List of climbers and mountaineers

A

• Vitaly Abalakov Russia, climbed Lenin Peak and Khan Tengri
• Yevgeniy Abalakov Russia, climbed Communism Peak
• Premlata Agarwal India, first Indian woman to complete all Seven Summits
• H. P. S. Ahluwalia India, climbed Mount Everest in 1965
• Pierre Allain France, championed bouldering at Fontainebleau, and inventor of rubber rock-climbing shoes
• Christian Almer Switzerland, numerous first ascents, including Eiger
• Ashraf Aman Pakistan, first Pakistani ascent of K2
• Luigi Amedeo, Duke of Abruzzi Italy, first ascent of Mount Saint Elias of the Rwenzori Mountains
• Pat Ament US, rock climber and pioneer boulderer
• Melchior Anderegg Switzerland, guide, with numerous first ascents, including new routes on Mont Blanc
• Conrad Anker US, discovered Mallory's body on Everest in 1999
• Tyler Armstrong US, in 2013, at age 9, the youngest to climb Aconcagua
• Melissa Arnot US, five ascents of Everest
• Armando Aste Italy, first Italian ascent of Eiger north face
• Peter Athans US, seven ascents of Mount Everest
• Peter Aufschnaiter Austria, mountaineer and companion of Heinrich Harrer

  B

• Samina Baig - Gilgit-Baltistan, 3rd Pakistani and only Pakistani woman to climb Mount Everest
• John Bachar US, noted for climbs in Yosemite National Park and free soloing
• John Ball Ireland, naturalist and climber, Alps guidebooks author, first president of Alpine Club in 1857
• Jacques Balmat Duchy of Savoy, Chamonix-based guide, first ascent Mont Blanc
• George Band UK, Everest expedition, first ascent Kanchenjunga
• Kinga Baranowska, Poland, first Polish woman to have climbed Dhaulagiri, Manaslu and Kangchenjunga
• Anna Barańska Poland, first Polish woman on the North Face of Mount Everest
• Henry Barber US, leading US rock climber in the 1970s
• Andrzej Bargiel Current record holder in speed to get Snow Leopard award and current record holder Elbrus Race
• Lilliane and Maurice Barrard France, Gasherbrum II, Nanga Parbat, both killed on K2
• Charles Barrington UK, first ascent Eiger
• Richard Bass US, businessman and amateur mountaineer, first to complete Seven Summits
• Robert Hicks Bates US, first ascent Mount Lucania, on US attempts on K2
• Mark Beaufoy UK, fourth ascent Mont Blanc
• Fred Beckey Germany/US, many first ascents in US and Canada
• Bentley Beetham UK, on 1924 Everest expedition; pioneer of Borrowdale rock climbing
• George Irving Bell US, physicist, biologist and mountaineer, first ascent Masherbrum, rescued on K2
• Gertrude Bell UK, many ascents in Alps and further afield
• Maciej Berbeka first winter ascents of eight-thousanders: Manaslu, Cho Oyu, Broad Peak
• Josune Bereziartu Basque, rock climber; first female climber in grade 9a/5.14d
• Patrick Berhault France, many ascents in the Alps.
• Didier Berthod Switzerland, featured in First Ascent
• Adam Bielecki first winter ascents of eight-thousanders: Gasherbrum I and Broad Peak
• Isabella Bird UK, traveller, writer and natural historian
• Barry Blanchard Canada, mountain guide; first ascents in the Saint Elias range of Alaska
• Smoke Blanchard US, developed Buttermilk bouldering area
• Karl Blodig Austria, mountaineer, optician and journalist; first to climb all 4,000 metres peaks in the Alps
• Arlene Blum US, first US female attempt on Everest, led first all-woman ascent of Annapurna
• Peter Boardman UK, Everest 1975, Changabang West Wall 1976, Kanchenjunga 1979, died on Everest with Joe Tasker
• Emmanuel Boileau de Castelnau France, first ascent La Meije with father and son Pierre Gaspard
• Jean-Marc Boivin France, exponent of extreme ascents and descents
• Walter Bonatti Italy, mountaineer and writer, solo new routes on Aiguille du Dru and Matterhorn
• Sir Chris Bonington UK, first ascent Central Pillar of Freney, Annapurna II, Nuptse, Central Tower of Paine, ascent of Everest
• Thomas George Bonney UK, geologist and mountaineer, president of Alpine Club
• Jack Borgenicht, USA, garment manufacturer, philanthropist, oldest person to climb Mount Rainier at age 81
• Alastair Borthwick Scotland, climber and author of Always a Little Further
• Christine Boskoff US, 6 8,000m summits, including Everest twice, died on Genyen Peak
• Anatoli Boukreev Russia, climbed seven 8,000 m peaks without supplemental oxygen, died on Annapurna 1997
• Loulou Boulaz Switzerland, several first ascents and first female ascents in the Alps
• Tom Bourdillon UK, Cho Oyu, British Everest expeditions, South Summit of Everest, died on the Jägihorn
• Stipe Božić FPR Yugoslavia, completed Seven Summits, second European to climb Everest twice
• Lydia Bradey New Zealand, first woman to climb Mt Everest without oxygen 1988
• Samuel Brawand Switzerland, politician and mountain guide; first ascent of Mittellegigrat
• David Breashears US, Everest twice, directed IMAX film Everest
• Meta Brevoort US, alpinist of Victorian period, aunt of W. A. B. Coolidge
• Russell Brice New Zealand, record for fastest single solo ascent without oxygen of Cho Oyu and Ama Dablam
• Jim Bridwell US, rock climber, first one-day ascent of Nose of El Capitan in 1975
• David Brower US, Executive Director of Sierra Club and Yosemite climber
• Joe Brown UK, rock climber, first ascent Aiguille de Blaitière west face, Kanchenjunga, Mustagh Tower
• Katie Brown US, won 1995 X Games and climbing Junior World Cup
• Geoffrey Bruce UK, in 1922 reached on Everest on his first mountain climb.
• Hermann Buhl Austria, first ascent Nanga Parbat and Broad Peak, died on Chogolisa
• Alexander Burgener Switzerland, first ascent Matterhorn Zmuttgrat, Grands Charmoz, Aiguille du Grépon, Lenzspitze, Grand Dru
• Jean Buridan France, climbed Mont Ventoux for the view, before Petrarch

