List of climbers and mountaineers

This list of climbers and mountaineers is a list of people notable for the activities of mountaineering, rock climbing (including bouldering) and ice climbing.

A
Christian Almer
Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi

B
Jacques Balmat
Adam Bielecki
Arlene Blum
David Breashears
Alexander Burgener

C
Yvon Chouinard
Chhurim
Johann Coaz
Emilio Comici
Michel Croz

D
Clinton Thomas Dent
Kurt Diemberger

E

F
Douglas Freshfield
Tom Frost

G
Conrad Gessner
Stefan Glowacz
Paul Güssfeldt

H
Artur Hajzer
Heinrich Harrer
Edmund Hillary

I

J
Margaret Jackson
  • John Jackson (1921–2005) UK, first ascent of Jackson's Route
  • Margaret Jackson (1843–1906) UK, pioneer female mountaineer in the Alps
  • Nicolas Jaeger (1946–1980) France, first French ascent of Mount Everest
  • Tim Jarvis (born 1966) Australia/UK, re-created Shackleton’s South Georgia traverse
  • Zbigniew Jaworowski
  • Narendra Dhar Jayal a.k.a. 'Nandu' Jayal (died 1958) India, first Director of Himalayan Institute of Mountaineering
  • Ganesh Jena (born 1972) India, first male from Odisha, India to climb Mount Everest
  • Jimmy Jewell (1953–1987) UK, prolific rock-climbing soloist
  • Konstanty Jodko-Narkiewicz
  • Alex Johnson (born 1989) US, five-time United States national champion and two-time Bouldering World Cup gold medalist
  • Raghav Joneja (born 1997) India, youngest Indian to climb Mount Everest
  • Kevin Jorgeson (born 1984) US, first free climb of the Dawn Wall of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, US

K
Dora Keen
Jerzy Kukuczka
Jaan Künnap

L

M
Reinhold Messner
Thomas Middlemore
Albert F. Mummery
  • Ashish Mane (born 1990) India, Everest (2012), Lhotse (2013), Makalu (2014), Manaslu (2017)
  • Tim Macartney-Snape (born 1956) Australia, Everest (1984), first to climb Everest from sea level (1990)
  • Dave MacLeod (born 1978) Scotland, established world's first E11
  • M. Magendran (born 1963) Malaysia, Everest (1997), first Malaysian/Tamil to reach summit
  • Nasuh Mahruki (born 1968) Turkey, Snow Leopard, first Turkish and Muslim climber of Everest
  • Janusz Majer (born September 25, 1946) a Polish alpinist, himalaist and traveler
  • Maki Yūkō (1894–1989) Japan, first ascents of Mittellegigrat (Eiger northeast ridge), Mount Alberta; first winter ascent of Mount Yari; led expedition that achieved first ascent of Manaslu
  • Antoni Malczewski
  • Rafał Malczewski
  • Tashi and Nungshi Malik (born 1991) India, many world first female twins records
  • George Mallory (1886–1924) UK, initial 1921 British Reconnaissance Expedition and the initial ascent efforts of the 1922 and 1924 British Mount Everest expeditions, died on Everest at 8,150+ metres
  • Sergio Martini (born 1949) Italy, seventh ascent of all eight-thousanders (1983–2000)
  • Marie Marvingt (1875–1963) France, first woman to climb most major peaks in French and Swiss Alps (1903–7)
  • William Mathews (1828–1901) UK, founder of Alpine Club, first ascent Monte Viso, Grande Casse
  • Chantal Mauduit (1964–1998) France, six 8,000m summits without supplementary oxygen, died on Dhaulagiri
  • John Oakley Maund (died 1902) UK, first ascents in Mont Blanc massif
  • Eylem Elif Maviş (born 1973) Turkey, first Turkish female ascent of Everest (2006)
  • Pierre Mazeaud (born 1929) France, Walter Bonatti's climbing partner, first French ascent of Everest (1978)
  • Daniel Mazur (born 1960) US, numerous ascents in the Himalayas and America
  • Steve McClure (born 1970) UK, first Briton to climb 9a twice
  • Duncan McDuffie (1877–1951) US, summits in the Sierra Nevada
  • Richard "Dick" McGowan (1933–2007) US, first US successful ascent of Everest, International Himalayan Expedition (1955)
  • Ammon McNeely (born 1970) US, noteworthy first one-day ascents and speed records on El Capitan, Yosemite and Zion big walls
  • Alex Megos (born 1993), first climber to on-sight 5.14d/9a route
  • Alain Mesili (born 1949) France, disputed ascent on Fitz Roy (1970) with Ricardo Arzela,[7] pioneered routes in Bolivia
  • Reinhold Messner (born 1944) Italy, first to climb all eight-thousanders (1970–1986) and without supplementary oxygen, first ascent without supplementary oxygen of Everest with Peter Habeler (1978), first solo Everest (1980)
  • John Middendorf (born 1959) US, big-wall rock climber, first ascent East Wall Great Trango Tower (1992)
  • Thomas Middlemore (1842–1923) UK, first ascents in Mont Blanc and Bernina massifs, and Bernese Alps
  • Gwen Moffat (born 1924) UK, author of Space Below My Feet (1961)
  • Jerry Moffatt (born 1963) UK, sport climber and boulderer
  • Silvio Mondinelli (born 1968) Italy, 13th person to climb all eight-thousanders (sixth without supplementary oxygen)
  • Ben Moon (born 1966) UK, sport climber and boulderer, established world's first F8C+
  • A. W. Moore (1841–1887) UK, first ascent Fiescherhorn, Barre des Écrins, Piz Roseg, Ober Gabelhorn
  • Fritz Moravec (1922–1997) Austria, first ascent Gasherbrum II (1956)
  • Piotr Morawski (1976–2009) Poland, many 8000m summits, died on Dhaulagiri/Manasu expedition
  • Nea Morin (1905–1986) UK, rock climber and mountain climber
  • Simone Moro (born 1967) Italy
  • Don Morrison (1929–1977) UK, Pioneer of Alpine Style, first ascents in Canada, England and the Himalayas
  • Patrick Morrow (born 1952) Canada, first to complete both the Bass and Messner Seven Summits lists (1986)
  • Tomáš Mrázek (born 1982) Czechoslovakia, rock climber, World Champion 2003, 2005, winner of World Cup 2004
  • John Muir (1838–1914) Scottish-born US conservationist and mountaineer, summits in California and Alaska
  • Norrie Muir (1948–2019) Scotland, prolific winter first ascentionist in Scotland
  • Albert F. Mummery (1855–1895) UK, Alpine and Himalayan pioneer, killed on Nanga Parbat
  • Don Munday (1890–1950) Canada, mountaineer and explorer, husband of Phyllis Munday, explored region around Mount Waddington
  • Phyllis Munday (1894–1990) Canada, mountaineer and explorer, explored region around Mount Waddington
  • Malli Mastan Babu (1974–2015) India, mountaineer and explorer, world record in completing seven summits in 172 days.

