List of Austrian mountain climbers

• Hermann Buhl, first ascent solo and without oxygen of Nanga Parbat, first ascent of Broad Peak
• Kurt Diemberger, first ascents of Broad Peak and Dhaulagiri
• Fritz Moravec, first ascent of Gasherbrum II together with Josef Larch and Hans Willenpart
• Marcus Schmuck, first ascent of Broad Peak, initiator and leader of the OEAV Karakoram Expedition
• Herbert Tichy, geologist, writer and mountaineer
• Fritz Wintersteller, first ascent of Broad Peak

• Hansjörg Auer Marmolada "Way of the Fish" free solo, Lupghar Sar West in the Karakoram-solo, Howse Peak with David Lama and Jess Roskelley
• Peter Aufschnaiter, mountaineer and co-traveller of Heinrich Harrer
• Karl Blodig, mountaineer
• Paul Grohmann, first ascent of the four highest Dolomites
• Peter Habeler, first ascent of Mount Everest without oxygen
• Heinrich Harrer, mountaineer and writer
• Conrad Kain, first ascent of Mount Robson
• Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, first woman to ascend all Eight-thousanders without oxygen
• Fritz Kasparek, many first ascents, including the Eiger north face
• Markus Kronthaler, Tyrolean mountaineer, ice climber
• Moriz von Kuffner first descent of the Mittellegi Ridge on the Eiger & first ascent of the Arête Kuffner of Mont Maudit
• David Lama Cerro Torre free climb of the compressor route, Lunag Ri solo climb, Howse Peak climbed but party lost in descent
• Paul Preuss, premier rock climber of his time
• Ludwig Purtscheller, first ascent of Kilimanjaro in 1889
• Erwin Schneider Pik Lenin, Jongsong Peak, Siula Grande & Huascaran all first known ascents
• Christian Stangl, speed climber
• Luis Trenker, mountaineer, film director and writer