  C

• Tommy Caldwell US, rock climber, free climbed the Dawn Wall on El Capitan
• Una Cameron UK, ascents in Alps, Caucasus and Africa
• Louis Ramond de Carbonnières France, scientist and Pyrenean pioneer
• Kim Carrigan Australia, leading technical rock climber of the 1980s
• Carlos Carsolio Mexico, 14 8,000m summits
• Riccardo Cassin Italy, first ascent Piz Badile north-east face ; Grandes Jorasses Walker Spur ; Mount McKinley Cassin Ridge
• Cristina Castagna Italy, first Italian female ascent Makalu
• Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz Britain, first ascent Gasherbrum III
• Ludwik Chałubiński Poland, first ascent Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Wielki
• Armand Charlet France, many first ascents in Mont Blanc massif
• Isabella Charlet-Straton UK, first ascents in Alps, first winter ascent Mont Blanc
• Maxime Chaya Lebanon, Everest, Seven Summits and Three Poles Challenge
• Chhurim Nepal, first woman to reach Everest summit twice in a week
• Renata Chlumska Sweden, first Swedish female ascent Everest
• Yvon Chouinard US, pioneer of Yosemite climbing, founder of Chouinard Equipment and Patagonia
• Leszek Cichy Poland, first winter ascent Everest
• John Clarke Canada, explorer and wilderness educator, over 600 first ascents in Coast Range of British Columbia
• Vern Clevenger US, first ascent Cholatse, numerous first routes ascents in Sierra Nevada
• Ian Clough UK, first ascent Am Buachaille, first UK ascent Eiger north face, died on Annapurna
• Norman Clyde US, pioneer of California's Sierra Nevada
• Johann Coaz Switzerland, first ascent of Piz Bernina
• J. Norman Collie UK, first ascent Ben Nevis Tower Ridge, Nanga Parbat expedition
• Emilio Comici Italy, first ascent Cima Grande di Lavaredo north face with Angelo and Giuseppe Dimai, died in accident in Val Gardena
• Achille Compagnoni Italy, first ascent K2 with Lino Lacedelli
• Kyra Condie US, member of the 2020 US Olympic climbing team
• Herb and Jan Conn US, early pioneers of climbing in areas like Carderock in Maryland, Seneca Rocks in West Virginia, and Black Hills of South Dakota
• William Martin Conway UK, surveyor and explorer
• Kenton Cool UK, ten-time Everest summiter
• W. A. B. Coolidge US, 1,700 expeditions in Alps, Alpine historian
• Janne Corax Sweden, adventurer and climber
• Henri Cordier France, first ascents Aiguille du Plat de la Selle, Les Droites died in accident on Le Plaret
• Dr Patrick Cordier France, first ascent French Direct on Norway's Troll Wall, solo ascent The Nose, Yosemite, first ascents in Mont Blanc massif
• Jean Couzy France, first ascent Makalu with Terray
• Lucy Creamer British champion climber
• Peter Croft Canada, many hard first ascents in the Sierra Nevada
• Aleister Crowley UK, occultist, writer, and rock climber, led early expeditions on K2 and Kanchenjunga
• Michel Croz France, numerous first ascents, died on descent after first ascent of Matterhorn
• John Cunningham Scotland, pioneered new techniques of ice climbing
• Bronisław Czech Poland, a mountain rescue pioneer in the Tatra Mountains
• Anna Czerwińska Poland, oldest female ascent Everest, first Polish female Seven Summits
• Andrzej Czok, Poland first winter ascent of Dhaulagiri and first ascent of Mount Everest through South Pillar

