is a sea stack, or vertical rock formation, near Sandwood Bay in the Scottish county of Sutherland at grid reference NC206655. ...
Tom Patey (1932-25th May 1970) was a Scottish climber, mountaineer and writer. ...
Annapurna (Sanskrit, Nepali, Nepal Bhasa: à¤
नà¥à¤¨à¤ªà¥à¤°à¥à¤£) is a series of peaks in the Himalaya, a 55-km-long massif whose highest point, Annapurna I, stands at 8,091 m (26,538 ft), making it the 10th-highest summit in the world and one of the 14 eight-thousanders. It is located...
El Capitan is a 3,000-foot (1000m) vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, located on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. ...
Yosemite Valley with Half Dome in the distance. ...
This article is about the U.S. state. ...
John Norman Collie, commonly referred to as J. Norman Collie (September 10, 1859-November 1, 1942) was a highly respected British scientist, mountaineer and explorer. ...
Ben Nevis (Gaelic: Beinn Nibheis) is the highest mountain in Great Britain. ...
The six great north faces of the Alps are known for their difficulty and great height. ...
This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...
For other uses, see K2 (disambiguation). ...
Lino Lacedelli (born December 4, 1925) is an Italian mountaineer. ...
Sir William Martin Conway (April 12, 1856 - April 19, 1937), English art critic and mountaineer, was the son of Reverend William Conway, afterwards canon of Westminster. ...
W. A. B. Coolidge (William Augustus Brevoort Coolidge) (August 28, 1850 - May 8, 1926) was an American historian, theologian and mountaineer. ...
Alp redirects here. ...
Janne Corax, renowned Swedish cyclist and mountaineer. ...
Jean Couzy was a French mountaineer. ...
Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world and is located 22 km (14 mi) east of Mount Everest. ...
Lionel Terray (born July 25, 1921 in Grenoble) is a French climber who did many first ascents, including the first ascent of Makalu with Jean Couzy on 15 May 1955 and the first ascent of the Fitz-Roy in the Andes. ...
Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley, (12 October 1875 â 1 December 1947, pronounced ) was a British occultist, writer, mountaineer, philosopher, poet, and mystic. ...
For other uses, see K2 (disambiguation). ...
Kanchenjunga (a number of alternative spellings are used Kangchenjunga which is the correct spelling, Kangchen Dzö-nga, Khangchendzonga, Kanchenjanga, Kachendzonga, or Kangchanfanga) is the third highest mountain in the world and the second highest in Nepal and the highest in India, located in the Taplejung district of Sikkim, straddling the...
Castor (Italian: Castore) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps on the border between Valais, Switzerland and the Aosta Valley in Italy. ...
Barre des Ãcrins (4102 m) is a mountain in the French Alps, the highest point of the Massif des Ãcrins, and the most southerly alpine peak that is higher than 4000 metres. ...
The Aiguille dArgentière (3,902 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif on the border between France and Switzerland. ...
The Matterhorn (German) or Cervino (Italian), (French: Mont Cervin or Le Cervin) is perhaps the most familiar mountain in the European Alps. ...
Norman Clyde (April 8, 1885-December 23, 1972) was a famous mountaineer and nature photographer. ...
D - Art Davidson United States. First winter ascent of Denali (1967) with Ray "Pirate" Genet and Dave Johnston. Author "Minus 148"
- Johnny Dawes (1964-) United Kingdom. Rock climber, introduced 2 new grades in the British grading system for traditional climbs.
- José Antonio Delgado (1965–2006) Venezuela. Five 8000m summits (1994-2006). Died descending Nanga Parbat July 22, 2006.
- Catherine Destivelle (b. 1960) France. Sports climber and mountaineer. Nameless Tower (1990), Eigerwand (solo) (1992). Link
- Clinton Thomas Dent (1850–1912) United Kingdom. Caucasus, Alps, first ascent of Lenzspitze (1870), Aiguille du Dru (1878).
- Ardito Desio (1897–2001) Italy. Geologist and Mountaineer. Leader of K2 first ascent expedition in 1954.
- Kurt Diemberger (b. 1932) Austria. First ascent Broad Peak (1957) with Wintersteller, Schmuck & Buhl. First ascent Dhaulagiri (1960) with Diener, Forrer, Schelbert, Nyima Dorji & Nawang Dorji. K2 (1986).
- Peter Diener Germany. First ascent Dhaulagiri (1960) with Diemberger, Forrer, Schelbert, Nyima Dorji & Nawang Dorji.
- Hans Christian Doseth (1958–1984) Norway. Sports climber and mountaineer. Climbed east face Great Trango Tower (1984) with Finn Dæhli. Summited, but both killed during descent.
- Lord Francis Douglas (1847–1865). Scottish alpinist. Died on descent after first ascent of the Matterhorn.
- Sean Duffy[2] United States of America. Mountaineer known for charity climbs, speed ascents, and developing Sawtooth routes.
- Hans Dülfer (1892–1915) Leading German rock climber who died during World War I.
- Günther Dyhrenfurth (1886–1975) Swiss. Mountaineer and Himalayan explorer. Led German expeditions to Kanchenjunga in 1930 and 1931. link
- John Dunne (1968–) Established Parthian Shot (1990: E9, 7a). Other notable first ascents include Total Eclipse (9a) Malham, Divided Years (E10, 7a) Mourne Mountains.
- Mal Duff (-1998) Legendary Scottish climber with few peers, also an Independent guide. An Himalayan climber who unusually, died at Everest Base Camp.
Denali redirects here. ...
Johnny Dawes born 1964 is a British rock climber. ...
In mountaineering and related climbing sports, climbers give a climbing grade to a route that attempts to assess the difficulty and danger of climbing the route. ...
José Antonio Delgado José Antonio Delgado Sucre (May 13, 1965 â July 22, 2006) was the first Venezuelan mountaineer to reach the summit of five eight-thousanders. ...
Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ...
Nanga Parbat (also known as Nangaparbat Peak or Diamir) is the ninth highest mountain on Earth and the second highest in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. ...
is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Sport climbing is a style of rock climbing that relies on permanent anchors fixed to the rock, especially bolts, for protection. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Caucasus Mountains. ...
Alp redirects here. ...
The Lenzspitze (4,294 m) is a mountain located in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. ...
The Aiguille du Dru (also the Dru or the Drus) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. ...
Count Ardito Desio (April 18, 1897 â December 12, 2001) was an Italian explorer, mountain climber, geologist, and cartographer. ...
For other uses, see K2 (disambiguation). ...
Kurt Diemberger Kurt Diemberger (born 1932 in Austria), is the only remaining person alive that has made the first ascents on two mountains over 8,000 metres. ...
Broad Peak (originally named K3) is the 12th highest mountain on Earth and 4th highest in Pakistan. ...
Fritz Wintersteller (born October 21, 1927) is an Austrian mountaineer who made the first ascent of Broad Peak together with Hermann Buhl, Kurt Diemberger and Marcus Schmuck (Expedition Leader) in 1957. ...
Marcus Schmuck (born April 18, 1925) is an Austrian mountaineer. ...
Hermann Buhl (September 21, 1924 â June 27, 1957) is considered one of the best post-war Austrian climbers and one of the best climbers of all time. ...
Dhaulagiri (धà¥à¤²à¤¾à¤à¤¿à¤°à¥) is the seventh highest mountain in the world. ...
For other uses, see K2 (disambiguation). ...
Dhaulagiri (धà¥à¤²à¤¾à¤à¤¿à¤°à¥) is the seventh highest mountain in the world. ...
Kurt Diemberger Kurt Diemberger (born 1932 in Austria), is the only remaining person alive that has made the first ascents on two mountains over 8,000 metres. ...
Hans Christian Doseth (b. ...
Sport climbing is a style of rock climbing that relies on permanent anchors fixed to the rock, especially bolts, for protection. ...
Great Trango Tower (6286 m / 20608 ft) is part of the Trango massif, which is located across the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistans Northern areas. ...
The Matterhorn (German) or Cervino (Italian), (French: Mont Cervin or Le Cervin) is perhaps the most familiar mountain in the European Alps. ...
Hans (Johannes Emil) Dülfer was a German mountain climber (born 23 May 1892 in Barmen / Wuppertal; died 15 June 1915 in Arras). ...
Günther Dyhrenfurth was a Swiss mountaineer and Himalay explorer. ...
John Donne John Donne (pronounced Dun; 1572 - March 31, 1631) was a major English poet and writer, and perhaps the greatest of the metaphysical poets. ...
Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
E Oscar Eckenstein (9th September 1859 - 1921) was an Anglo-German rock-climber and mountaineer. ...
Robert Charles Evans M.D., DSc, Knight, (1918 - 1995}, was a mountaineer and educator. ...
Alp redirects here. ...
This article is about the country. ...
Kanchenjunga (a number of alternative spellings are used Kangchenjunga which is the correct spelling, Kangchen Dzö-nga, Khangchendzonga, Kanchenjanga, Kachendzonga, or Kangchanfanga) is the third highest mountain in the world and the second highest in Nepal and the highest in India, located in the Taplejung district of Sikkim, straddling the...
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Snøhetta is an international architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design company based in Oslo, Norway. ...
Gaustatoppen is the highest mountain in the county Telemark in Norway. ...
Bitihorn seen from above and northeast. ...
John Ewbank (1948- ) was born in Yorkshire, England in 1948, and emigrated to Australia at age 15. ...
In mountaineering and related climbing sports, climbers give a climbing grade to a route that attempts to assess the difficulty and danger of climbing the route. ...
F - Sue Fear (1963–2006), Australian, Cho Oyu 1998, Shishapangma 2002, Everest 2003, Gasherbrum II 2004. Killed in crevasse fall on descent from Mansalu 28 May 2006.
- Rudolf Fehrmann (1886–1947), German pioneer rock climber in Elbsandsteingebirge
- George Ingle Finch (1888–1969) Australian, pioneer of oxygen use, to 27,300 ft on 1922 Everest expedition. First ascent of 'Finch Route' on north face of Dent d'Hérens.
- Tunc Findik (born 1972), Turkey, Taurus Mountains, One of the most skilled climbers in Turkey [3]
- Darby Field (1610–1649) first European to climb Mount Washington (New Hampshire) in 1642.
- Scott Fischer (1956–1996), United States, Lhotse 1990, K2 1992, Everest 1994. Died on descent from Everest in the storm of May 11, 1996.
- Hans Florine (born 1964)- United States Speed Climber, World Record Holder
- James David Forbes (1809–1868) - early, first British ascent of Jungfrau
- Ernst Forrer Swiss. First ascent Dhaulagiri (1960) with Kurt Diemberger, Peter Diener, Albin Schelbert, Nyima Dorji and Nawang Dorji.
- Charlie Fowler (1954–2006) Notable United States free solo rock climber and high-altitude mountaineer.
- Mick Fowler United Kingdom. Technical climber, winner of the Piolet D'Or 2003. link
- Jean Franco (climber) - led expedition on first ascent of Makalu (1955)
- Douglas Freshfield (1845–1934) - Alps, Scotland, Himalaya, Pyrenees
- Tom Frost- United States rock climber. Yosemite National Park pioneer. Climbing equipment manufacturer.
Sue Fear (1963 â May 28, 2006) was an Australian mountain climber, passionate supporter of the Fred Hollows Foundation and a 2005 recipient of the Order of Australia medal in the Queens birthday honours. ...
is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Rudolf Fehrmann (1886 â 1947) , a German, was a pioneer rock climber at Elbsandsteingebirge near Dresden. ...
George Ingle Finch (4 August 1888 - 22 November 1970) was a chemist and mountaineer. ...
The Dent dHérens (4,171 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps of Italy and Switzerland. ...
DirektaÅ, Yedi Göller (Seven Lakes), Ala DaÄlar. ...
Darby Field (1610 - 1649) was the first European to climb Mount Washington (New Hampshire) in the year 1642. ...
The Summit Mount Washington is the highest peak in the American Northeast at 6,288 ft. ...
Scott E Fischer (December 24, 1955 â May 11, 1996) was an American climber and guide, and the first American to summit 27,940-foot (8,516 meter) Lhotse, fourth highest mountain in the world. ...
is the 131st day of the year (132nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...
Hans Florine (born June 18, 1964) is an American rock climber, who together with Yuji Hirayama holds the current Speed Climb World Record for Yosemite’s El Capitan / Nose Climb: 2 hours, 48 minutes and 55 seconds. ...
James David Forbes (April 20, 1809 - December 31, 1868) was a Scottish physicist who worked extensively on the conduction of heat, seismology and glaciology. ...
The Jungfrau (German: virgin) is the highest peak of a mountain massif of the same name, located in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps, overlooking Grindelwald. ...
