List of climbers - Definition

This list of climbers includes both mountaineers and rock climbers, since many (though not all) climbers engage in both types of activities.

Contents: Top - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• Louis Agassiz (1807–1873) - Alps glaciology
• Christian Almer - Grindelwald guide, many first ascents in Alps
• Luigi Amedeo di Savoia, Duke of the Abruzzi (1873–1933) - first ascent of Mount Saint Elias in Alaska/Yukon
• Melchior Anderegg (1828–1912) - Meiringen guide, many first ascents in Alps

B

• John Ball - Alps, first president of Alpine Club
• Jacques Balmat (1762–1834) - Chamonix guide, first ascent of Mont Blanc
• George Band - 1953 Everest expedition, first ascent of Kanchenjunga
• Fred Beckey - Cascades
• Gertrude Bell - explorer, mountaineer, inventor of Iraq
• Josune Bereziartu
• Peter Boardman (1950–1982) - ascents of Mount Everest, Kanchenjunga, Changabang West Wall
• Walter Bonatti (born 1930) - talented and controversial Italian mountaineer and writer, Alps, K2
• Chris Bonington (born 1934) - ascents of Nuptse, Annapurna, Mount Everest.
• Thomas George Bonney (1833–1923) - Alps geologist and mountaineer
• Anatoli Boukreev (1958–1997) - Russian climber with many 8,000m ascents without oxygen
• Marguerite Brevoort
• Joe Brown (born 1930) - British rock climbing pioneer, first ascent of Kanchenjunga
• Katie Brown
• Hermann Buhl - first ascent (solo!) of Nanga Parbat, 1953; first ascent of Broad Peak
• Adrian Burgess
• Alan Burgess

C

• Ramond de Carbonnières - Pyrenees
• Riccardo Cassin (1909-)
• Robert Caspersen Trango ascent in 1999. Norways best climber.
• Yvon Chouinard
• J. Norman Collie (1859–1942) - first ascent of Tower Ridge on Ben Nevis
• Achille Compagnoni (born 1914) - first ascent of K2, 1954
• William Martin Conway (1856–1937) - worldwide, early guidebook writer
• William Coolidge (1850–1926) - 1,700 expeditions in Alps, greatest Alpine historian
• Jean Couzy - first ascent of Makalu (1955)
• Aleister Crowley (1875–1947) - occultist, writer, and record breaking mountaineer. Led expeditions on K2 and Kanchenjunga.
• Michel Croz - Chamonix guide, killed on Matterhorn

D

• Johnny Dawes (1964-) - British rock climber, responsible for the introduction of two new grades in the British grading system for traditional climbs.
• Thomas Clinton Dent (1850–1912) - Caucausus, Alps, first ascent of Aiguille du Dru 1878
• Ardito Desio (1897–2001) - leader of K2 first ascent expedition
• Kurt Diemberger - first ascents of Broad Peak (1957) and Dhaulagiri (1960)
• Peter Diener - first ascent of Dhaulagiri (1960)

E

• Charles Evans (born 1912) - Alps, Wales, leader of Kanchenjunga first ascent expedition

F

• George Ingle Finch (1888–1969) - led 1922 Everest expedition to 27,300 ft
• Scott Fischer (1956–1996) - Everest victim 1996
• Hans Florine - US Speed Climber, World Record Holder
• James David Forbes (1809–1868) - early, first British ascent of Jungfrau
• Ernst Forrer - first ascent of Dhaulagiri (1960)
• Jean Franco - led expedition on first ascent of Makalu (1955)
• Douglas Freshfield (1845–1934) - Alps, Scotland, Himalaya, Pyrenees

G

• João Garcia, first Portuguese citizen to climb Mount Everest, did it without auxiliary oxygen

• Konrad von Gesner - 16th century Alps
• John Gill - Bouldering
• Dave Graham
• William Spotswood Green (1847–1919) - New Zealand, Selkirks
• Wolfgang Güllich (1960–1992) - Germany, one of the most successful sport climbers

H

• Douglas Hadow - killed on first ascent of Matterhorn
• Rob Hall (1960–1996) - Everest victim 1996
• John Harlin
• Heinrich Harrer (born 1912) - Carstensz Pyramid
• Ginette Harrison - first and only woman to summit Kanchenjunga (1998), died in an avalanche on Dhaulagiri in 1999.
• John M. Hartog - first ascent of Muztagh Tower in the Himalaya
• Dougal Haston (1940–1977) - killed by avalanche while skiing in the Alps
• Karl Herligkoffer (born 1917 Germany) - first attempt of Broad Peak (1954)
• Maurice Herzog (born 1919 France) - first ascent of Annapurna, 1950
• Lynn Hill (born 1961 USA) - first free ascent of The Nose on El Capitan, Yosemite in 1993
• Edmund Hillary - first ascent of Mount Everest, 1953
• Yuji Hirayama - difficult onsight
• Alexander and Thomas Huber - German climbers and mountaineers. Free ascends in Yosemite, speed record on El Capitan, expeditions and free solos
• Charles Hudson (1828–1865) - highest point of Monte Rosa, 1855; died on Matterhorn
• Francois-Joseph Hugi - geologist, unsuccessful attempts in 1828 of Jungfrau and Finsteraarhorn
• Alexander von Humboldt - Mount Chimborazo
• John Hunt (1910–1998) - leader of 1953 Everest expedition

I

• Toshio Imanishi - first ascent of Manaslu, 1956
• Andrew Irvine (1902-1924) - lost on Everest

J

K

• Jürg von Känel (1952?-2005) - author of plaisir guide books
• Clarence King - Sierra Nevada (US)
• Jon Krakauer - writer
• Göran Kropp (1966–2002) - rode his bike from Sweden, soloed Everest without Oxygen and rode home.
• Jerzy Kukuczka (1948–1989) - second man to climb all 8,000m peaks.