  D

• Kalpana Dash India, first from Odisha, India to climb Mount Everest
• Steph Davis US, second female one-day free climb El Capitan
• Johnny Dawes UK, rock climber, introduced two new grades in British grading system
• José Antonio Delgado Venezuela, five 8,000m summits, died on Nanga Parbat
• Clinton Thomas Dent UK, Caucasus, Alps, first ascent Lenzspitze, Aiguille du Dru
• Ardito Desio Italy, geologist and mountaineer, leader of K2 first-ascent expeditionbonatt
• Catherine Destivelle France, first woman to solo the Eiger North Face in winter
• Kurt Diemberger Austria, first ascent Broad Peak and Dhaulagiri, climbed K2
• Sasha DiGiulian US, first woman to free climb Magic Mushroom, Eiger
• Jan Długosz mountaineer
• Jim Donini US, first ascent of Torre Egger, noted mountaineer
• Hans Christian Doseth Norway, climbed Great Trango Tower east face, died during descent
• Lord Francis Douglas Scotland, died on descent after first ascent of Matterhorn
• Lonnie Dupre US, Solo climb of Mt. Denali in winter
• Hans Dülfer Germany, rock climber killed in World War I
• Hayatullah Khan Durrani Pakistan, mountaineer and rock climber
• Günther Dyhrenfurth Germany/Switzerland, Himalayan explorer, led German expeditions to Kanchenjunga

  E

• James Eccles UK, first ascents in Mont Blanc massif
• Oscar Eckenstein UK, alpinist, rock climber and boulderer
• Patrick Edlinger France, award-winning rock climber, featured in several rock climbing movies
• Angela Eiter, Austria, first woman in history to climb a 9b route
• Zsolt Erőss Hungary, ten eight-thousanders, two with prosthetic leg, died on descent from Kangchenjunga summit
• Susan Ershler US, first married couple to climb the Seven Summits, together
• Leila Esfandyari Iran, first Iranian woman to climb Nanga Parbat; died on Gasherbrum II
• Jens Esmark Norway, first ascent Snøhetta and Mount Gaustatoppen, led first expedition to Bitihorn
• Nick Estcourt UK, killed on K2 by avalanche
• Charles Evans UK, Alps, Wales, leader of Kangchenjunga first ascent expedition
• John Ewbank Australia, pioneer of Australian rock climbing, invented Australian grading system

  F

• Freda du Faur Australia, first female ascent Mount Cook
• Ron Fawcett UK, one of the first professional rock climbers
• Sue Fear Australia, five 8,000ers, killed in crevasse fall on Manaslu
• Rudolf Fehrmann Germany, pioneer rock climber in Elbsandsteingebirge
• Darby Field Ireland?, first European to climb Mount Washington
• George Ingle Finch Australia, reached 8,300 m on 1922 Everest expedition; Dent d'Hérens north face
• Scott Fischer US, Lhotse 1990, K2 1992, Everest 1994; died in 1996 Mount Everest disaster
• Hans Florine US, speed climber, ascent The Nose El Capitan in 2:36:45
• James David Forbes UK, first British ascent Jungfrau
• Charlie Fowler US, free solo rock climber and high-altitude mountaineer
• Mick Fowler UK, explorer and mountaineer, winner of Piolet D'Or
• Douglas Freshfield UK, Alps, Scotland, Himalayas, Pyrenees
• Tom Frost US, rock climber, first ascents of big walls in Yosemite Valley
• Fritiof Fryxell US, geologist and park ranger, first ascents in the Teton Range
• Wang Fuzhou China, first ascent Everest north face, first ascent Shishapangma