Dhaulagiri (धà¥à¤²à¤¾à¤à¤¿à¤°à¥) is the seventh highest mountain in the world. ...
Charlie Fowler (born 1954) is an American mountain climber, writer, and photographer. ...
Mick Fowler (b. ...
Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world and is located 22 km (14 mi) east of Mount Everest. ...
Douglas William Freshfield (London, April 27, 1845 - Forest Row, February 9, 1934) was a British climber, author of The Exploration of the Caucasus published in London by E. Arnold publishing company in 1896. ...
Alp redirects here. ...
This article is about the country. ...
Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ...
Pic de Bugatetin the Néouvielle Natural Reserve Central Pyrenees For the mountains in Victoria, Australia, see Pyrenees (Victoria). ...
Yosemite National Park (pron. ...
G - Will Gadd - Canadian. Responsible for various hard mixed routes including the first M12.
- Makalu Gao - Taiwan. Everest (1996). On descent caught in a storm and overnighted near the summit and rescued the next day.link
- João Garcia, first Portuguese to climb Mount Everest, did it without auxiliary oxygen. Leading mountaineer in Portugal
- Steve Gerberding United States, professional rock climber. Mr. El Capitan.
- Lester Germer (1896–1971). United States physicist, World War I fighter pilot and rock climber.
- Konrad von Gesner (1516–1565) Switzerland. Naturalist Early mountaineer in the Alps.
- Ivano Ghirardini (born 1953) France First Grandes Jorasses, Matterhorn, Eiger north faces trilogy solo in winter, 1978. Mitre Peak first ascent 1980.
- John Gill (born 1937) United States. Father of modern bouldering. Introduced chalk & modern dynamics in 1950s.
- Stefan Glowacz - professional rock climber
- Patrick Goodman (1977 - ) United States - professional rock climber, responsible for many hard first ascents throughout the globe.
- Serge Gousseault (1947–1971) France-Mountain guide Dramatic winter attempt with René Desmaison in Grandes Jorasses north face 1971.
- Dave Graham (born 1981) Maine Professional rock climber and leading boulderer.
- Tormod Granheim (born 1974) Norway. Professional climber and extreme skier made the 1.st ski descent of Everest North Face 2006.
- Anne Gray (born 1961) Australia rock climber and orthopedic surgeon.
- William Spotswood Green (1847–1919) - New Zealand, Selkirks
- Gottfried Merzbacher - Germany (1823–1946)
- Paul Grohmann (1838-1908) Austria. First ascents include the four highest peaks in the Dolomites (e.g. Marmolada (1864)), as well as the Hochfeiler (1865), Langkofel (1869), and Große Zinne/Cima Grande di Lavaredo (1869)
- Bear Grylls (born 1974) Youngest Briton to climb Mt. Everest and return alive (1998).
- Wolfgang Güllich (1960–1992). Germany. Celebrated rock climber & boulderer. First 5.14d - Actione Direct (1991).
- Paul Güssfeldt (1840–1920) German geologist and explorer. First ascent of Peuterey ridge and Piz Scerscen. First European attempt on Aconcagua in 1883.
- Veikka Gustafsson (born 1968) Finnish. Eleven 8000m plus summits between 1993 and 2006. All without supplementary oxygen.
João José Silva Abranches Garcia, (born June 11, 1967, in Lisbon, Portugal) is a leading mountaineer in Portugal. ...
Everest redirects here. ...
Lester Germer (full name Lester Halbert Germer; 1896–1971), American physicist. ...
A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ...
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A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for attacking other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs. ...
For other uses, see Aviator (disambiguation). ...
Conrad von Gesner (Konrad von Gesner, Conrad Gessner, Conradus Gesnerus) (26 March 1516-13 December 1565) was a Swiss naturalist. ...
Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now often viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines of integrative organismal biology. ...
Alp redirects here. ...
Considered by many as the father of modern bouldering, John Gill established many of the most difficult problems. ...
Stefan Glowacz (born on March 22, 1965 in Bavaria, Germany) is a professional rock climber and adventurer. ...
UIAGM seal The Union Internationale des Associations de Guides de Montagnes is the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations, known alternatively by its French, German and English abbreviations: UIAGM, Union Internationale des Associations de Guides de Montagnes (French) IVBV, Internationale Vereinigung der Bergführerverbande (German) IFMGA, International Federation of Mountain...
David Ethan Graham (born November 10, 1981 in Maine) is a professional rock climber. ...
Official language(s) None (English and French de facto) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area Ranked 39th - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²) - Width 210 miles (338 km) - Length 320 miles (515 km) - % water 13. ...
Tormod Maurer (born September 17. ...
Extreme skiing is skiing performed on long, steep (typically from 45 to 60+ degrees) slopes in dangerous terrain. ...
Dr Anne Gray, Born December 23rd, 1961 in Australia is an Orthopedic surgeon. ...
Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (BE: orthopaedics) is the branch of surgery concerned with acute, chronic, traumatic and recurrent injuries and other disorders of the locomotor system, its musclular and bone parts. ...
William Spotswood Green (1847 â April 22, 1919[1]) was an Irish naturalist, specialized on marine biology. ...
The Selkirk Mountains are a mountain range originating in Idaho and Washington, and extending into SE British Columbia. ...
This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
// The Dolomites (Italian: Dolomiti; German: Dolomiten; Friulian: Dolomitis) are a section of the Alps. ...
Marmolada (the Italian name; also Latin: Marmoleda, German: Marmolata) is a mountain in northeastern Italy (just east of Trento) and the highest mountain of the Dolomites (a section of the Alps). ...
The Zillertal Alps (German: Zillertaler Alpen) are a mountain range of the Alps on the border of Austria and Italy. ...
// The Dolomites (Italian: Dolomiti; German: Dolomiten; Friulian: Dolomitis) are a section of the Alps. ...
The Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Italian for three peaks of Lavaredo), also called Drei Zinnen (German for three battlements), are three distinctive battlement-like peaks, in the Sesto Dolomites of northeastern Italy. ...
The Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Italian for three peaks of Lavaredo) or Drei Zinnen (German for three battlements) are three distinctive battlement-like peaks surrounded by imposive taluses of detritus, in the Sexten Dolomites of northeastern Italy. ...
Edward Bear Grylls (born 7 June 1974), is a British mountaineer, adventurer, author, television presenter and motivational speaker. ...
Wolfgang Güllich (24 October 1960 - 31 August 1992), was born in Ludwigshafen, Germany. ...
In mountaineering and related climbing sports, climbers give a climbing grade to a route that attempts to assess the difficulty and danger of climbing the route. ...
Dr Paul Güssfeldt (14 October 1840 â 18 January 1920) was a German geologist, mountaineer and explorer. ...
The Aiguille Blanche de Peuterey (4,112 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in Italy. ...
Piz Scerscen (3,901 m) is a mountain in the Bernina Range in Switzerland and Italy, joining the neighbouring Piz Bernina by its north-east ridge. ...
For other uses, see Aconcagua (disambiguation). ...
Veikka Gustafsson(b. ...
Language(s) Finnish, Swedish Languages related to Finnish include Estonian, Karelian, Vepsian, Võro and to a lesser extent, all Finno-Ugric Languages. ...
Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ...
H - Peter Habeler (1942–) Austria. First ascent without supplementary oxygen Mount Everest (1978) with Reinhold Messner.
- Douglas Robert Hadow ( –1865). English climber killed on first ascent of Matterhorn.
- Lincoln Hall Australia. Everest. Rescued in 2006 after being 'left for dead' overnight at 8700m on descent from the summit of Everest.
- Rob Hall (1960–1996) New Zealand. Seven Summits in seven months with Gary Ball (1990). Died in the 1996 Everest Disaster on 11 May 1996.
- Douglas S. Hansen (born 1954) Leader of the U.S. Everest Expedition, "Utahns on Everest", 1992 Seven Summits
- Warren J Harding - first ascent of El Capitan
- Alison Hargreaves (1963-1995) United Kingdom. First female unassisted Everest (1995), died on descent from K2 summit
- John Harlin (1934–1966) United States. Direct route pioneer. Killed on the north face of the Eiger.
- Heinrich Harrer (1912–2006) Austria. First ascent North Face Eiger (1938) with Anderl Heckmair, Fritz Kasparek and Ludwig Vorg. First ascent Carstensz Pyramid (1962) with 3 others. Author of Seven Years in Tibet.
- Ginette Harrison (1958–1999) United Kingdom. 7 Summits (1983-1993). First female ascent Kangchenjunga (1998). Killed in an avalanche on Dhaulagiri.
- Reto Hartmann - Swiss boulderer
- John M. Hartog - first ascent of Muztagh Tower in the Himalaya
- Dougal Haston (1940–1977) United Kingdom. First ascent South Face Annapurna (1970) with Don Whillans. Killed in an avalanche in the Alps.
- Stevie Haston (b.1957) Outspoken UK climber/writer excelling in many aspects of the game most notable recently for cutting edge (world's hardest) mixed rock and ice climbing.
- Ben Heason - British, notable free ascent of the Angel Falls.
- Siegfried Herford (1891 - 1914) - British rock climber. Central Buttress, Scafell, (1914)
- Karl Herligkoffer (born 1917 Germany) - first failed attempt of Broad Peak (1954)
- Hugh Herr (born 1964) - Leading rock United States rock climber in the 1980s, with many hard first ascents in the Gunks and elsewhere. Double amputee (both legs below knee)
- Maurice Herzog (b. 1919) France. First ascent Leader first 8,000meter peak - Annapurna (1950) with Louis Lachenal, Lionel Terrey and Gaston Rebuffat. Became Minister for Sport. Past Lord Mayor of Chamonix, French Alps.
- Tom Higgins (1944- ) First and first free ascents in United States at Tahquitz, Yosemite, Tuolumne Meadows, Southern Sierra, Pinnacles National Monument, Needles of South Dakota; also in France outside Chamonix. Link
- Lynn Hill (b. 1961) United States. First free ascent The Nose on El Capitan, Yosemite (1993).
- Edmund Hillary (1919–2008) NZ. First ascent Mount Everest (1953) with Tenzing Norgay.
- Alan Hinkes OBE (b. 1954) United Kingdom. 14 8000m summits.
- Yuji Hirayama (b. 1969). difficult onsight. World Champion 1998, 2000.
- Charles F. Hoffmann (1838–1913) United States. Surveyor and mountaineer. Several first ascents in the Sierra Nevada.
- Jim Holloway (1954-). United States boulderer. Perhaps first to achieve V11+ levels.
- Steve House Solo ascent of K7 in 2004 (nominated for Piolet d'Or), first ascent of the Rupal Face on Nanga Parbat with Vince Anderson in 2005 (won Piolet d'Or)
- Charles Houston (b. 1913) First ascent of Mt Forake Alaska in 1934 and leader of attempts on K2 in 1938 and 1953.
- Alexander and Thomas Huber - German climbers and mountaineers. Free ascents in Yosemite, speed record on El Capitan, expeditions and free solos
- Charles Hudson (1828–1865) United Kingdom. First ascent Monte Rosa (1855). First ascent Matterhorn (1865) with Whymper, Douglas, Croz, Hadow, and the two Taugwalders. Killed on descent.
- Francois-Joseph Hugi - geologist, unsuccessful attempts in 1828 of Jungfrau and Finsteraarhorn
- Tomaž Humar (born 1969). Slovenia. Extreme climber. Piolet d'Or in 1996 for a new route on the East Face of Ama Dablam. Solo ascent of the south wall of Dhaulagiri.
- Alexander von Humboldt - Chimborazo
- John Hunt (1910–1998) United Kingdom. Leader 1953 Everest expedition.
Peter Habeler (born July 22nd 1942 in Mayrhofen, Austria) is an Austrian mountaineer. ...
Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Reinhold Messner (born September 17, 1944) is an Italian mountaineer and explorer, often cited [1] as the greatest mountain climber of all time, noted for making the first solo ascents of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen and for being the first climber to ascend all fourteen eight-thousanders (peaks over...
The Matterhorn (German) or Cervino (Italian), (French: Mont Cervin or Le Cervin) is perhaps the most familiar mountain in the European Alps. ...
Lincoln Hall (born 1956) is a veteran Australian mountain climber and author. ...
Rob Hall (1961-1996), New Zealander, was a mountaineer best known for being head guide of a 1996 Mount Everest expedition in which he, a fellow guide, and two clients perished. ...
The Seven Summits on an Elevation World Map. ...
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Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...
The Seven Summits on an Elevation World Map. ...
Warren Harding (1925-2002) was one of most accomplished and influential American rock climbers of the 1950s to 1970s. ...
Alison Hargreaves (February 17, 1963 â c. ...
John Harlin (full name John Elvis Harlin II) (1934-1966) was an American mountaineer who was killed making an ascent of the north face of the Eiger. ...
