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 lead climbing, bouldering, speed climbing and competition climbing) and ice climbing (including mixed climbing).
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Christian Almer
Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
- Vitaly Abalakov (1906–1992) Russia, climbed Lenin Peak (1934) and Khan Tengri (1936)
- Yevgeniy Abalakov (1907–1948) Russia, climbed Communism Peak (1933)
- Premlata Agarwal (born 1963) India, first Indian woman to complete all Seven Summits
- H. P. S. Ahluwalia (fl. 1965) India, climbed Mount Everest in 1965
- Pierre Allain (1904–2000) France, championed bouldering at Fontainebleau, and inventor of rubber rock-climbing shoes
- Christian Almer (1826–1898) Switzerland, numerous first ascents, including Eiger
- Ashraf Aman (born 1943) Pakistan, first Pakistani ascent of K2
- Luigi Amedeo, Duke of Abruzzi (1873–1933) Italy, first ascent of Mount Saint Elias of the Rwenzori Mountains
- Pat Ament (born 1946) US, rock climber and pioneer boulderer
- Melchior Anderegg (1827–1912) Switzerland, guide, with numerous first ascents, including new routes on Mont Blanc
- Conrad Anker (born 1963) US, discovered Mallory's body on Everest in 1999
- Tyler Armstrong (born 2004) US, in 2013, at age 9, the youngest to climb Aconcagua
- Melissa Arnot (born 1983) US, six ascents of Everest
- Bernd Arnold (born 1947) Germany, more than 900 first ascents in Saxon Switzerland
- Armando Aste (1926–2017) Italy, first Italian ascent of Eiger north face
- Peter Athans (born 1957) US, seven ascents of Mount Everest
- Peter Aufschnaiter (1899–1973) Austria, mountaineer and companion of Heinrich Harrer (as described in Seven Years in Tibet)
- Abdul Jabbar Bhatti, Pakistani mountaineer and the former military officer of the Pakistan Army[1]
- Nelly Attar (born 1990) Saudi / Lebanese, First Arab woman to summit K2 (2022) first Lebanese woman to summit Matterhorn (2022) and Ama Dablam (2021)
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Jacques Balmat
Adam Bielecki
Arlene Blum
David Breashears
Alexander Burgener
- Samina Baig - Gilgit-Baltistan, 3rd Pakistani and only Pakistani woman to climb Mount Everest
- John Bachar (1957–2009) US, noted for climbs in Yosemite National Park and free soloing
- John Ball (1818–1889) Ireland, naturalist and climber, Alps guidebooks author, first president of Alpine Club in 1857
- Jacques Balmat (1762–1834) Duchy of Savoy, Chamonix-based guide, first ascent Mont Blanc (1786)
- George Band (1929–2011) UK, Everest expedition (1953), first ascent on 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition
- Kinga Baranowska (born 1975), Poland, first Polish woman to have climbed Dhaulagiri, Manaslu and Kangchenjunga
- Anna Barańska (born 1976) Poland, first Polish woman on the North Face of Mount Everest
- Henry Barber (born 1953) 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 (1948–1986 and 1941?–1986 respectively) France, Gasherbrum II (1982), Nanga Parbat (1984, first female ascent), both killed on K2
- Charles Barrington (1834–1901) UK, first ascent Eiger (1858)
- Richard Bass (1929–2015) US, businessman and amateur mountaineer, first to complete Seven Summits (1985)
- Robert Hicks Bates (1911–2007) US, first ascent Mount Lucania (1937), on US attempts on K2 (1938 and 1953)
- Mark Beaufoy (1764–1827) UK, fourth ascent Mont Blanc (1787)
- Fred Beckey (Friedrich Wolfgang Beckey) (1923-2017) Germany/US, many first ascents in US and Canada
- Bentley Beetham (1886–1963) UK, on 1924 Everest expedition; pioneer of Borrowdale (Lake District) rock climbing
- George Irving Bell (1926–2000) US, physicist, biologist and mountaineer, first ascent Masherbrum (1960), rescued on K2 (1953)
- Gertrude Bell (1868–1926) UK, many ascents in Alps and further afield
- Maciej Berbeka (1954–2013) first winter ascents of eight-thousanders: Manaslu, Cho Oyu, Broad Peak
- Josune Bereziartu (born 1972) Basque (Spain), rock climber; first female climber at grade 8c (5.14b), 8c+ (5.14c), and 9a (5.14d)
- Patrick Berhault (1957–2004) France, many ascents in the Alps.