  G

• Patrick Gabarrou France, first ascents in Mont Blanc massif
• Will Gadd Canada, various hard mixed routes including the first M12
• Ryszard Gajewski
• Lene Gammelgaard Denmark, author of Climbing High, first female Scandinavian ascent of Everest
• João Garcia Portugal, first Portuguese to climb Everest and tenth to climb all 8,000m summits
• Rolando Garibotti Argentina/US, Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre traverse
• Pierre Gaspard France, first ascent La Meije with his son and Emmanuel Boileau de Castelnau
• Chanda Gayen India, first woman from West Bengal to climb Everest, killed on Kanchenjunga western side
• Lakpa Gelu Nepal, 12 Everest ascents
• Lester Germer US, physicist, World War I fighter pilot and rock climber
• Conrad Gessner Switzerland, naturalist and early mountaineer in the Alps
• Azim Gheychisaz Iranian mountain climber who climebed all 14 Eight-thousanders
• John Gill US, father of modern bouldering, introduced chalk and modern dynamics in the 1950s
• Stefan Glowacz Germany, professional rock climber
• Alessandro Gogna Italy, mountaineer, adventurer and mountain guide from
• Dan Goodwin US, rock/building climber, climbed World Trade Center, Sears Tower, John Hancock Center and CN Tower
• Dave Graham US, rock climber and boulderer
• Tormod Granheim Norway, climber and extreme skier, first ski descent Everest north face
• Chloé Graftiaux Belgium, rock and sport climber and mountaineer
• William Spotswood Green New Zealand, Selkirks
• Paul Grohmann Austria, numerous first ascents in the 19th century
• Michael Groom Australia, ascents of Lhotse, Kangchenjunga, K2 and Everest without bottled oxygen
• Bear Grylls in 1998, at age 23, was the youngest Briton to summit Mount Everest
• Wolfgang Güllich Germany, rock climber and boulderer, first 5.14d - Action Directe
• Paul Güssfeldt Germany, first ascent Peuterey ridge and Piz Scerscen, first European attempt on Aconcagua
• Veikka Gustafsson Finland, all 8,000m summits
• Jesse Guthrie one of the pioneers of sport climbing in the US

  H

• Peter Habeler Austria, first ascent without supplementary oxygen Everest with Reinhold Messner
• Douglas Robert Hadow UK, died on first ascent Matterhorn
• Dave Hahn - US, 11 Everest ascents, 26 Vinson Massif ascents, 19 Denali ascents
• Artur Hajzer Poland, first winter ascent of Annapurna with Jerzy Kukuczka
• Lincoln Hall Australia, rescued at 8,700m on descent from Everest
• Rob Hall New Zealand, Seven Summits in seven months, died in 1996 Mount Everest disaster
• Peter Harding UK, prominent climber of the 1940s
• Warren J. Harding first ascent El Capitan
• Alison Hargreaves UK, first female unassisted Everest, died on descent from K2 summit
• John Harlin US, direct route pioneer, killed on Eiger north face
• Heinrich Harrer Austria, first ascent Eiger north face and Carstensz Pyramid, author of Seven Years in Tibet
• Ginette Harrison UK, Seven Summits, first female ascent Kangchenjunga, killed on Dhaulagiri
• Dougal Haston Scotland, first ascent Annapurna south face , killed in avalanche near Leysin
• Elizabeth Hawkins-Whitshed UK, pioneer of mountaineering, mountain photographer, author
• Margo Hayes, US, first woman to climb 5.15a
• Andreas Heckmair Germany, first ascent Eiger north face
• Zygmunt Andrzej Heinrich
• Gary Hemming US, first ascent south face Aiguille du Fou
• Siegfried Herford UK, first ascent Scafell Central Buttress
• Derek Hersey UK, many free solo routes in the US
• Maurice Herzog France, led 1950 French Annapurna expedition
• Tom Higgins US, first and first free ascents in US, also in France outside Chamonix
• Lynn Hill US, first free ascent The Nose on El Capitan, Yosemite
• Sandy Hill US, Seven Summits
• Edmund Hillary New Zealand, first ascent Everest with Tenzing Norgay
• Alan Hinkes OBE UK, first Briton to climb all 8,000m summits
• Andreas Hinterstoisser Germany, attempted Eiger north face in 1936 with Toni Kurz, both died during the retreat
• Yuji Hirayama Japan, World Champion 1998, 2000
• Marty Hoey US, died on Everest
• Charles F. Hoffmann US, surveyor and mountaineer, several first ascents in Sierra Nevada
• Jim Holloway US, perhaps first to achieve V11+ levels
• Alex Honnold US, free solo of Half Dome northwest face, Moonlight Buttress in Zion National Park, and Freerider on El Capitan
• Tom Hornbein US, first ascent Everest west ridge
• Steve House US, solo ascent K7, first ascent Nanga Parbat Rupal face
• Charles Houston US, first ascent Mount Foraker, attempts on K2 in 1938, 1953
• Alexander and Thomas Huber Germany, free ascents Yosemite, speed record El Capitan
• Charles Hudson UK, first ascent Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, died on descent of Matterhorn
• Tomaž Humar Slovenia, Piolet d'Or for new route Ama Dablam, solo Dhaulagiri south wall
• Alexander von Humboldt Germany, Chimborazo
• John Hunt UK, leader, 1953 Everest expedition

  I

• Marcel Ichac France, filmed first French expedition in Himalaya Karakoram and 1950 French Annapurna expedition
• Dimitar Ilievski Macedonia, first Macedonian to climb Everest, died on the way back
• Ulrich Inderbinen Switzerland, guide, 371 Matterhorn ascents, the last at 90 years old
• Alberto Iñurrategi Spain, youngest person to climb all eight-thousanders
• Andrew Irvine UK, died on Everest with George Mallory
• R. L. G. Irving UK, Alpine pedagogue and author