For other uses, see Eiger (disambiguation). ...
Heinrich Harrer Heinrich Harrer (July 6, 1912 â January 7, 2006) was an Austrian mountaineer, sportsman, geographer, and author. ...
Carstensz Pyramid is the traditional name among mountaineers for Puncak Jaya, the highest mountain in Oceania. ...
For the 1997 film, see Seven Years in Tibet (1997 film). ...
Ginette Harrison (28 February 1958-24 October 1999) was a professional climber of British origin. ...
Dhaulagiri (धà¥à¤²à¤¾à¤à¤¿à¤°à¥) is the seventh highest mountain in the world. ...
The Muztagh Tower (also: Mustagh Tower; Muztagh: ice tower), is a mountain of the Karakoram range in the Himalaya, and often said to be one of its most difficult to climb. ...
Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ...
Dougal Haston (1940-1977) was a Scottish mountaineer born in Currie, Edinburgh. ...
Annapurna (Sanskrit, Nepali, Nepal Bhasa: à¤
नà¥à¤¨à¤ªà¥à¤°à¥à¤£) is a series of peaks in the Himalaya, a 55-km-long massif whose highest point, Annapurna I, stands at 8,091 m (26,538 ft), making it the 10th-highest summit in the world and one of the 14 eight-thousanders. It is located...
Don Whillans (18 May 1933 - 4 August 1985) was an English rock-climber and mountaineer. ...
Angel Falls (indigenous name: Kerepakupai merú) is the worlds highest free-falling waterfall at 979 m (3,212 ft), with a clear drop of 807 m (2,648 ft). ...
Siegfried Herford (1891 â 1916) was a British climber who was active in the years immediately prior to World War I. He and John Laycock and Stanley Jeffcoat initiated what is referred to as gritstone climbing in England, bouldering on large blocks at the base of the cliffs, and roping up...
Broad Peak (originally named K3) is the 12th highest mountain on Earth and 4th highest in Pakistan. ...
External links Shawangunk home page http://www. ...
Maurice Herzog (born 15 January 1919 in Lyon) is a French climber and politician. ...
Annapurna (Sanskrit, Nepali, Nepal Bhasa: à¤
नà¥à¤¨à¤ªà¥à¤°à¥à¤£) is a series of peaks in the Himalaya, a 55-km-long massif whose highest point, Annapurna I, stands at 8,091 m (26,538 ft), making it the 10th-highest summit in the world and one of the 14 eight-thousanders. It is located...
Louis Lachenal (17 July 1921â25 November 1955), a French climber born in Annecy, was one of the first to climb a summit of more than 8,000 metres. ...
Gaston Rebuffat (7 May 1921, Marseilles - 1985) was a famous French alpinist. ...
Tom Higgins (Thomas John Higgins, 1944 - ) is a California rock climber with many first and first free ascents primarily in the western United States. ...
Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Lynn Hill (born 1961) is a United States climber, known as a top sport climber of the 1980s and famous for making the first free ascent of the Nose Route on Yosemites El Capitan. ...
El Capitan is a 3,000-foot (1000m) vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, located on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. ...
Yosemite Valley with Half Dome in the distance. ...
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE (born 20 July 1919) is a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer. ...
Everest redirects here. ...
Alan Hinkes OBE (April 26, 1954- ) is a British mountaineer from Northallerton in North Yorkshire. ...
Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ...
Yuji Hirayama (平山ã¦ã¼ã¸) is a Japanese rock climber, with a possible 5. ...
A native of Germany, trained as an engineer. ...
This article is about the mountain range in the Western United States. ...
Jim Holloway (born 1954), an American, was one of the first of a new generation of boulderers for whom the sport was a lifestyle rather than a recreation. ...
In the sport of bouldering, problems are assigned technical grades according to several established systems, which are distinct from those used in regular climbing. ...
Steve House is a professional climber and mountain guide. ...
For other persons named Charles Houston, see Charles Houston (disambiguation). ...
For other uses, see Alaska (disambiguation). ...
For other uses, see K2 (disambiguation). ...
Alexander Huber (born 1968 in Bavaria), is a German physicist, climber and mountaineer. ...
Thomas Huber (born November 18, 1966 in Palling, Bavaria), is a German climber and mountaineer. ...
Yosemite National Park (pron. ...
El Capitan is a 3,000-foot (1000m) vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, located on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. ...
Dufourspitze (in German), Pointe Dufour (in French) or Punta Dufour (in Italian), is located in the Pennine Alps, near the watershed between Italy and Switzerland, on the Italian side. ...
The Matterhorn (German) or Cervino (Italian), (French: Mont Cervin or Le Cervin) is perhaps the most familiar mountain in the European Alps. ...
Edward Whymper, 1881 Edward Whymper (April 27, 1840âSeptember 16, 1911), was a British climber and explorer best known for the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. ...
George Hadow (b. ...
The Jungfrau (German: virgin) is the highest peak of a mountain massif of the same name, located in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps, overlooking Grindelwald. ...
Finsteraarhorn is the highest mountain in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps. ...
Tomaž Humar (born February 18, 1969 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian mountaineer. ...
The Piolet dOr (French for The Golden Ice Axe) is an annual mountaineering award, which has been given by the French magazine Montagnes and The Groupe de Haute Montagne since 1991. ...
Ama Dablam is a mountain in the Himalaya range of eastern Nepal. ...
Dhaulagiri (धà¥à¤²à¤¾à¤à¤¿à¤°à¥) is the seventh highest mountain in the world. ...
An 1859 portrait of Alexander von Humboldt by the artist Julius Schrader, showing Mount Chimborazo in the background. ...
The inactive stratovolcano Chimborazo is Ecuadors highest summit. ...
Lord John Hunt (June 22, 1910 - 8 November 1998) was a British officer who is best known as the leader of the 1953 expedition to Mount Everest. ...
I - Marcel Ichac France. Member (cineast of the first French expedition in Himalaya (Karakoram, 1936) and of the second (Annapurna, 1950). One of the greatest mountain film maker of his time.
- Toshio Imanishi Japan. First ascent Manaslu 1956 with Gyalzen Norbu.
- Jeanne Immink (1853–1929), Dutch rock climber. One of the earliest female rock climbers. Several Dolomite peaks have been named after her.
- Ulrich Inderbinen (1900-2004). Swiss guide. 371 Matterhorn ascents, last at age 90.
- Alberto Iñurrategi, Basque climber, all eight-thousanders (1991-2002).
- Andrew Irvine (1902–1924) United Kingdom. Died on Everest at approximately 8500m with George Mallory on 8 June 1924.
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Karakoram is a mountain range spanning the borders between Pakistan, China, and India, located in the regions of Gilgit, Ladakh and Baltistan. ...
Annapurna (Sanskrit, Nepali, Nepal Bhasa: à¤
नà¥à¤¨à¤ªà¥à¤°à¥à¤£) is a series of peaks in the Himalaya, a 55-km-long massif whose highest point, Annapurna I, stands at 8,091 m (26,538 ft), making it the 10th-highest summit in the world and one of the 14 eight-thousanders. It is located...
Manaslu (also known as Kutang) is the eighth highest mountain in the world, located in the Nepalese Himalayas. ...
A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Dutch (Ethnonym: Nederlanders meaning Lowlanders) are the dominant ethnic group[1] of the Netherlands[2]. They are usually seen as a Germanic people. ...
For other uses, see Dolomite (disambiguation). ...
Ulrich Inderbinen (December 3, 1900 - June 14, 2004) was a Swiss mountain guide famous for his longevity and love for mountain climbing. ...
Language(s) Basque - few monoglots Spanish - 1,525,000 monoglots French - 150,000 monoglots Basque-Spanish - 600,000 speakers Basque-French - 76,000 speakers [4] other native languages Religion(s) Traditionally Roman Catholic The Basques (Basque: ) are an indigenous people[5] who inhabit parts of north-central Spain and southwestern...
Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ...
Andrew Sandy Irvine (April 8, 1902 â 8-9 June 1924) was an English mountaineer who took part in the third British Expedition to Mount Everest in 1924. ...
George Herbert Leigh Mallory (18 June 1886 â 8 June/9 June 1924) was an English mountaineer who took part in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest in the early 1920s. ...
is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
J - John Jackson United Kingdom. First ascent of Jackson's Route
- Cicada Jenerik V10 at age 10 (Lowrider in Bishop,Ca)
- Ray "Pirate" Jenet - First winter ascent of Denali with Art Davidson Died in avalanche while skiing.
- Sepp Jöchler Austria. First ascent Cho Oyo (1954) with Herbert Tichy and Pasang Dawa Lama.
John Angelo Jackson (March 21, 1921 â July 2, 2005) was a mountaineer, explorer and educationalist. ...
Cho Oyu (or Cho Oyo) is the sixth highest mountain in the world. ...
Herbert Tichy (* June 1, 1912 Vienna; † September 26, 1987 Vienna) author, geologist, journalist and climber. ...
K - Conrad Kain (1883–1934), Austria/Canada. Over 50 first ascents in the Canadian rockies, amongst which Mount Robson.
- Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner (born 1970), Austria. Most (9) 8000m peaks by a woman.
- Harish Kapadia- born 1945 India One of the most distinguished Himalayan Mountaineers
- Beat Kammerlander (born 1959) - Austria sportclimber
- Hans Kammerlander (born 1956)- Italy. 13 of 14 8000m peaks. Messner partner. First to ski down from Nanga Parbat & Mount Everest.
- Bob Kamps (1931–2005) - United States rock climber. Pioneer of golden age of Yosemite climbing and 5.10 & 5.11 routes in America.
- Jürg von Känel (1952?-2005) - author of plaisir guide books
- Fritz Kasparek (1910–1954) - Austria. First ascent of the Eiger north face.
- Mark Kaufman (1955) - United States. First ascent ridge spur 1978.
- Ron Kauk United States rock climber. Many first ascents in Yosemite. Stunt work for Hollywood climbing movies. Subject of several rock climbing movies.
- Jason Kehl (Born 1976) - United States boulderer. Evilution (V12)
- E. S. Kennedy (1817–1898) United Kingdom. First ascent Monte Disgrazia, Mont Blanc du Tacul
- Mohammadreza Khalilighazi (born: 22 June 1967- Tarbiz, Iran) founder of Mountain Guide Committee (MGC) and Mountain Ecotourism Committee
- Clarence King (1842–1901) - United States geologist and climber, first director of the USGS, first ascent of Mount Tyndall,
- Colin Kirkus (1910–1942)- United Kingdom rock climber and alpinist
- Christian Klucker (1853–1928). Swiss guide, prolific first ascentionist in the Bernina Range and the Bregaglia.
- Claude Kogan (1919-1959), France. Born 'Claude Troullet'. First ascents of Alpamayo, Salcantay, Nun, Yangra (or Ganesh I). Reached 7600 or 7700 m on Cho Oyu in 1954, a long-standing altitude record for women.
- M.S. Kohli - Leader of successful 1965 Indian expedition to Mount Everest.
- Layton Kor - United States rock climber and mountaineer. Author of Beyond the Vertical.
- Dai Koyamada (born 1976) - Japanese Sport climber and boulderer
- Jon Krakauer (born 1954) - United States non-fiction author and mountaineer. Authoured Eiger Dreams and Into the Wild.
- Hans Kraus (1905–1995) - Born Austria, emigrated to United States, pioneering rock climber and one of the fathers of sports medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Göran Kropp (1966–2002) - rode his bike from Sweden, soloed Everest without Oxygen and rode home.
- Julius Kugy (1858-1944), Austria-Slovenia. Considered the father of modern mountaineering in the Julian Alps
- Christian Kuntner (1962–2005) - Italy. 13 of 14 8000m plus summits. Killed by avalanch on 14th peak (Annapurna). link
- Jerzy Kukuczka (1948–1989) - Poland climber, the second man to climb all 8000m peaks.
- Wojciech Kurtyka (born 1947) - Poland climber, pioneer of alpine style in high mountains.
- Toni Kurz (1913-1936). German climber who attempted Eiger north face in 1936. Died tragically during the retreat.
Conrad Kain (1883 - 1934) was born in Nasswald, Austria. ...
Mount Robson (or Robson Peak) is the highest point in the Canadian Rockies. ...
Harish Kapadia Harish Kapadia is one of the most distinguished Himalayan Mountaineers in the world. ...
Bob Kamps (1931 â 2005) was an American rock climber whose climbing career spanned five decades. ...
In mountaineering and related climbing sports, climbers give a climbing grade to a route that attempts to assess the difficulty and danger of climbing the route. ...
Fritz Kasparek (July 3, 1910 - June 6, 1954) was an Austrian mountain climber. ...
For other uses, see Eiger (disambiguation). ...
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In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ...