- Didier Berthod Switzerland, featured in First Ascent
- Adam Bielecki (born 1983) first winter ascents of eight-thousanders: Gasherbrum I and Broad Peak
- John Biggar (born 1964) Scottish mountaineer who has made various first ascents in the Andes
- Isabella Bird (1831–1904) UK, traveller, writer and natural historian
- Barry Blanchard (born 1959) Canada, mountain guide; first ascents in the Saint Elias range of Alaska
- Smoke Blanchard (1915–1989) US, developed Buttermilk bouldering area
- Karl Blodig (1859–1956) Austria, mountaineer, optician and journalist; first to climb all 4,000 metres peaks in the Alps
- Arlene Blum (born 1945) US, first US female attempt on Everest, led first all-woman ascent of Annapurna
- Peter Boardman (1950–1982) UK, Everest 1975, Changabang West Wall 1976, Kanchenjunga 1979, died on Everest with Joe Tasker
- Emmanuel Boileau de Castelnau (1857–1923) France, first ascent La Meije with father and son Pierre Gaspard (1877)
- Jean-Marc Boivin (1951–1990) France, exponent of extreme ascents and descents
- Walter Bonatti (1930–2011) Italy, mountaineer and writer, solo new routes on Aiguille du Dru and Matterhorn
- Sir Chris Bonington (born 1934) UK, first ascent Central Pillar of Freney (1961), Annapurna II (1960), Nuptse (1961), Central Tower of Paine (1962–3), ascent of Everest (1985)
- Thomas George Bonney (1833–1923) UK, geologist and mountaineer, president of Alpine Club
- Jack Borgenicht (1911-2005), USA, garment manufacturer, philanthropist, the oldest person to climb Mount Rainier at age 81
- Alastair Borthwick (1913–2003) Scotland, climber and author of Always a Little Further
- Christine Boskoff (1967–2006) US, 6 8,000m summits, including Everest twice, died on Genyen Peak
- Sébastien Bouin (born 1993) France, first ascent of Suprême Jumbo Love (2022), and DNA (2022), the world's second-ever 9c (5.15d) route
- Anatoli Boukreev (1958–1997) Russia, climbed seven 8,000 m peaks without supplemental oxygen, died on Annapurna 1997
- Loulou Boulaz (1908–1991) Switzerland, several first ascents and first female ascents in the Alps
- Tom Bourdillon (1924–1956) UK, Cho Oyu (1952), British Everest expeditions (1951, 1952 and 1953), South Summit of Everest (1953), died on the Jägihorn
- Stipe Božić (born 1951) FPR Yugoslavia, completed Seven Summits, second European to climb Everest twice
- Lydia Bradey (born 1961) New Zealand, first woman to climb Mt Everest without oxygen 1988
- Samuel Brawand (1898–2001) Switzerland, politician and mountain guide; first ascent of Mittellegigrat (northeast ridge of Eiger) (1921)
- David Breashears (born 1956) US, Everest twice, directed IMAX film Everest
- Meta Brevoort (1825–1876) US, alpinist of Victorian period, aunt of W. A. B. Coolidge
- Russell Brice (born 1952) New Zealand, record for fastest single solo ascent without oxygen of Cho Oyu and Ama Dablam
- Jim Bridwell (1944–2018) US, rock climber, first one-day ascent of Nose of El Capitan in 1975
- David Brower (1912–2000) US, Executive Director of Sierra Club and Yosemite climber
- Joe Brown (1930-2020) UK, rock climber, first ascent Aiguille de Blaitière west face, Kanchenjunga (1955), Mustagh Tower
- Katie Brown (born 1981) US, won 1995 X Games and climbing Junior World Cup
- Geoffrey Bruce (1896–1972) UK, in 1922 reached 8,300 metres (27,300 ft) on Everest (then a world record) on his first mountain climb.