  J

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

  K

• Conrad Kain Austria/Canada, over 50 first ascents in the Canadian Rockies, amongst which was Mount Robson
• Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner Austria, first woman to climb all 14 eight-thousanders without supplemental oxygen
• Bob Kamps US, pioneer of golden age of Yosemite climbing and 5.10 & 5.11 routes in America
• Harish Kapadia India, Himalayan veteran
• Mieczysław Karłowicz
• Fritz Kasparek Austria, first ascent of Eiger north face
• Peter Kaufmann Switzerland, guide in Alps and Canadian Rockies
• Ron Kauk US, rock climber, many first ascents in Yosemite, stunt work for Hollywood climbing movies
• Robert Kayen US, rock climber, professor, scientist, first solo ascent of West Buttress of El Capitan
• Dora Keen US, 8 ascents of first-class peaks in the Alps, member of Royal Geographical Society, 1914
• Pat Kelly UK, rock climber and founder of Pinnacle Club
• E. S. Kennedy UK, first ascent Monte Disgrazia, Mont Blanc du Tacul
• Mikhail Khergiani, Svan mountaineer of Soviet Georgia, known as the Tiger of the Rocks
• Clarence King US, geologist and climber, first director of USGS, first ascent Mount Tyndall
• Andy Kirkpatrick UK, rock and ice climber, motivational speaker
• Colin Kirkus UK, rock climber and alpinist
• Zygmunt Klemensiewicz
• Christian Klucker Switzerland, guide, prolific first ascentionist in Bernina Range and Bregaglia
• M.S. Kohli India, leader of the Indian Everest expedition
• Layton Kor US, rock climber and mountaineer, author of Beyond the Vertical
• Dai Koyamada Japan, sport climber and boulderer
• Jon Krakauer US, author and mountaineer, summited Everest, wrote Eiger Dreams, Into The Wild and Into Thin Air
• Hans Kraus Austria, pioneering rock climber and one of fathers of sports medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation
• Göran Kropp Sweden, rode bike from Sweden, soloed Everest without oxygen and rode home
• Moriz von Kuffner Austria, a number of first ascents, including Eiger Northeast Face and Kuffner Ridge Mount Maudit
• Julius Kugy Austria-Slovenia, considered the father of modern mountaineering in the Julian Alps
• Jerzy Kukuczka Poland, second man to climb all 8,000m peaks, ascent in the winter four eight-thousanders, the only man in the world to ascent in one winter two eight-thousanders
• Władysław Kulczyński
• Colonel Narendra Kumar India, Siachen Glacier and Himalayan veteran
• Jaan Künnap Estonia, mountaineer and photographer
• Janusz Kurczab
• Wojciech Kurtyka Poland, pioneer of alpine style in high mountains
• Toni Kurz Germany, attempted Eiger north face in 1936, died during the retreat

  L

• Constantin Lăcătușu Romania
• Lino Lacedelli Italy, first ascent K2 with Achille Compagnoni
• Louis Lachenal France, first ascent of Annapurna 1950, with Maurice Herzog; died skiing in Chamonix
• Jean-Christophe Lafaille France, 11 eight-thousanders without supplementary oxygen; died on Makalu
• David Lama Austria, climber and alpinist, notable for first free ascent of Cerro Torre
• Raymond Lambert Switzerland, reached 8611m, highest altitude at that time, with 1952 Swiss Everest expedition
• Samantha Larson US, youngest person to complete Seven Summits, at 18 in 2007
• Philip Ling Australia, notable for one of the highest rescues, of two injured Sherpas on Mt. Pumori, Nepal
• Pete Livesey UK, influential rock climber in the 1970s
• John Long US, rock climber and writer; author of How to Rock Climb series
• Erhard Loretan Switzerland, 14 8,000m-plus summits
• Alex Lowe US, climbed Great Trango Tower, Rakekniven in Antarctica and Sail Peak on Baffin Island; died on Shishapangma
• George Lowe New Zealand, last surviving member of 1953 British Mount Everest Expedition
• Jeff Lowe US, made over 1000 first ascents in the US and Canadian Rockies, Alps and Himalayas
• Fritz Luchsinger Switzerland, first ascent of Lhotse, in 1956

  M

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

  N

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

  O

• Vanessa O'Brien First British-American woman to summit K2
• Cathy O'Dowd South Africa, first female ascent of Everest from both north and south, fourth female ascent Lhotse
• Oh Eun-Sun South Korea, first Korean woman to climb Seven Summits, controversy over eight-thousanders claim
• Juanito Oiarzabal Basque, all eight-thousanders without supplementary oxygen, record 24 ascents of eight-thousanders
• Clare O'Leary Ireland, first Irish woman to climb Mount Everest
• Adam Ondra Czech Republic, first to redpoint a 9c
• Janusz Onyszkiewicz
• Stanisław Osiecki
• Dan Osman US, rock climber, soloist, killed whilst attempting his new sport of rope jumping
• James Outram Canada, first ascent of Mount Assiniboine