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Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Monte Disgrazia (3,678 m) is a mountain in the Bregaglia range in Italy. ...
Mont Blanc du Tacul (4,248 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps situated midway between the Aiguille du Midi and Mont Blanc. ...
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Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ...
Tapanti National Park in Costa Rica Ecotourism, also known as ecological tourism, is a form of tourism that appeals to the ecologically and socially conscious individuals. ...
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The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. ...
Mount Tyndall is a peak in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the U.S. state of California. ...
Colin Kirkus (1910-1942), was one of the most influential climbers Britain has ever produced. ...
Christian Klucker (1853â1928) was a Swiss mountain guide who made many first ascents in the Alps, particularly in the Bernina Range, the Bregaglia and the Pennine Alps. ...
The Bernina Range is a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland and northern Italy. ...
The Bregaglia Range (commonly the Bregaglia) is a small group of mostly granite mountains in Graubünden, Switzerland and Sondrio, Italy. ...
Nevado Alpamayo is one of the most conspicuous peaks in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range (which is made up of about 50 peaks), part of the Peruvian Andes. ...
Salcantay is the highest peak of the Cordillera Vilcabamba, part of the Peruvian Andes. ...
For other uses, see Nun (disambiguation). ...
Yangra (Ganesh I) is the highest peak of the Ganesh Himal, which is a subrange of the Himalayan mountain range. ...
Cho Oyu (or Qowowuyag; in Nepal à¤à¥à¤¯à¥, Tibetan in Wylie transliteration: jo bo dbu yag; Chinese: å奧æå±±, Pinyin: Zhuóà oyÇu ShÄn) is the sixth highest mountain in the world. ...
Everest redirects here. ...
Dai Koyamada is a Japanese rock climber. ...
Sport climbing is a style of rock climbing that relies on permanent anchors fixed to the rock, especially bolts, for protection. ...
Jon Krakauer Jon Krakauer (born April 12, 1954), is an American non-fiction author and mountaineer, well-known for outdoor and mountain-climbing writing. ...
Hans Kraus (1905-1995) was a pioneer of modern Rock Climbing as well as being one of the fathers of sports medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation. ...
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Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) or physiatry is a branch of medicine dealing with functional restoration of a person affected by physical disability. ...
Swedish adventurer Göran Kropp (November 12, 1966 - September 30, 2002) was born in Jönköping in south Sweden. ...
Edelweiss, Julian Alps, Slovenia The Julian Alps is part of the Alps that stretch from north-eastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2864 metres at Triglav. ...
Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ...
Annapurna (Sanskrit, Nepali, Nepal Bhasa: à¤
नà¥à¤¨à¤ªà¥à¤°à¥à¤£) is a series of peaks in the Himalaya, a 55-km-long massif whose highest point, Annapurna I, stands at 8,091 m (26,538 ft), making it the 10th-highest summit in the world and one of the 14 eight-thousanders. It is located...
Jerzy Kukuczka Jerzy Kukuczka(March 24, 1948 - October 24, 1989)- born in Katowice, Poland - Polish alpine and high - altitude climber. ...
Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ...
Wojciech Kurtyka (September 20, 1947) - Polish climber, pioneer of alpine style in high mountains. ...
Alpine style refers to mountaineering in a self-sufficient manner, thereby carrying all of ones food, shelter, equipment etc. ...
Toni Kurz was a German mountain climber of the early 20th Century. ...
For other uses, see Eiger (disambiguation). ...
L - Louis Lachenal (1921–1955). France. First ascent of Annapurna 1950, with Maurice Herzog. Died in a crevasse fall, while skiing in Chamonix 25 November 1955.
- Constantin "Ticu" Lacatusu Romania. First Romanian ever to reach Mount Everest.
- Jean-Christophe Lafaille (1965-2006). France. 11 8000m plus summits, all without auxiliary oxygen. Missing at 7,600 m on Makalu, January 26, 2006.
- Jeff Lakes (1962–1995). Canada. Died descending from 8000m on K2 from exposure.
- Raymond Lambert (1914–1997). Swiss. Member of the Swiss Mount Everest 1952 expedition. Reached 8611m with Tenzing Norgay, the highest point at that time.
- Josef Larch Austria. First ascent of Gasherbrum II 1956 with Fritz Moravec and Hans Willenpart.
- Marco Lavaggi (2003–2006) - Italian mountain climber. He have climb 631 mountain in 3 years. European 4000m
- Craig Leubben - United States rock climber, guide, and writer. Currently lives in Golden, CO.
- Mark Lewis 1973 - Youngest climber to summit Vinson Massif (22 yrs old - summitted in 1997)
- Rahel Maria Liu Germany, 1970-2004 Soloing ascent of Matterhorn Zinalrothorn Weisshorn August 2003
- Philip Ling Australia. Pumori, 7167m in 2005 and 2006, Cho Oyu, 8201m without O2 in 2006. Lhotse, 8516m without O2 in 2007.
- Pat Littlejohn OBE- Prolific British adventure climber and advocate of traditional climbing ethics.
- Pete Livesey - Influential United Kingdom climber in the 1970s
- Gerhard Lenser - first ascent of Pumori (1962)
- Andrew Lock Australia. 12 8000m plus summits between (1993) & (2007).
- John Long - United States rock climber and writer. Author of the "How to Rock Climb" series.
- Erhard Loretan Swiss. 14 8000m plus summits (1982-1995).
- Klem Loskot - Austrian rock climber and boulderer.
- Alex Lowe, (1958–1999) United States. Great Trango Tower, Rakekniven - Antarctica & Sail Peak - Baffin Island. Killed in an avalanche on Xixabangma.
- George Lowe (born 1953) Many first acents. Was on the 1983 expedition to the east face of Everest. First Acent of that route, considered Everest's hardest route.
- Jeff Lowe (born 1949) United States. Many first ascents. Solo ascent South Face Ama Dablam, Direct Bonatti route on Grand Capucin, north face Mt. Temple. Creator of Ouray Ice Festival.
- Fritz Luchsinger - first ascent of Lhotse (1956)
- François Legrand - three times World Champion and winner of 20 UIAA World Cups
Louis Lachenal (17 July 1921â25 November 1955), a French climber born in Annecy, was one of the first to climb a summit of more than 8,000 metres. ...
Annapurna (Sanskrit, Nepali, Nepal Bhasa: à¤
नà¥à¤¨à¤ªà¥à¤°à¥à¤£) is a series of peaks in the Himalaya, a 55-km-long massif whose highest point, Annapurna I, stands at 8,091 m (26,538 ft), making it the 10th-highest summit in the world and one of the 14 eight-thousanders. It is located...
is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Constantin Ticu LÄcÄtuÅu is a Romanian mountain climber born in Piatra NeamÅ£ on February 21, 1961. ...
Jean-Christophe Lafaille is a French climber who made numerous difficult ascensions, and a few first ascent. ...
Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ...
Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world and is located 22 km (14 mi) east of Mount Everest. ...
is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Raymond Lambert (18 October 1914 - 25 February 1997) was a Swiss mountaineer, who with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay reached an altitude of 8611 metres (just 237 metres from the summit) of Mount Everest in May 1952. ...
Everest redirects here. ...
Gasherbrum II (also known as K4) is the thirteenth highest mountain on Earth. ...
Mark Lewis was born on 28th January 1973. ...
Vinson Massif is the highest mountain of Antarctica, located about 1,200 km (750 mi) from the South Pole. ...
The Matterhorn (German) or Cervino (Italian), (French: Mont Cervin or Le Cervin) is perhaps the most familiar mountain in the European Alps. ...
The Zinalrothorn (4,221 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. ...
Weisshorn is a mountain in the Swiss Alps, west of Zermatt and north of the Matterhorn. ...
Obe can mean: Obe, in Afghanistan Ebenezer Obe, a Nigerian musician. ...
Pete Livesey single-handedly raised the standard of difficulty of rock-climbing in England in the 1970s. ...
Pumori (or Pumo Ri) is a mountain in the Himalayas on the Nepal-Tibet border. ...
Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ...
John Long is the name of several notable people: John Long (politician) (d. ...
Erhard Loretan (born 1959) is a Swiss mountain climber. ...
Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ...
Stuart Alexander Alex Lowe (1958-1999), was widely considered his generations finest all-around mountaineer prior to his October 5, 1999 death in a massive slab avalanche on Shishapangma in Tibet. ...
Great Trango Tower (6286 m / 20608 ft) is part of the Trango massif, which is located across the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistans Northern areas. ...
Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. ...
Shishapangma is the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the eight-thousanders. ...
George Lowe in a 2001 episode of Sealab 2021 called All That Jazz. ...
Ama Dablam is a mountain in the Himalaya range of eastern Nepal. ...
Mount Temple is a mountain in Banff National Park of the Canadian Rockies. ...
Fritz Luchsinger was the first of two men (the other being Ernst Reiss) to successfully reach the summit of the peak of Lhotse. ...
Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain on Earth and is connected to Mount Everest via the South Col. ...
The UIAA (Union Internationale des Associations dAlpinisme) is the organisation that represents several million mountaineers and climbers, world-wide, on international issues. ...
M - Tim Macartney-Snape (1956 - ) Australia. Everest (1984). First to walk & climb from Sea Level to the summit of Everest (1990).
- Dave MacLeod - Scottish climber and all rounder. Established world's first E11.
- Nasuh Mahruki (1968) - Turkey, the first Turk and Muslim who climbed the Mount Everest (May 17, 1995)
- Paul Mahony (1955 - ) Canada Ice climber specializing in frozen waterfalls.
- George Mallory (1886–1924) United Kingdom, 1921,1922,1924 United Kingdom expeditions to Everest. Died on Everest at 8000+ metres June 8/9 1924.
- Steve Mammen (born ????) United States boulderer. FAs at Horsetooth Reservoir and around Colorado.
- Sergio Martini Italy. 14 8000m summits (1976-2000)
- Marie Marvingt (1875–1963) France. Between 1903 and 1910 she became the first woman to climb most of the peaks in the French and Swiss Alps.
- Chantal Mauduit (1964–1998) France. Shisha Pangma (1993), Cho Oyu (1993), Lhotse (1996), Manaslu (1996), Gasherbrum II (1997). Killed by avalanche on Dhaulagiri, May 16, 1998
- Charles Edward Mathews (1834–1905) - Alps, Snowdonia
- William Mathews (1828–1901) United Kingdom. Founder of Alpine Club. First ascent a.o. of Monte Viso, Grande Casse.
- Eylem Elif Mavis (1973) - Turkey. The first Turkish woman to climb Mount Everest (May 15, 2006)
- Pierre Mazeaud (born 1929). France. Walter Bonatti climbing partner. First Frenchman to climb Mt Everest (1978).
- Daniel Mazur United States. Everest, Lhotse, K2, Gasherbrum I and Makalu.
- Steve McClure - first Brit to climb 9a twice
- Duncan McDuffie - summits in the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Richard "Dick" McGowan (1933-2007) - first American to set foot on Mt. Everest, as part of the International Himalayan Expedition of 1955.
- Ammon McNeely – (born 1970) United States Professional climber with many noteworthy first one day ascents and speed records on El Capitan, Yosemite and Zion big walls
- Chris Meadows - Australia hardman (1960's)
- Willi Merkl-German climber. Killed on Nanga Parbat 1934
- Alain Mesili (b. 1949) France. Fitz Roy (1970) with Ricardo Arzela. Pioneered routes in Bolivia.
- Reinhold Messner (1944 – ) Italy. First to climb all 14 eight-thousander peaks (1970-1986). First ascent without supplementary oxygen Everest (1978) with Peter Habeler. First solo Everest (1980).
- Johann Rudolf Meyer - first ascents of Jungfrau and Finsteraarhorn
- Hieronymus Meyer - first ascents of Jungfrau and Finsteraarhorn
- Jean-Christian Michel - first ascents of Tawesche withYannick Seigneur1973
- John Middendorf (born 1959) United States. Big wall rock climber. First ascent East Wall Great Trango Tower (1992) with Xaver Bongard.
- Gwen Moffat - British female climber, author of Space Below My Feet (1961)
- Kim Momb (1956–1986). First ascent of Kangshung face of Mount Everest (1983).
- Ben Moon - United Kingdom sport climber and boulderer, established the world's first F8C+
- A. W. Moore (1841–1887) United Kingdom. First ascent Fiescherhorn, Barre des Écrins, Piz Roseg, Ober Gabelhorn
- Simon Moore - Irish big wall climber and boulderer. First Irish person to climb E9.
- Fritz Moravec (1922–1997) Austria. First ascent of Gasherbrum II (1956) with Josef Larch and Hans Willenpart.
- Simone Moro 1967–) Italy. Winner of the David A Sowles Award 2002 for the rescue of Tom Moore on Lhotse. Lhotse 1994, Shishpangma 1996, Everest 2002 & 2000, Cho Oyu 2002.