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Tenzing Norgay
  • Yasuko Namba (1949–1996) Japan, oldest woman at the time to climb Everest at 47 (1996), died on descent
  • Wasfia Nazreen (born 1982) Bangladesh, motivational speaker and the second Bangladeshi woman to climb Everest (2012)
  • Vitor Negrete (1967–2006) Brazil, first Brazilian to climb Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen
  • Hilaree Nelson (born 1972) United States, first female to summit two 8000-meter peaks in one 24 hour push (2012). First ski descent Lhotse Couloir from the summit (2018)
  • Fred Nicole Switzerland, numerous first ascents of sport routes and boulders
  • Jamling Tenzing Norgay (born 1965) Nepal, son of Tenzing Norgay, climbed Everest with Edmund Hillary's son, Peter Hillary (2003)
  • Tenzing Norgay (1914–1986) Sherpa, first ascent Everest (1953) with Edmund Hillary
  • Edward F. Norton (1884–1954) leader of 1924 British Mount Everest Expedition with Mallory and Irvine
  • Sue Nott (1969–2006) US, ice climber and first American woman to climb the Eiger north face in winter (2003)
  • Maksymilian Nowicki
  • Wilfrid Noyce (1917–1962) UK, on Everest expedition (1953), reaching South Col, killed in Pamirs (1962)
  • Arne Næss (1912–2009) Norway, philosopher and mountaineer, leader of expedition on first ascent Tirich Mir (1950)
  • Arne Næss jr. (1937–2004) Norway, leader, Norwegian Everest expedition (1985)

O
Juanito Oiarzabal
Adam Ondra

P
Michel-Gabriel Paccard
Paul Preuss

R
Monique Richard
Wanda Rutkiewicz

S
John Salathé
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure
Ueli Steck
Gottlieb Samuel Studer

T
Bill Tilman
Francis Fox Tuckett

U
Karl Unterkircher

V
Anak Verhoeven
  • Arjun Vajpai (born 1993) India, climbed Everest 2010, Lhotse 2011 and Manaslu 2011
  • Ivan Vallejo (born 1959) Ecuador, 14th person to climb all eight-thousanders (7th without supplemental oxygen)
  • Patrick Vallençant (1946–1989) France, alpinist/skier and ski mountaineering pioneer
  • Anak Verhoeven (born 1996) Belgium, first woman to claim a first ascent of a 5.15a
  • Allison Vest (born 1995) Canada, two-time Canadian Bouldering Nationals champion
  • Ed Viesturs (born 1959) US, first US climber to climb all eight-thousander (6th without supplemental oxygen)
  • Sibusiso Vilane (born 1970) South Africa, first black African to summit Everest (2003)
  • Ludwig Vörg (1911–1941) Germany, first ascent Eiger north face (1938)

W
Edward Whymper
Krzysztof Wielicki

Y

Z
Andrzej Zawada

See also

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