  P

• Michel-Gabriel Paccard France, first ascent Mont Blanc
• Bachendri Pal first Indian female ascent Everest
• Tsewang Paljor India, died on Everest in 1996 Mount Everest disaster
• Ines Papert German ice climber, apinist and author
• Marie Paradis France, first female ascent Mont Blanc
• Young-seok Park South Korea, first true Explorers Grand Slam, died on Annapurna
• Elizabeth Parker Canada, journalist and mountaineer
• Chris Webb Parsons England/Australia, rock climber and boulderer
• Edurne Pasaban Spain, first woman to climb all eight-thousanders
• Pasang Lhamu Sherpa first Nepali woman to summit Everest, died on descent
• Tom Patey UK, first ascent Muztagh Tower, Am Buachaille, killed in abseiling accident, author of One Man's Mountains
• Krushnaa Patil India, second youngest Indian girl to climb Mount Everest
• Maciej Pawlikowski
• Ryszard Pawłowski
• Julius Payer Czech-Austrian polar explorer who made many first ascents in the Adamello and Ortler mountains in the 1860s
• Annie Smith Peck US, mountaineer
• William Penhall UK, first ascent Matterhorn west face
• Carla Perez Ecuadorian climber, first Latin American female to ascend mount Everest with no supplemental oxygen
• Jim Perrin UK, over 200 first/free ascents in Britain
• Oliver Perry-Smith US, rock climber in Saxon Switzerland and the Dolomites
• Petrarch Italy, climbed Mont Ventoux
• Elfrida Pigou Canadian female climber, discovered crash site of Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810, died on Mount Waddington
• Tadeusz Piotrowski mountaineer
• Burçak Özoğlu Poçan Turkey, first Turkish female over 8,000 m
• Klára Poláčková first Czech female ascent Everest
• Dean Potter US, speed soloed El Cap in 4:17; speed soloed El Cap and Half Dome in one day
• Paul Preuss Austria, early promoter of free climbing, climbed 1200 peaks in his short life
• Paul Pritchard UK, rock climber
• Hristo Prodanov Bulgaria, soloed Lhotse and Everest, died on descent
• Bonnie Prudden pioneering US rock climber and exercise advocate, 30 documented first ascents in the Gunks
• Karl Prusik Austria, introduced widely used Prusik knot
• Ramón Julián Puigblanque Spain, rock climber
• Nirmal Purja Nepal, first to climb all fourteen 8000 meter mountains in one season
• Ludwig Purtscheller first ascent Kilimanjaro
• Piotr Pustelnik
• Boyan Petrov Bulgaria, climbed 10 out of 14 eight-thousanders, all without supplementary oxygen

  R

• Brooke Raboutou US, member of the 2020 American Olympic climbing team
• Aron Ralston US, gained fame after amputating his right arm to free himself after a canyoneering incident
• Lisa Rands US, rock climber and boulderer
• Michael Reardon US, freesoloist and film producer
• Dave Rearick US, rock climber, first ascent of Diamond on Longs Peak
• Gaston Rébuffat France, 1950 Annapurna expedition, first to climb all six great north faces of the Alps, Alpine guide and author
• Ernst Reiss Swiss, first ascent of Lhotse
• Monique Richard Canada, first woman to solo climb Mount Logan, first Canadian woman to summit Mt Makalu, Seven Summits in 32 months
• Dorothy Pilley Richards UK, wrote Climbing Days
• Katharine Richardson UK, mountaineer in the Alps in the 1880s
• Rick Ridgeway US, author, filmmaker, photographer, member of first American team to summit K2
• Leni Riefenstahl Germany, filmmaker, actress and mountaineer
• Ang Rita Nepalese Sherpa, climbed Everest ten times without supplemental oxygen
• Royal Robbins US, rock climber, pioneer of modern Yosemite climbing in the 1950s
• Alain Robert France, climber and builderer
• David Roberts US, author, first ascents of Wickersham Wall and other Alaskan peaks
• Paul Robinson US, rock climber and boulderer
• André Roch Switzerland, Everest 1952 attempt, many first ascents in Alps and Asia
• Beth Rodden US, rock climber
• Jordan Romero US, became the youngest person to climb Everest on May 22, 2010, aged 13 years, 10 months, 10 days
• Steve Roper guidebook writer, editor of Ascent
• John Roskelley US, author, alpinist, Himalayan climber notable for technical first ascents of 7000 and 8000 m peaks
• Fred Rouhling France, rock climber, notable for 1995 proposal of grade 9b for his unrepeated climb Akira
• Alan Rouse UK, soloed many of hardest routes of day, died on descent from K2
• Galen Rowell US, photographer and mountaineer, first one-day ascents of Denali and Kilimanjaro, first ascent Great Trango Tower
• Henry Russell France/Ireland, prolific first ascentionist in Pyrenees
• Wanda Rutkiewicz Poland, first woman on K2, 8,000m-peak veteran, died attempting Kanchenjunga