- Patrick Morrow - Canadian mountaineer, first to finish both the Bass and Messner lists of Seven Summits (1986)
- Tomáš Mrázek - professional Czech rock climber, World Champion 2003, 2005; winner of the World Cup 2004
- John Muir (1838–1914) United States. Conservationist and mountaineer. Summits in California and Alaska
- Norrie Muir (1948 – ) Scottish climber and prolific first ascentionist
- Albert F. Mummery (1855–1895) United Kingdom. Alpine and 8,000er pioneer, killed on Nanga Parbat.
- Don Munday (1890–1950) - - Canadian mountaineer, and explorer, husband of Phyllis Munday, explored the region around Mount Waddington
- Phyllis Munday (1894–1990) - Canadian mountaineer and explorer. Explored the region around Mount Waddington.
Tim McCartney-Snape is a world renowned mountain climber & adventurer. ...
Dave MacLeod is a Scottish rock climber and one of the foremost climbers in the UK, and one of the most accomplished all-round climbers in the world today. ...
This article is about the country. ...
Ali Nasuh Mahruki (1968) is a professional mountain climber, writer, photographer and documentary producer. ...
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is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...
George Herbert Leigh Mallory (18 June 1886 â 8 June/9 June 1924) was an English mountaineer who took part in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest in the early 1920s. ...
Horsetooth Reservoir (often known locally as Horsetooth) is a large reservoir in southern Larimer County, Colorado just west of the city of Fort Collins, Colorado. ...
Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ...
Marie Marvingt (February 20, 1875 â December 14, 1963) was a world-class athlete who won numerous awards in swimming, fencing, shooting, ski jumping, ice skating, and bobsledding. ...
Alp redirects here. ...
Chantal Mauduit was a noted female French alpinist. ...
is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...
Alp redirects here. ...
Tryfans north ridge (seen on the left in this picture) in Snowdonia. ...
The Alpine Club was founded in Great Britain in 1857 and was probably the worlds first mountaineering club. ...
M. Croz, William Mathews and Frederic Jacomb Monte Viso (also called Monviso) is a mountain in the Cottian Alps in Italy close to the French border. ...
is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Pierre Mazeaud Pierre Mazeaud (born August 24, 1929 in Lyon) is a French jurist, politician and alpinist. ...
Walter Bonatti (born 1930) is an Italian born climber who set new standards in post-war Alpine climbing. ...
Daniel Mazur Dan Mazur is most widely known for his discovery and assistance in the rescue of Lincoln Hall, an Australian climber on Mount Everest on 25 May 2006. ...
Steve McClure (born 1970) is a top British rock climber with two ascents graded F9a. ...
Duncan McDuffie (September 24, 1877-1951) was an architect, real estate developer, and conservationist in San Francisco, California, USA. McDuffie is best known for designing and developing the St. ...
This article is about the mountain range in the Western United States. ...
Nanga Parbat (also known as Nangaparbat Peak or Diamir) is the ninth highest mountain on Earth and the second highest in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. ...
Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Born a Parisian in 1949, Mesili was a political activist in France during the 1968 disturbances. ...
Cerro Chaltén, also known as Cerro Fitz Roy, is a mountain located in the Los Glaciares National Park of Patagonia. ...
Reinhold Messner (born September 17, 1944) is an Italian mountaineer and explorer, often cited [1] as the greatest mountain climber of all time, noted for making the first solo ascents of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen and for being the first climber to ascend all fourteen eight-thousanders (peaks over...
Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ...
The Everest entry redirects here. ...
Peter Habeler (born July 22nd 1942 in Mayrhofen, Austria) is an Austrian mountaineer. ...
The Jungfrau (German: virgin) is the highest peak of a mountain massif of the same name, located in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps, overlooking Grindelwald. ...
Finsteraarhorn is the highest mountain in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps. ...
The Jungfrau (German: virgin) is the highest peak of a mountain massif of the same name, located in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps, overlooking Grindelwald. ...
Finsteraarhorn is the highest mountain in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps. ...
Jean-Christian Michel is a composer of music inspired by classical music of Johann Sebastian Bach and jazz. ...
Taboche (also known as TÄuje, Tawoche, Tawesche, Tawache or Tawetse) is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Nepalese Himalaya. ...
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Great Trango Tower (6286 m / 20608 ft) is part of the Trango massif, which is located across the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistans Northern areas. ...
Gwen Moffat (born 1924) is a British climber and writer. ...
Everest redirects here. ...
Ben Moon is a rock climber from England. ...
Fiescherhorn is a name given to three mountains in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps. ...
Barre des Ãcrins (4102 m) is a mountain in the French Alps, the highest point of the Massif des Ãcrins, and the most southerly alpine peak that is higher than 4000 metres. ...
Piz Roseg is a mountain in the Bernina Range in Switzerland and Italy. ...
The Ober Gabelhorn (4,053 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. ...
This article is about the lawyer; for the writer, see Simon Moore (writer). ...
Fritz Moravec 1985 Fritz Moravec (* April 27, 1922 in Vienna, Austria, â 17. ...
Gasherbrum II (also known as K4) is the thirteenth highest mountain on Earth. ...
Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ...
Patrick Allan Morrow, CM, (born October 18, 1952 in Invermere, British Columbia) is a Canadian photographer and mountain climber who was first person in the world to have climbed the highest peaks of all seven continents: Mount McKinley in North America [1977] , Aconcagua in South America [1981], Mount Everest in...
The Seven Summits on an Elevation World Map. ...
Tomáš Mrázek is a professional Czech rock climber with an outstanding track record in sport climbing. ...
For other persons named John Muir, see John Muir (disambiguation). ...
This article is about the U.S. state. ...
For other uses, see Alaska (disambiguation). ...
Norrie Muir (1948 - ) Scottish climber and prolific first ascentionist. ...
Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Albert F. Mummery (1855-1895), was a highly respected British mountaineer. ...
Nanga Parbat (also known as Nangaparbat Peak or Diamir) is the ninth highest mountain on Earth and the second highest in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. ...
Walter Alfred Don Munday (born 1890, died 1950) was a Canadian explorer, naturalist and mountaineer famous for his explorations of the Coast Range with his wife Phyllis, and especially for the exploration of the Waddington Range. ...
Phyllis B Munday C.M. (née James) (born 1894, died 1990) was a Canadian mountaineer, explorer, naturalist and humanitarian, famed for being the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Robson (with Annette Buck) in 1924, and with her husband Don for discovering Mount Waddington, and exploring the...
Mount Waddington is the highest peak in the Coast Mountains range. ...
Phyllis B Munday C.M. (née James) (born 1894, died 1990) was a Canadian mountaineer, explorer, naturalist and humanitarian, famed for being the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Robson (with Annette Buck) in 1924, and with her husband Don for discovering Mount Waddington, and exploring the...
Mount Waddington is the highest peak in the Coast Mountains range. ...
N - Yasuko Namba - {1949–1996} Japan, second Japanese woman to complete the Seven Summits. Oldest at 47, to summit Mount Everest on May 10, 1996. Died on descent at South Col.
- Nazir Sabir - Pakistan Most famous mountaineer from Pakistan
- Waldemar Niclevicz - Leading mountaineer in Brazil
- Fred Nicole - Switzerland rock climber, notable for his numerous first ascents of cutting edge sport routes and boulder problems.
- Tenzing Norgay (1914–1986) Sherpa. First ascent Mount Everest (1953) with Edmund Hillary.
- Edward Felix Norton (1884–1954) - leader of 1924 Everest expedition with Mallory and Irvine
- Sue Nott (1970–2006) United States. Technical ice and rock climber. Died on Mount Foraker with Karen McNeill. link, link
- Arne Næss jr. (1937–2004) - leader of 1985 Norwegian Everest expedition
Yasuko Namba , February 2, 1949âMay 10, 1996) was famous in her native Japan for becoming only the second Japanese woman (after Junko Tabei [1]) to summit all of the Seven Summits [2] including Everest. ...
Everest redirects here. ...
Nazir Sabir was born in Ramanji a small hamlet in Chiporsun, upper Hunza known as Gojal. ...
Fred Nicole is a Swiss rock climber, notable for his numerous cutting edge first ascents. ...
In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ...
Sport climbing is a style of rock climbing that relies on permanent anchors fixed to the rock, especially bolts, for protection. ...
Tenzing Norgay (May 1914 â 9 May 1986), often referred to as Sherpa Tenzing, was a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer. ...
The word Sherpa originally referred to an ethnic group from the most mountainous region of Niple, high into the Himalayas (although many of them now live in India). ...
Everest redirects here. ...
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE (born 20 July 1919) is a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer. ...
Edward Felix Norton (21 February 1884 at San Isidro, Argentina â 3 November 1954 at Winchester), was a British army officer and mountaineer. ...
Mount Foraker is a mountain located at the head of the Forake Glacier, in Denali National Park, 25 km (15 miles) southwest of Denali Pass. ...
Arne Næss Jr. ...
O - Alexander Odintsov (1957-). Russian. New routes on the Troll Wall, Bhagirathi North Face, Trango Tower West Face, Great Sail Peak, and Jannu North Face.
- Cathy O'Dowd South African First woman in the world to climb Everest from both north and south sides (1999). Fourth woman in the world to climb Lhotse, the world's fourth highest mountain (2000).
- Juan Oiarzabal (born 1956). All eight-thousanders without supplementary oxygen. Record 21 ascents of eight-thousanders.
- Adam Ondra (born 1993) youngest climber to climb 5.14d
- Dan Osman - United States, famous for dangerous solos. Killed whilst attempting his new sport of rope jumping.
- James Outram - Canada, first ascent of Mount Assiniboine
- Mohammad Oraaz (1969-2003). Iranian climber who conquested the Mount Everest in 1998 (first Iranian on Everest)
- Attila Ozsvath (alpine climber) (1956-2002) Hungarian. First ascents: east face of Kedarnath Dome 1989, north face of Thalay Sagar, Spaltnik Golden Pillar 2000. Disappeared in 2002 in the K6 group of Karakorum. First successful Hungarian eight-thousander ascent in 1986, Shisha Pangma.
The Troll Wall (Norwegian: Trollveggen) is part of the mountain massif Trolltindene (Troll Peaks) in the Romsdal valley, near Ã
ndalsnes and Molde, on the Norwegian west coast. ...
The Trango Towers are a group of dramatic granite spires located on the north side of the Baltoro Glacier, in Baltistan, a district of the Northern Areas of Pakistan. ...
Jannu is an important Western outlier of Kangchenjunga, the third highest peak in the world. ...
Cathy ODowd is a South African rock-climber, mountaineer, author and motivational speaker, famous for being the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest from both south (25 May 1996) and north sides (29 May 1999). ...
Look up South Africa on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Government South Africa Government Online official government site Parliament of South Africa official site Statistics South Africa official government site News AllAfrica. ...
Juan Oiarzabal is a Spanish mountain climber (born on 30 March 1956 at Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain). ...
Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ...
Dan Osman (February 11, 1963âNovember 23, 1998) was an extreme sport practitioner, known for the dangerous sports of free-soloing (rock climbing without ropes or other safety gear) and controlled free-falling (falling several hundred feet from a cliff then being caught by a safety rope), for which his...
Sir James Outram (13 October 1864 â 12 March 1925) was a British clergyman, who made many first ascents in the Canadian Rockies in the early 1900s. ...
Mount Assiniboine, also known as Assiniboine Mountain, is a mountain located in eastern British Columbia, Canada. ...
Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ...
P - Kelly Perkins - first heart tranplant recipient to successfully climb Mount Fuji (1998), Mount Kilimanjaro (2001), and the Matterhorn (2003)
- Michel-Gabriel Paccard - first ascent of Mont Blanc (1786)
- Dogan Palut - One of the most skilled climbers in Turkey.
- Marie Paradis. France. First woman to ascend Mont Blanc, 1809
- Young-seok Park South Korea. First grand slam of mountaineering in 2005
- Edurne Pasaban (born 1973). Spain. Eight 8,000 m peaks. One of only three women alive that have climbed K2.
- Pasang Dawa Lama (1912 - 1982). Almost reached the summit of K2 in 1939 with Fritz Wiessner. First ascent Cho Oyu with Herbert Tichy and Sepp Jöchler (1954).
- Tom Patey (1932–1970) Scotland. First ascent Muztagh Tower 1956. First ascent Am Buachaille 1968. Killed in abseilling accident. Author of One Man's Mountains
- Julius Payer (1841-1915). Czech-Austrian polar explorer who made many first ascents in the Adamello and Ortler mountains in the 1860s.
- Jose Luis Pereyra (1962–2003) Argentine–Venezuelan rock climber. Specialist in climbing Tepuys (in the Venezuelan jungle) and in speed climbing in Yosemite.