L

• Louis Lachenal - first ascent of Annapurna, 1950
• Raymond Lambert - Mount Everest 1952 attempt
• Josef Larch - first ascent of Gasherbrum II
• Gerhard Lenser - first ascent of Pumori (1962)
• Klem Loskot - Austrian rock climber.
• Fritz Luchsinger - first ascent of Lhotse (1956)

M

• George Mallory - Wales, Alps, lost on Everest 1924
• Charles Edward Mathews (1834–1905) - Alps, Snowdonia
• Steve McClure - first Brit to climb 9a twice
• Duncan McDuffie - summits in the Sierra Nevada (US)
• Chris Meadows - Australian hardman (1960's)
• Willi Merkl
• Reinhold Messner - first mountaineer to climb all the 8000m peaks
• Johann Rudolf Meyer - first ascents of Jungfrau and Finsteraarhorn
• Hieronymus Meyer - first ascents of Jungfrau and Finsteraarhorn
• Ben Moon - UK sports climber and one of the first to climb 8c
• Fritz Moravec - first ascent of Gasherbrum II
• John Muir - summits in California and Alaska
• Albert F. Mummery (1855–1895) - first ascents in the Alps, "lost" on Nanga Parbat

N

• Waldemar Niclevicz - Leading mountaineer in Brazil
• Fred Nicole - Swiss rock climber, notable for his numerous first ascents of cutting edge sport routes and boulder problems.
• Tenzing Norgay (1914–1986) - Sherpa, first ascent of Mount Everest
• Edward Felix Norton (1884–1954) - leader of 1924 Everest expedition with Mallory and Irvine
• Arne Næss jr. (1937–2004) - leader of 1985 Norwegian Everest expedition

O

• James Outram - Canada, first ascent of Mount Assiniboine

P

• Michel-Gabriel Paccard - first ascent of Mont Blanc (1786)
• Maria Paradis - first woman to ascend Mont Blanc, 1809
• Tom Patey
• Hristo Prodanov - Bulgarian climber (1943-1984); solo ascents, without oxygen, of Lhotse, 1981, and Everest, 1984; died on the way down Everest in 1984

Q

R

• Jon Read - English climber
• Gaston Rébuffat - French climber
• Ernst Reiss - first ascent of Lhotse (1956)
• Lou Renner - international guide first ascent of Breithorn-direct north face, winter
• Sherpa Ang Rita (born 1948) - Mount Everest
• Alain Robert - French climber and builderer
• Royal Robbins (born 1935) - Yosemite
• Doug Robinson - Sierras
• John Roskelley
• Fred Rouhling
• Galen Rowell - photographer
• Wanda Rutkiewicz - considered by many to be the best female climber in history, died in an attempt of Kanchenjunga in 1992.

S

• Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740–1799) - third ascent of Mont Blanc (1787), funded first ascent
• Albin Schelbert - first ascent of Dhaulagiri (1960)
• Dick Schockley
• Marcus Schmuck - first ascent of Broad Peak (1957)
• Doug Scott (born 1941)
• Vittorio Sella - early photographs
• Chris Sharma
• John Sherman - Boulderer, inventor of "V" grading system.
• Pemba Dorjie Sherpa, fastest ascent of Mount Everest, May 23, 2003
• Eric Shipton (1907–1977) - Africa, Himalaya
• William Bradford Shockley
• Joe Simpson - accident prone British mountaineer
• Laurie Skreslet - first Canadian to summit Mount Everest (1982)
• William Cecil Slingsby - Norway
• Frank Smythe (1900–1949) - author
• William Stairs (1863–1892) - first non-African to ever climb in the Ruwenzoris
• Leslie Stephen - Alps

T

• Joe Tasker (1948–1982) - ascents of Kanchenjunga and Changabang West Wall
• Lionel Terray (1921–1965) - first ascent of Makalu (1955)
• Herbert Tichy (1912–1987) - first ascent of Cho Oyu (1954)
• Harold Tilman - Africa, Himalaya
• Francis Fox Tuckett (1834–1913) - first ascent of Aletschhorn (1859)
• John Tyndall (1820–1893) - Alps, scientist, first ascent of Weisshorn (1861)

U

• James Ramsey Ullman (1908–1971) - noted author
• Willi Unsoeld (1926–1979)

V

• Antoine de Ville - climbed Mont Aiguille in 1492

W

• Lucy Walker - first woman to summit Matterhorn, 1871
• Don Whillans
• Jim Whittaker - first American on Mount Everest
• Hans Willenpartan - first ascent of Gasherbrum II
• Fritz Wintersteller - first ascent of Broad Peak (1957)
• Rick White - Developed Frog's Buttress (1968) Australian
• Edward Whymper (1840–1911) - first ascent of Matterhorn (1865)
• Walter Wilcox (1869–1949) - Canadian Rockies explorer
• Jim Wickwire - first American to summit K2
• Fritz Wiessner

X

Y

• Tony Yaniro - notable American sport climber
• Simon Yates
• Geoffrey Winthrop Young - rock climbing in Wales
• Sir Francis Edward Younghusband (1863–1942) - early explorer of the Karakoram

Z

• Matthias Zurbriggen - first ascent of Aconcagua

See also

• first ascent
• List of mountains

External links

• Mountaineering Who's Who (http://www.simpkins57.freeserve.co.uk/mountain_lakes_books/whoswho/whoswho.html)