  S

• Nazir Sabir Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan, first Pakistani to climb Mount Everest
• Hassan Sadpara Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan, starting as a high altitude porter, he climbed 5xPakistani 8000ers and Everest, without supplementary oxygen
• Mostafa Salameh Jordan, first Jordanian to summit Everest, and Seven Summits
• John Salathé Switzerland/US, pioneering Yosemite National Park, inventor of modern piton
• Horace-Bénédict de Saussure France, third ascent Mont Blanc, funded first ascent
• Marcus Schmuck Austria, first ascent Broad Peak, first ascent Skil Brum
• Peter Schoening US, first ascent Gasherbrum I and Vinson Massif, saved five climbers on K2
• Doug Scott UK, Seven Summits, first ascent Everest south-west face, Baintha Brakk, Kangchenjunga, Nuptse
• Vittorio Sella Italy, mountaineer and pioneer photographer
• Chris Sharma US, award-winning rock climber, second climber to redpoint 5.15c/9b+, featured in several rock climbing movies
• John Sherman US, inventor of "V" grading system
• Apa Sherpa Nepal, record for most ascents of Everest
• Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Nepal, first Nepali woman to climb Everest, died during descent
• Pemba Doma Sherpa Nepal, first Nepali female mountaineer to climb Everest north face, died on Lhotse
• Pemba Dorjie Sherpa Nepal, fastest ascent of Everest
• Eric Shipton UK, first ascent Kamet, pioneered route across the Khumbu Glacier
• Ashima Shiraishi US, first female to climb V15
• William Shockley US, Nobel Prize-winning physicist, proponent of eugenics, first ascent Shockleys Ceiling in the Gunks
• Joe Simpson UK, survived a fall on Siula Grande, wrote Touching the Void
• Arunima Sinha India, first Indian amputee to climb Everest
• Todd Skinner US, rock climber, first free ascent Salathe Wall, died on Leaning Tower
• Cecilie Skog Norway, first female to climb Seven Summits and both Poles, Everest and K2
• Laurie Skreslet Canada, first Canadian to summit Everest
• William Cecil Slingsby UK, first ascent Store Skagastølstind, pioneer of Norwegian mountaineering
• Marian Smoluchowski
• Frank Smythe UK, first ascent Kamet with Shipton, R. Holdsworth and Lewa Sherpa, reached 8565m on Everest in 1933 without supplementary oxygen
• Dermot Somers Ireland, climber, author and broadcaster
• Carlos Soria Fontán Spain, the only mountaineer to have ascended nine mountains of more than 8,000 meters after turning 60 years old
• Jaahnavi Sriperambuduru India, first Youngest Upcoming Mountaineer to attempt Seven Summits, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro at age 12, Mount Elbrus at 13, and Mount Kosciuszko at 14
• William Grant Stairs Canada, first non-African to climb in the Ruwenzoris
• Allen Steck US, mountaineer and rock climber
• Ueli Steck Switzerland, soloed Eiger north face in 2:22:50 hours
• Leslie Stephen UK, author and alpinist, first ascent Schreckhorn, Monte Disgrazia, Zinalrothorn
• Fritz Steuri Switzerland, skier and mountain guide; first ascent of Mittellegigrat
• Edward Lisle Strutt UK, deputy leader on 1922 Everest expedition, outspoken Alpine Journal editor, 1927–37
• Gottlieb Samuel Studer Switzerland, first ascent Wildhorn, founding member of Swiss Alpine Club
• Jan Alfred Szczepański
• Mieczysław Szczuka
• Satyarup Siddhanta India, climbed Mont Blanc, climbed 6 of the 7 summits, climbed Mt Everest on 21 May 2016

  T

• Junko Tabei Japan, first female ascent Everest; first completion of Bass and Messner's Seven Summits
• Joe Tasker UK, Dunagiri, Kanchenjunga, Changabang West Wall; died on Everest
• Vernon Tejas US, first solo winter ascent Denali, Seven Summits time world record
• Lionel Terray France, first ascents Fitz Roy, Makalu, Chakrarahu, Jannu; second ascent Eiger north face
• Vladislav Terzyul Ukraine, disputed claim to have climbed all eight-thousanders
• Kevin Thaw UK, ascents in Himalaya and Yosemite
• Herbert Tichy Austrian, first ascent Cho Oyu
• Bill Tilman UK, explorer, climbed in Africa and Himalaya, first ascent Nanda Devi
• Luis Trenker Italy, mountaineer, film director and writer
• Sonnie Trotter Canada, award-winning climber, known for hard trad climbing
• Francis Fox Tuckett UK, first ascent Aletschhorn
• Julie Tullis UK, Broad Peak and K2 ; died on descent from K2
• Mark Twight US, advocate of "light and fast" style of mountaineering
• John Tyndall UK, early attempts on Matterhorn, first ascent Weisshorn