- Jim Perrin (born 1947) Over 200 notable first/free ascents in Britain. Winner of the Boardman Tasker prize for mountain literature.
- William Perrin (1980 - 2004). Several new routes across the United Kingdom; redpointed several climbs in North Wales.
- Oliver Perry-Smith (1884–1969). United States rockclimber active in Saxon Switzerland and the Dolomites before World War I
- Petrarch (1304-1374), Italy. Climbed, with his brother, Mont Ventoux on April 26, 1336. .
- Avadhut Phatarpekar (b. 1982), India. Shillong Climbing Association Amateur; Climbs include Doom Dooma, Kanheri, and Naya Kanga (2004-05).
- Dean Potter United States. Innovated fast free climbing style; speed soloed El Cap in 4:17; speed soloed El Cap and Half Dome in one day.
- Eneko Pou (b. 1974) and Iker Pou (b. 1977). Basque brothers. Top rock climbers, have several difficult and speed ascents. Working in their project "7 Walls, 7 continents", free climbing seven emblematic walls in the seven continents.
- Chuck Pratt (1939–2000) United States. Rock climber. Yosemite pioneer.
- Paul Preuss (1886–1913) Austria. Early promoter of free climbing. Climbed 1200 peaks in his short life.
- Hristo Prodanov (1943–1984) Bulgaria. Lhotse unassisted 1981. Died on descent from unassisted climb of Everest in 1984.
- Christophe Profit (b. 1962) France. Spectacular achievements in Alps and K2 between 1982 - 1992. Currently well known Alpine guide in Chamonix area.
- Bonnie Prudden - (born 1914) - Pioneering United States rock climber and exercise advocate. 30 documented first ascents in the Gunks.
- Karl Prusik - Austrian mountaineer. Introduced the widely used Prusik knot.
- Ramón Julián Puigblanque (b. 1981) Spain. Rock climber
- Ludwig Purtscheller, first ascent of Kilimanjaro in 1889
Mount Fuji Mount Fuji , IPA: ) , is the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776 m (12,388 ft). ...
For other uses, see Kilimanjaro (disambiguation). ...
The Matterhorn (German) or Cervino (Italian), (French: Mont Cervin or Le Cervin) is perhaps the most familiar mountain in the European Alps. ...
Michel Gabriel Paccard (° 1757 - â 1827 à Chamonix) was a French doctor. ...
This article is about the Alpine mountain. ...
Marie Paradis was the first woman to reach the summit of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain of western Europe, in 1808. ...
This article is about the Alpine mountain. ...
Year 1809 (MDCCCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ...
Park, Young-Seok(ë°ìì, æ´è±ç¢©, November 2, 1963 - ) is the first person in the world to complete a true Adventure Grand Slam. ...
Edurne Pasaban (born August 1, 1973) is a Spanish mountaineer. ...
For other uses, see K2 (disambiguation). ...
Fritz Wiessner (1900-1988) was a pioneer of free climbing . ...
Cho Oyu (or Qowowuyag; in Nepal à¤à¥à¤¯à¥, Tibetan in Wylie transliteration: jo bo dbu yag; Chinese: å奧æå±±, Pinyin: Zhuóà oyÇu ShÄn) is the sixth highest mountain in the world. ...
Herbert Tichy (* June 1, 1912 Vienna; † September 26, 1987 Vienna) author, geologist, journalist and climber. ...
Tom Patey (1932-25th May 1970) was a Scottish climber, mountaineer and writer. ...
Julius von Payer an Austro-Hungarian arctic explorer, was born September 2, 1841, in Schönau near Teplice, Bohemia (now Czech Republic). ...
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Ortler (3905m), highest mountain in the Eastern Alps, main peak of the Ortler Group, a mountain range in South Tyrol and Trentino, Italy. ...
Jim Perrin is a British rock climber and travel writer. ...
Oliver Perry-Smith (born October 11, 1884 in Philadelphia, died 1969) was an American climber. ...
Bastei bridge Saxon Switzerland is a mountainous climbing area and national park near Dresden in Saxony, Germany. ...
// The Dolomites (Italian: Dolomiti; German: Dolomiten; Friulian: Dolomitis) are a section of the Alps. ...
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Mont Ventoux is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some 20 km north-east of Carpentras, Vaucluse. ...
is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Events End of the Kemmu restoration and beginning of the Muromachi period in Japan. ...
Yosemite redirects here. ...
Paul Preuss (1886 â 1913) was an Austrian climber who achieved recognition for his bold solo ascents and for the purity of his climbing style. ...
In free soloing and bouldering, the climber carries nothing but a chalk bag. ...
Hristo Prodanov (February 24, 1943 - April 20, 1984) was a Bulgarian mountaineer. ...
Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain on Earth and is connected to Mount Everest via the South Col. ...
AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...
Everest redirects here. ...
Bonnie Prudden (Born 1914) was a leading American rock climber in the 1940s and 1950s, with 30 documented first ascents to her credit in New Yorks Shawangunks mountains. ...
External links Shawangunk home page http://www. ...
Dr. Karl Prusik (1896 - 1961) was an Austrian mountaineer who is known as the inventor of the prusik knot. ...
The prusik knot or prusik hitch is a friction hitch knot most commonly used by climbers for ascending. ...
Ramón Julián Puigblanque (also known as Ramónet, which means little Ramón) is a Spanish rock climber. ...
Ludwig Purtscheller Ludwig Purtscheller (* October 6th 1849 in Innsbruck; † March 3rd 1900 in Bern, Switzerland) was an Austrian mountaineer and teacher. ...
Kilimanjaro is a mountain in northeastern Tanzania. ...
Q R - Lisa Rands - United States rock climber and boulderer.
- Jon Read - English climber
- Michael Reardon - United States freesoloist and film producer
- Dave Rearick - United States rock climber. First Ascent of the Diamond on Longs Peak, 1960.
- Gaston Rébuffat (1921-1985) - France. Climber on 1950 Annapurna expedition. Alpine guide and author.
- Ernst Reiss - first ascent of Lhotse (1956)
- Sherpa Ang Rita (born 1948) - Mount Everest
- Alain Robert - French climber and builderer
- David Roberts - author; first ascents of Wickersham Wall (Mount McKinley), Kachatna Spire, and the East Face of Mount Dickey.
- Royal Robbins (born 1935) - Highly respected United States rock climber. Pioneer of modern Yosemite climbing in 1950s.
- Doug Robinson - Sierras
- Rob Robinson - United States traditional rock climber. Principal developer of the Tennessee Wall
- Beth Rodden - United States rock climber. Married to Tommy Caldwell.
- Rich Romano - United States rock climber and prolific first ascentionist. Primary developer of the Gunks cliff Millbrook
- John Roskelley (born 1948) - United States mountaineer
- Fred Rouhling - French rock climber, notable for his 1995 proposal of the grade 9b (5.15b) for his unrepeated climb Akira
- Galen Rowell (1940-2002) United States. Photographer and mountaineer. First one day ascents of Denali and Kilimanjaro. First ascent Great Trango Tower (1977) with John Roskelley, Kim Schmitz and Dennis Hennek. Died in a plane crash with wife, Barbara.
- Henry Russell (1834–1909) – prolific first ascentionist in the Pyrenees.
- Wanda Rutkiewicz - considered by many to be the best female climber in history, died in an attempt of Kanchenjunga in 1992.
Lisa Rands is an American rock climber famous for her bouldering achievements. ...
Michael Reardon is a professional American Free Solo Climber, filmmaker, motivational speaker and writer noted for his friendly approachability, outgoing personality and ebullient enthusiasm as well as his impeccable climbing technique. ...
Dave Rearick (born ca 1934) is an American rock climber and mathematician. ...
Gaston Rébuffat (7 May 1921, Marseille â 31 May 1985, Paris) was a famous French alpinist. ...
Annapurna (Sanskrit, Nepali, Nepal Bhasa: à¤
नà¥à¤¨à¤ªà¥à¤°à¥à¤£) is a series of peaks in the Himalaya, a 55-km-long massif whose highest point, Annapurna I, stands at 8,091 m (26,538 ft), making it the 10th-highest summit in the world and one of the 14 eight-thousanders. It is located...
Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain on Earth and is connected to Mount Everest via the South Col. ...
Ang Rita Sherpa (born in 1948, in Nepal) is a famous mountain climber, who has successfully climbed Mount Everest ten times without the use of supplemental oxygen (the only person in the world to do so), and is thus known as The Snow Leopard. He has climbed all the major...
Everest redirects here. ...
This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
A climber ascends a bridge using aid climbing techniques Buildering (also known as urban climbing, structuring, or stegophily) is the act of climbing the outside of buildings and other urban structures. ...
David Roberts is a climber, mountaineer, and author of books and articles about climbing. ...
Denali redirects here. ...
Mount Dickey is a peak on the west side of the Ruth Gorge in the Central Alaska Range, 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Mount McKinley. ...
Royal Robbins (born 1935) was one of the early pioneers of American climbing. ...
Yosemite National Park (pron. ...
Doug Robinson, guide and instructor in the Sierra Mountains. ...
This article is about the mountain range in the Western United States. ...
Rob Robinson (born April 19, 1967 in St. ...
Beth Rodden (born May 5, 1980 in San Francisco, California) is an American rock climber. ...
Tommy Caldwell (born August 11, 1978 in Estes Park, Colorado) is an American rock climber. ...
External links Shawangunk home page http://www. ...
Fred Rouhling (born circa 1970) is a French rock climber, famed for his 1995 proposal of the grade 9b (5. ...
Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...
In mountaineering and related climbing sports, climbers give a climbing grade to a route that attempts to assess the difficulty and danger of climbing the route. ...
Galen Avery Rowell (August 23, 1940 â August 11, 2002) was a noted wilderness photographer and climber. ...
Denali redirects here. ...
Kilimanjaro is a mountain in northeastern Tanzania. ...
Great Trango Tower (6286 m / 20608 ft) is part of the Trango massif, which is located across the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistans Northern areas. ...
Henry Russell (Henry Patrick Marie, Count Russell-Killough; 1834 â 1909) was one of the pioneers of Pyrenean exploration, known for his obsession with the Vignemale. ...
Pic de Bugatetin the Néouvielle Natural Reserve Central Pyrenees For the mountains in Victoria, Australia, see Pyrenees (Victoria). ...
Wanda Rutkiewicz was born on February 2, 1943 in Plungiany, Poland (today Lithuania). ...
Kanchenjunga (a number of alternative spellings are used Kangchenjunga which is the correct spelling, Kangchen Dzö-nga, Khangchendzonga, Kanchenjanga, Kachendzonga, or Kangchanfanga) is the third highest mountain in the world and the second highest in Nepal and the highest in India, located in the Taplejung district of Sikkim, straddling the...
S - John Salathe (1900–1993) -born Switzerland emigrated United States, pioneering Yosemite National Park rock climber and inventor of the modern piton.
- Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740–1799) France. Third ascent of Mont Blanc (1787), funded first ascent
- Albin Schelbert Swiss. First ascent Dhaulagiri (1960) with Diemberger, Diever, Forrer, Nyima Dorji & Nawang Dorji.
- Marcus Schmuck (1925–2005) Austria. First ascent Broad Peak (1957) with Buhl, Diemberger and Wintersteller. First ascent Skil Brum (7360m) (1957) with Wintersteller.
- Peter Schoening (1927–2004) United States. First ascent Gasherbrum I (1958) with Kauffman. First ascent Vinson Massif (1966) in Antarctica. Saved five fellow climbers on K2 in 1953. Obituary
- Doug Scott (1941–) United Kingdom. Seven Summits. Everest (SW Face) 1975 with Haston, Ogre (descent with two broken ankles) 1977, Kangchenjunga 1979, Nuptse 1979. Former President of the Alpine Club.
- Araceli Segarra (b. 1970) Spain. Accomplished rock climber and mountaineer. Everest (1996). link
- Vittorio Sella (1859–1943)- Italian mountaineer and early photographs
- Chris Sharma (b. 1981) United States. Award winning rock climber. Featured in several rock climbing movies.
- John Sherman (Born 1959) - United States boulderer and author, inventor of "V" grading system.
- Pemba Dorjie Sherpa, fastest ascent of Mount Everest, May 23, 2003
- Eric Shipton (1907–1977) United Kingdom. First ascent Kamet (1931) with Smythe, Holdsworth and Lewa Sherpa. Pioneered route across the Khumbu Glacier with Tilman in 1951.
- William Shockley (1910–1989) - Nobel Prize winning physicist, proponent of eugenics. First ascent of Shockleys Ceiling in the Gunks (1953)
- Yannick Seigneur (-2001) France. First ascent West Pillar Makalu (1971).
- David Simmonite (1965 -) United Kingdom. Climber and Photographer.
- Joe Simpson United Kingdom. Notably survived a fall and being left for dead on Siula Grande Touching the Void.
- Richard Simpson British Climber, repeats of many hard sport routes.
- Todd Skinner (1958–2006) - United States rock climber. Many first ascents, including first free ascent of the Salathe Wall in Yosemite National Park. Died descending Leaning Tower in Yosemite.
- Laurie Skreslet (b. 1949) Canada. Everest (1982)
- William Cecil Slingsby (1849–1929 United Kingdom. First ascent Store Skagastølstind (1876). Pioneer of Norwegian mountaineering.
- Frank Smythe (1900–1949) First ascent Kamet (1931) with Shipton, R Holdsworth and Lewa Sherpa. Reached 8565m on Everest in 1933 without supplementary oxygen. link
- William Grant Stairs (1863–1892) - first non-African to ever climb in the Ruwenzoris
- John Stannard (born 1938) - United States rock climber and physicist. Early advocate of clean climbing. First free ascent of Foops and many other routes in the Gunks.
- Leslie Stephen (1832–1904) United Kingdom. Author and alpinist. First ascent Schreckhorn, Monte Disgrazia, Zinalrothorn.
- Edward Lisle Strutt (1874–1948) United Kingdom. Deputy leader on 1922 Everest expedition. Outspoken Alpine Journal editor, 1927–37.
- Gottlieb Samuel Studer (1894–1890) Switzerland. First ascent Wildhorn (1843). Founding member of Swiss Alpine Club.
- Sean Swarner - United States. First cancer survivor to summit Mount Everest, Seven Summits.
John Salathe (1900-1993) was a pioneering rock climber and the inventor of the modern piton. ...
Yosemite National Park (pron. ...
In climbing, a piton (also called a pin or peg) is a steel spike that is driven into a crack or seam in the rock with a hammer, and which acts as an anchor to protect the climber against the consequences of a fall, or to assist progress in aid...
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (February 17, 1740 - January 22, 1799) was a Swiss physicist and Alpine traveller. ...
This article is about the Alpine mountain. ...
Dhaulagiri (धà¥à¤²à¤¾à¤à¤¿à¤°à¥) is the seventh highest mountain in the world. ...
Kurt Diemberger Kurt Diemberger (born 1932 in Austria), is the only remaining person alive that has made the first ascents on two mountains over 8,000 metres. ...
Marcus Schmuck (born April 18, 1925) is an Austrian mountaineer. ...
Broad Peak (originally named K3) is the 12th highest mountain on Earth and 4th highest in Pakistan. ...
Hermann Buhl (September 21, 1924 â June 27, 1957) is considered one of the best post-war Austrian climbers and one of the best climbers of all time. ...
Kurt Diemberger Kurt Diemberger (born 1932 in Austria), is the only remaining person alive that has made the first ascents on two mountains over 8,000 metres. ...
Fritz Wintersteller (born October 21, 1927) is an Austrian mountaineer who made the first ascent of Broad Peak together with Hermann Buhl, Kurt Diemberger and Marcus Schmuck (Expedition Leader) in 1957. ...
Skil Brum is a mountain in the Karakoram region of Pakistan. ...
Gasherbrum I (also known as Hidden Peak or K5) is the eleventh highest peak on Earth. ...
Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman (January 17, 1949 â May 16, 1984) was an American entertainer, actor, and performance artist. ...
Vinson Massif is the highest mountain of Antarctica, located about 1,200 km (750 mi) from the South Pole. ...
Doug Scott CBE (born 29th May 1941) is British mountaineer famous for the first acent of the Southwest Face Mount Everest on 25th September 1975, and was the first Briton to climb Everest. ...
For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ...
Dougal Haston (1940-1977) was a Scottish mountaineer born in Currie, Edinburgh. ...
Chris Omprakash Sharma (born 1981-04-23) is an elite American professional rock climber, with many difficult and famous first ascents. ...
John Sherman (born 1959), nicknamed Verm (short for Vermin) is an American climber and a pioneering boulderer. ...
Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Pemba Dorjie is a Sherpa who currently holds the world record for the quickest climb up Mount Everest. ...
Everest redirects here. ...
is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Eric Shipton (1907 - 1977) was a Himalayan mountaineering legend. ...
Frank Smythe was a professional British mountaineer, known for his discovery of the Valley of Flowers in the Himalayas, now in the state of Uttaranchal, India. ...
Cycle Manufacturer based in the UK. Varios road bikes in the late seventies and early eighties including the Elan (1982). ...
Bill Tilman Major Harold William Bill Tilman, CBE, DSO, MC and Bar (14 February 1898â1977) was a mountaineer and explorer, famous for his Himalayan climbs and sailing voyages. ...
William Bradford Shockley (February 13, 1910 â August 12, 1989) was a British-born American physicist and inventor. ...
The Nobel Prize (Swedish: ) was established in Alfred Nobels will in 1895, and it was first awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace in 1901. ...
Not to be confused with physician, a person who practices medicine. ...
Eugenics is the self-direction of human evolution: Logo from the Second International Eugenics Conference [7], 1921, depicting it as a tree which unites a variety of different fields. ...
External links Shawangunk home page http://www. ...
This article is about the year. ...
Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world and is located 22 km (14 mi) east of Mount Everest. ...
Joe Simpson (born 13 August 1960) is a mountaineer and author. ...
Touching the Void is a 2003 documentary film based on the book of the same name by Joe Simpson about Simpsons and Simon Yates disastrous and near fatal attempt to climb the 6,344 metre (20,813 foot) Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985. ...
Richard Simpson can refer to: Richard Simpson (politician), a British politician Richard Simpson (academic), a US academic Richard Simpson, real name of the rapper better known as Chubb Rock. ...
Todd Skinner (October 28, 1958 â October 23, 2006) was an American free climber who died in a fall at Yosemite National Park on October 23, 2006. ...
Yosemite redirects here. ...
Laurie Skreslet (born an only child in October 25]], 1949 in Calgary, Alberta) is a mountaineer best known for his ascent of Mount Everest. ...
William Cecil Slingsby (1849-1929) English Climber and alpine explorer. ...
Store Skagastølstinden (also known as Store Skagastølstind and Storen) is the third tallest peak in Norway. ...
Frank Smythe was a professional British mountaineer, known for his discovery of the Valley of Flowers in the Himalayas, now in the state of Uttaranchal, India. ...
Eric Shipton (1907 - 1977) was a Himalayan mountaineering legend. ...
William Stairs William Grant Stairs (July 1, 1863 â June 9, 1892) was a Canadian explorer, soldier, and adventurer. ...
The Ruwenzori Range is a small mountain range of central Africa, often referred to as Mt. ...
Not to be confused with physician, a person who practices medicine. ...
Clean climbing is a style of rock climbing that avoids damage to the rock by eschewing the drilling of bolts and the hammering of pitons. ...
In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ...
External links Shawangunk home page http://www. ...
Sir Leslie Stephen (November 28, 1832 â February 22, 1904) was an English author and critic, the father of two famous daughters, Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell. ...
Schreckhorn is a peak (4,078 m) of Aarmassif in the Bernese Alps, at . The first ascent was made in 1861 by Peter Michel, Leslie Stephen, Ulrich Kaufmann and Chr. ...
Monte Disgrazia (3,678 m) is a mountain in the Bregaglia range in Italy. ...
The Zinalrothorn (4,221 m) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. ...
Everest redirects here. ...
Sean Swarner was the recipient of the Dont Ever Give Up Award presented by the Jimmy V Foundation and ESPN in 2007. ...
The Seven Summits on an Elevation World Map. ...
T - Junko Tabei Japanese, first woman to complete both the Bass and Messner lists of Seven Summits (1992)
- Joe Tasker (1948–1982) United Kingdom. Ascents of Dunagiri (1976), Kanchenjunga (1979), Changabang West Wall. Died with Pete Boardman on Everest on or around 17 May 1982.
- Lionel Terray (1921–1965) France. First ascent Makalu (1955) with Jean Couzy. Second ascent North Face of the Eiger 1949. First ascent in 1950 of an 8,000meter peak Annapurna Himalayas with Maurice Hertzog, Louise Lachenal and Gaston Rebuffat.
- Vladislav Terzyul (1953–2004) - Ukrainian climber
- Kevin Thaw (1967–) United Kingdom. many first and notable ascents.
- Jeff Thomson Canadian climber. Many first ascents at Squamish.
- Herbert Tichy (1912–1987) Austria. First ascent Cho Oyu (1954) with Sepp Jochler and Pasang Dawa Lama.
- Bill Tilman - Africa, Himalaya
- Luis Trenker, mountaineer, film director and writer (born in Austria-Hungary, what is now Italy)
- Francis Fox Tuckett (1834–1913) - first ascent of Aletschhorn (1859)
- Mark Twight - United States alpinist, advocate of "Light and Fast" style of mountaineering.
- John Tyndall (1820–1893) - Alps, scientist, first ascent of Weisshorn (1861)
Junko Tabei (田部井 淳子, born 1939) is a Japanese mountain-climber, who became the first female on the peak of Mount Everest on May 16, 1975. ...
The Seven Summits on an Elevation World Map. ...
Joe Tasker (May 12, 1948, Hull â May 17, 1982) was one of the most talented British climbers during the late 1970s and early 1980s. ...
Dunagiri is one of the high peaks of the Garhwal Himalaya in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. ...
Kanchenjunga (a number of alternative spellings are used Kangchenjunga which is the correct spelling, Kangchen Dzö-nga, Khangchendzonga, Kanchenjanga, Kachendzonga, or Kangchanfanga) is the third highest mountain in the world and the second highest in Nepal and the highest in India, located in the Taplejung district of Sikkim, straddling the...
Changabang is a mountain in the Garhwal Himalaya of Uttarakhand, India. ...
is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Lionel Terray (born July 25, 1921 in Grenoble) is a French climber who did many first ascents, including the first ascent of Makalu with Jean Couzy on 15 May 1955 and the first ascent of the Fitz-Roy in the Andes. ...
Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world and is located 22 km (14 mi) east of Mount Everest. ...
Jean Couzy was a French mountaineer. ...
For other uses, see Eiger (disambiguation). ...
Annapurna (Sanskrit, Nepali, Nepal Bhasa: à¤
नà¥à¤¨à¤ªà¥à¤°à¥à¤£) is a series of peaks in the Himalaya, a 55-km-long massif whose highest point, Annapurna I, stands at 8,091 m (26,538 ft), making it the 10th-highest summit in the world and one of the 14 eight-thousanders. It is located...
Gaston Rebuffat (7 May 1921, Marseilles - 1985) was a famous French alpinist. ...
Vladislav Terzyul (June 16, 1953âMay 18, 2004), born in Artyom, Siberia, was a Ukrainian alpine and high-altitude climber. ...
Kevin Thaw (born c. ...
Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ...
Herbert Tichy (* June 1, 1912 Vienna; † September 26, 1987 Vienna) author, geologist, journalist and climber. ...
Cho Oyu (or Qowowuyag; in Nepal à¤à¥à¤¯à¥, Tibetan in Wylie transliteration: jo bo dbu yag; Chinese: å奧æå±±, Pinyin: Zhuóà oyÇu ShÄn) is the sixth highest mountain in the world. ...
Bill Tilman Major Harold William Bill Tilman, CBE, DSO, MC and Bar (14 February 1898â1977) was a mountaineer and explorer, famous for his Himalayan climbs and sailing voyages. ...
Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ...
Luis Trenker (actually Alois Franz Trenker) October 4, 1892 in St. ...
Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ...
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John Tyndall. ...
Alp redirects here. ...
Weisshorn is a mountain in the Swiss Alps, west of Zermatt and north of the Matterhorn. ...
U - James Ramsey Ullman (1908–1971) United States. Noted author, and mountaineer.
- Ugur Uluocak (1962–2003) Turkey. Mountaineer, photographer and editor. Died while climbing Mount Alarcha in Kyrgyzstan.
- Willi Unsoeld (1926–1979) United States. First ascent of the West Ridge of Everest 1963, with Tom Horbein. Killed in an avalanche on Mount Rainier on 22 May 1979.
- Patxi Usobiaga(b. 1980) Basque. 2007 and 2006 sport climbing World Champion. link
- Hong-gil Um (b. 1960) Republic of Korea. The first mountaineer to climb the highest 16 points on Earth.
James Ramsey Ullman (1907â1971) was an American writer and mountaineer. ...
Willi Unsoeld (October 25, 1926 - March 4, 1979) was an American climber who, along with Tom Hornbein, led the first American expedition to summit Mount Everest on May 22, 1963. ...
For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ...