  U

• Naomi Uemura Japan, first solo winter ascent Mount McKinley, on which he died
• James Ramsey Ullman US, author and mountaineer
• Ugur Uluocak Turkey, mountaineer, photographer and editor, died on Mount Alarcha in Kyrgyzstan
• Um Hong-Gil South Korea, 9th person to climb all eight-thousanders, first to climb 16 highest peaks
• Willi Unsoeld US, first ascent Everest west ridge, died on Mount Rainier
• Karl Unterkircher Italy, Everest and K2 in the same year without oxygen, died on Nanga Parbat
• Denis Urubko Kazakhstan, 14x8000er; first winter ascents of Makalu and Gasherbrum II, Snow Leopard award winner

  V

• Arjun Vajpai India, climbed Everest 2010, Lhotse 2011 and Manaslu 2011
• Ivan Vallejo Ecuador, 14th person to climb all eight-thousanders
• Patrick Vallençant France, alpinist/skier and ski mountaineering pioneer
• Anak Verhoeven Belgium, first woman to claim a first ascent of a 5.15a
• Allison Vest Canada, two-time Canadian Bouldering Nationals champion
• Ed Viesturs US, first US climber to climb all eight-thousander
• Sibusiso Vilane South Africa, first black African to summit Everest
• Ludwig Vörg Germany, first ascent Eiger north face

  W

• Horace Walker UK, first ascent Mount Elbrus, Grandes Jorasses, Barre des Ecrins, Obergabelhorn
• Lucy Walker UK, first female ascent Matterhorn
• Barbara Washburn US, first ascent Mount Bertha, first female ascent Denali
• Bradford Washburn US, third ascent Denali, pioneered west buttress route
• Ryan Waters US, first American to complete the Adventurers Grand Slam with unsupported north and south poles
• Don Whillans UK, first ascent Annapurna south face
• Rick White Australia, rock climber, developed Frog Buttress
• Jim Whittaker US, first US ascent Everest
• Lou Whittaker US, Rainier guide
• Edward Whymper UK, first ascent Matterhorn, first ascent Chimborazo
• Jim Wickwire US, K2
• Krzysztof Wielicki Poland, first winter ascent Everest; fifth person to climb all eight-thousanders
• Karl Wien Germany, leader of unsuccessful Nanga Parbat expedition
• Fritz Wiessner US, born Dresden, emigrated to US; pioneer of free climbing; K2 expedition
• Walter Wilcox Canadian Rockies explorer
• Richard Williams - rock climber, pioneered many first ascents in the Shawangunks and author of rock climbing books
• George Willig US, climbed South Tower of World Trade Center
• Fritz Wintersteller Austria, first ascent Broad Peak and Skil Brum
• Ian Woodall UK, climbed Everest several times
• Daniel Woods American climber who specialises in bouldering, ascended the world's hardest boulder problem, Flash in 2011
• Fanny Bullock Workman US, geographer, cartographer and mountaineer, notably in the Himalayas

  Y

• Santosh Yadav India, Indo-Tibetan Border Police woman, climbed Everest twice
• Simon Yates UK, Joe Simpson's partner on west face of Siula Grande, subject of Touching the Void
• Michael J. Ybarra US, climber and writer, extreme sports correspondent for The Wall Street Journal 2007–2012
• Wang Yongfeng China, first Chinese couple to climb Seven Summits
• Ichiro Yoshizawa Japan, climber and writer; K2
• Geoffrey Winthrop Young UK, first ascent Täschhorn south face, Weisshorn west ridge, Grandes Jorasses traverse

  Z

• Mariusz Zaruski
• Andrzej Zawada Poland, pioneer of winter Himalayism
• Li Zhixin China, half of first Chinese couple to climb the Seven Summits with Wang Yongfeng
• Emil Zsigmondy Austria, physician and mountain climber; died trying to force new route on the Meije
• Jerzy Żuławski Polish literary figure, philosopher, translator and alpinist
• Juliusz Żuławski Polish poet, prose writer, literary critic, translator and climber; son of Jerzy Żuławski
• Marek Żuławski Polish painter, graphic artist, author and climber; son of Jerzy Żuławski
• Wawrzyniec Żuławski Polish composer, music critic and teacher; died during Mont Blanc rescue mission; son of Jerzy Żuławski
• Matthias Zurbriggen Switzerland, first ascent Aconcagua