For other uses, see Mount Rainier (disambiguation). ...
is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Language(s) Basque - few monoglots Spanish - 1,525,000 monoglots French - 150,000 monoglots Basque-Spanish - 600,000 speakers Basque-French - 76,000 speakers [4] other native languages Religion(s) Traditionally Roman Catholic The Basques (Basque: ) are an indigenous people[5] who inhabit parts of north-central Spain and southwestern...
Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK; Korean: Daehan Minguk (Hangul: 대한 민국; Hanja: 大韓民國)), is a country in East Asia, covering the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. ...
V - Ivan Vallejo (b. 1959) Ecuador. Climbed 12 of the 14 8,000-meter peaks without oxygen. Dhaulagiri and Annapurna are to come.
- Bob Van Belle United States. Invented the drop knee.
- Erich Vanis (1928–2004) Austria. Mountaineer, alpinist, and author
- Ed Viesturs (b. 1959) United States. First United States climber to climb all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks; second person to climb them without supplementary oxygen
- Antoine de Ville France. Artillery officer climbed Mont Aiguille in 1492
- Jaime Viñals Guatemala. First Central American climber who reached: Mount Everest, The Seven Summits.
- Frits Vrijlandt Dutch. Prominent Dutch climber: Mount Everest, The Seven Summits
Ed Viesturs Ed Viesturs (born June 22, 1959), is one of the worlds premier high-altitude mountaineers. ...
For other uses, see Artillery (disambiguation). ...
An officer is a member of a military, naval, or if applicable, other uniformed services who holds a position of responsibility. ...
Mont Aiguille is a mountain in the French Alps, located 58 km (36 mi) south of Grenoble. ...
Jaime Viñals was born in Guatemala and is the only mountain climber from Central America who has climbed Mount Everest, the Seven Summits and the highest summit of the seven largest islands in the World. ...
Everest redirects here. ...
The Seven Summits on an Elevation World Map. ...
Everest redirects here. ...
The Seven Summits on an Elevation World Map. ...
W - Horace Walker (1838–1908) United Kingdom. First ascent of Mount Elbrus, Grandes Jorasses, Barre des Ecrins, Obergabelhorn etc.
- Lucy Walker (1836–1916) United Kingdom. First female ascent Matterhorn (1871)
- Bradford Washburn. (1910–2007) explorer, mountaineer, photographer, and cartographer. He established the Boston Museum of Science. Lead many expeditions to Alaska. Made the third ascent of Denali and pioneered the West Buttress Route.
- Barbara Washburn, wife of Bradford Washburn first ascent of Mount Bertha and was the first woman to climb Denali in 1947.
- Alan Watts (b. 1960) United States. Spurred the birth of sportclimbing in the U.S., particularly with his extreme first ascents at Smith Rock.
- Don Whillans (1933–1985) United Kingdom. First ascent South Face Annapurna (1970) with Haston. Rock climber (teamed with Joe Brown). Third ascent West Face of the Dru in 30 hours, French Alps. First ascent West of the Aiguille Blaitere, French Alps. Rescued Brian Nally from the upper rim of the Second Icefield of the North Face of the Eiger. Raised British climbing to a new level of difficulty in the 1950/60's.
- Rick White (1946–2004) - Developed Frog Buttress (1968) Australia
- Jim Whittaker (1929-) United States. First U.S. Ascent Mount Everest (1963)
- Edward Whymper (1840–1911) United Kingdom. First ascent Matterhorn (1865), first accent Chimborazo (1880)
- Jim Wickwire (1940-) United States. K2 (1978), including an open overnight bivouac near the summit.
- Krzysztof Wielicki (1950-) - Poland mountaineer. First man on Mount Everest in winter; fifth man to climb all 8000 meter peaks.
- Fritz Wiessner (1900–1988) - Born Dresden emigrated United States]]; Pioneer of free climbing; notable 1939 expedition to K2
- Walter Wilcox (1869–1949) - Canadian Rockies explorer
- Dick Williams United States. Rock climber, many first ascents in the Gunks. Original member of The Vulgarians and guidebook author.
- Hans Willenpart Austria. First ascent Gasherbrum II (1956) with Moravec and Larch.
- George Willig - climbed the South Tower of the World Trade Center
- Fritz Wintersteller (1927–) Austria. First ascent Broad Peak (1957) with Diemberger, Schmuck and Buhl. First ascent Skil Brum (1957) with Schmuck.
Adam Wilson (1983-present). Great Britain. K2 (2006), Mount Everest (2001). Location in Russia Mount Elbrus (Russian: ÐлÑбÑÑÑ) is a peak located in the western Caucasus mountains, in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia, near the border of Georgia, in northern Iranian plateau. ...
The Grandes Jorasses is a famous summit in the Mont Blanc range. ...
Barre des Ãcrins (4102 m) is a mountain in the French Alps, the highest point of the Massif des Ãcrins, and the most southerly alpine peak that is higher than 4000 metres. ...
Lucy Walker (1836 â 1916), a British mountaineer, is credited as being the first woman to conquer the Matterhorn. ...
The Matterhorn (German) or Cervino (Italian), (French: Mont Cervin or Le Cervin) is perhaps the most familiar mountain in the European Alps. ...
Bradford Washburn (born June 7, 1910, Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an explorer, mountaineer, photographer, and cartographer extraordinaire. ...
Denali redirects here. ...
Barbara Washburn, wife of Henry Bradford Washburn, was the first woman to climb Mt. ...
Bradford Washburn (born June 7, 1910, Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an explorer, mountaineer, photographer, and cartographer extraordinaire. ...
Denali redirects here. ...
From The Essential Alan Watts Alan Wilson Watts (January 6, 1915 â November 16, 1973) was a philosopher, writer, speaker, and expert in comparative religion. ...
Sport climbing is a style of rock climbing that relies on permanent anchors fixed to the rock, especially bolts, for protection. ...
Smith Rock State Park Smith Rock State Park is a popular climbing spot in the Pacific Northwest located in central Oregons high desert near the town of Terrebonne. ...
Don Whillans (18 May 1933 - 4 August 1985) was an English rock-climber and mountaineer. ...
Annapurna (Sanskrit, Nepali, Nepal Bhasa: à¤
नà¥à¤¨à¤ªà¥à¤°à¥à¤£) is a series of peaks in the Himalaya, a 55-km-long massif whose highest point, Annapurna I, stands at 8,091 m (26,538 ft), making it the 10th-highest summit in the world and one of the 14 eight-thousanders. It is located...
Dougal Haston (1940-1977) was a Scottish mountaineer born in Currie, Edinburgh. ...
Joe Brown (born 26 September 1930) is an English climber, born the seventh and last child of a family in the Manchester suburb of Ardwick. ...
For other uses, see Eiger (disambiguation). ...
Rick White (1946-2004) is an Australian rock climber best known for discovering and developing the rock climbing destination of Frog Buttress near Boonah in Queensland, Australia. ...
Frog Buttress is a rock climbing area situated near the town of Boonah, 100km SW of Brisbane, Australia. ...
Note: This article is about the mountaineer. ...
Everest redirects here. ...
Edward Whymper, 1881 Edward Whymper (April 27, 1840âSeptember 16, 1911), was a British climber and explorer best known for the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. ...
The Matterhorn (German) or Cervino (Italian), (French: Mont Cervin or Le Cervin) is perhaps the most familiar mountain in the European Alps. ...
The inactive stratovolcano Chimborazo is Ecuadors highest summit. ...
Jim Wickwire (born 1940) is an attorney in Seattle, Washington, most famous as the first American to reach the top of K2, the worlds second-highest mountain, and then for surviving the night in the open just below the summit. ...
For other uses, see K2 (disambiguation). ...
This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...
Everest redirects here. ...
Fritz Wiessner (1900-1988) was a pioneer of free climbing . ...
Dresden (etymologically from Old Sorbian DrežÄany, meaning people of the riverside forest) is the capital city of the German Federal Free State of Saxony. ...
In free soloing and bouldering, the climber carries nothing but a chalk bag. ...
Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
For other uses, see K2 (disambiguation). ...
Walter Dwight Wilcox (1869-1949) was an early explorer of the Canadian Rockies, especially in the Lake Louise region. ...
The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. ...
External links Shawangunk home page http://www. ...
Gasherbrum II (also known as K4) is the thirteenth highest mountain on Earth. ...
Fritz Moravec 1985 Fritz Moravec (* April 27, 1922 in Vienna, Austria, â 17. ...
George Willig (aka the human fly or the spiderman) was a mountain-climber from Queens, New York, United States, who climbed the South Tower (Tower 2; 2 WTC) of the World Trade Center on May 26, 1977. ...
For other uses, see World Trade Center (disambiguation). ...
Fritz Wintersteller (born October 21, 1927) is an Austrian mountaineer who made the first ascent of Broad Peak together with Hermann Buhl, Kurt Diemberger and Marcus Schmuck (Expedition Leader) in 1957. ...
Broad Peak (originally named K3) is the 12th highest mountain on Earth and 4th highest in Pakistan. ...
Kurt Diemberger Kurt Diemberger (born 1932 in Austria), is the only remaining person alive that has made the first ascents on two mountains over 8,000 metres. ...
Marcus Schmuck (born April 18, 1925) is an Austrian mountaineer. ...
Hermann Buhl (September 21, 1924 â June 27, 1957) is considered one of the best post-war Austrian climbers and one of the best climbers of all time. ...
Skil Brum is a mountain in the Karakoram region of Pakistan. ...
Marcus Schmuck (born April 18, 1925) is an Austrian mountaineer. ...
Y - John Yablonski (1956–1991) United States. Nickname "Yabo". Technical rock climber. Noted for free soloing. link
- Yasushi Yamanoi (1965-) Japan. Many solo ascents. Thor(1988), Cerro Chaltén winter (1990), Cho Oyu new route(1994), K2 SSE Ridge(2000), Gyachung Kang (2002).
- Tony Yaniro - United States rock climber, Grand Illusion 13b/c
- Simon Yates (born 1963) United Kingdom. Joe Simpson's partner on their 1985 attempt on the unclimbed west face of Siula Grande, subject of the book Touching the Void.
- Ichiro Yoshizawa (1903–1998) Japan. Notable Japanese climber and writer. K2 (1977). Obituary.
- Geoffrey Winthrop Young (1876–1958) United Kingdom. Writer and mountaineer. Former president of Alpine Club and Climbers' Club.
Free solo climbing involves scaling a mountain without a partner, rope, or protection. ...
Image:MtThor. ...
Cerro Chaltén, also known as Cerro Fitzroy, is a mountain located in the Los Glaciares National Park of Patagonia, near the El Chaltén village, on the border between Argentina and Chile. ...
Cho Oyu (or Qowowuyag; in Nepal à¤à¥à¤¯à¥, Tibetan in Wylie transliteration: jo bo dbu yag; Chinese: å奧æå±±, Pinyin: Zhuóà oyÇu ShÄn) is the sixth highest mountain in the world. ...
For other uses, see K2 (disambiguation). ...
Gyachung Kang is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Himalayas, the highest peak between Cho Oyu (8,201m) and Mount Everest (8,850m). ...
Simon Yates (born 1963) is a British mountaineer made famous by the book Touching the Void by Joe Simpson, about a successful but disastrous attempt by him and the author to climb the West Face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes, in 1985. ...
Joe Simpson (born 13 August 1960) is a mountaineer and author. ...
Siula Grande is a mountain in the Cordillera Huayhuash, in the Peruvian Andes. ...
Touching the Void is a 2003 documentary film based on the book of the same name by Joe Simpson about Simpsons and Simon Yates disastrous and near fatal attempt to climb the 6,344 metre (20,813 foot) Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985. ...
Ichiro Yoshizawa (1903 â 1998). ...
Geoffrey Winthrop Young (1876-1958) was an English writer and mountaineer. ...
The Alpine Club was founded in Great Britain in 1857 and was probably the worlds first mountaineering club. ...
The Climbers Club is the senior rock-climbing club in Wales and England (outside the Lake District). ...
Z Makalu is the fifth highest mountain in the world and is located 22 km (14 mi) east of Mount Everest. ...
Gasherbrum is a remote group of peaks located at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram range of the Himalaya. ...
The Everest entry redirects here. ...
Manaslu (also known as Kutang) is the eighth highest mountain in the world, located in the Nepalese Himalayas. ...
Ludwig Purtscheller Ludwig Purtscheller (* October 6th 1849 in Innsbruck; † March 3rd 1900 in Bern, Switzerland) was an Austrian mountaineer and teacher. ...
Matthias Zurbriggen (1856 in Saas Fee, Switzerland - 1917 in Geneva) was one of the great nineteenth century Alpinists and mountain guides. ...
For other uses, see Aconcagua (disambiguation). ...
References - ^ Lonely Grave in the Sierra - Norman Clyde
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