- Hermann Buhl (1924–1957) Austria, first ascent Nanga Parbat (1953) and Broad Peak (1957), died on Chogolisa
- Alexander Burgener (1845–1910) Switzerland, first ascent Matterhorn Zmuttgrat, Grands Charmoz, Aiguille du Grépon, Lenzspitze, Grand Dru
- Jean Buridan (c. 1300–1358) France, climbed Mont Ventoux for the view, before Petrarch
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Yvon Chouinard
Chhurim
Johann Coaz
Emilio Comici
Michel Croz
- Tommy Caldwell (born 1978) US, rock climber, free climbed the Dawn Wall on El Capitan
- Una Cameron (1904–1987) UK, ascents in Alps, Caucasus and Africa
- Louis Ramond de Carbonnières (1755–1827) France, scientist and Pyrenean pioneer
- Kim Carrigan (born 1958) Australia, leading technical rock climber of the 1980s
- Carlos Carsolio (born 1962) Mexico, 14 8,000m summits (1985–1996)
- Riccardo Cassin (1909–2009) Italy, first ascent Piz Badile north-east face (1937); Grandes Jorasses Walker Spur (1938); Mount McKinley Cassin Ridge (1961)
- Cristina Castagna (1977–2009) Italy, first Italian female ascent Makalu
- Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz (1942–1978) Britain, first ascent Gasherbrum III
- Ludwik Chałubiński (1860–1933) Poland, first ascent Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Wielki
- Armand Charlet (1900–1975) France, many first ascents in Mont Blanc massif
- Isabella Charlet-Straton (1838–1918) UK, first ascents in Alps, first winter ascent Mont Blanc (1876)
- Maxime Chaya (born 1961) Lebanon, Everest (2006), Seven Summits and Three Poles Challenge
- Chhurim (born 1984) Nepal, first woman to reach Everest summit twice in a week
- Renata Chlumska (born 1973) Sweden, first Swedish female ascent Everest (1999)
- Yvon Chouinard (born 1938) US, pioneer of Yosemite climbing, founder of Chouinard Equipment and Patagonia
- Leszek Cichy (born 1951) Poland, first winter ascent Everest
- John Clarke (1945–2003) Canada, explorer and wilderness educator, over 600 first ascents in Coast Range of British Columbia
- Vern Clevenger (born 1955) US, first ascent Cholatse (1982), numerous first routes ascents in Sierra Nevada
- Ian Clough (1939–1970) UK, first ascent Am Buachaille (1968), first UK ascent Eiger north face (1962), died on Annapurna
- Norman Clyde (1886–1972) US, pioneer of California's Sierra Nevada[2]
- Johann Coaz (1822–1918) Switzerland, first ascent of Piz Bernina
- J. Norman Collie (1859–1942) UK, first ascent Ben Nevis Tower Ridge, Nanga Parbat expedition (1895)
- Emilio Comici (1901–1940) Italy, first ascent Cima Grande di Lavaredo north face (1933) with Angelo and Giuseppe Dimai, died in accident in Val Gardena
- Achille Compagnoni (1914–2009) Italy, first ascent K2 (1954) with Lino Lacedelli
- Kyra Condie (born 1996) US, member of the 2020 US Olympic climbing team
- Herb and Jan Conn (Herb: 1921–2012) 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 (1856–1937) UK, surveyor and explorer (Karakoram, Spitsbergen, Andes & Alps)
- Kenton Cool (born 1973) UK, sixteen-time Everest summiter
- W. A. B. Coolidge (1850–1926) US, 1,700 expeditions in Alps, Alpine historian
- Janne Corax (born 1967) Sweden, adventurer and climber
- Henri Cordier (1856–1877) France, first ascents Aiguille du Plat de la Selle, Les Droites (east summit) (1876) died in accident on Le Plaret
- Patrick Cordier (1947–1996) France, first ascent French Direct on Norway's Troll Wall (1967), solo ascent The Nose, Yosemite (1973), first ascents in Mont Blanc massif
- Jean Couzy (1923–1958) France, first ascent Makalu with Terray on the 1955 French Makalu expedition
- Lucy Creamer (born 1971) British champion climber
- Peter Croft (born 1958) Canada, many hard first ascents in the Sierra Nevada
- Aleister Crowley (1875–1947) UK, occultist, writer, and rock climber, led early expeditions on K2 and Kanchenjunga
- Michel Croz (1830–1865) France, numerous first ascents, died on descent after first ascent of Matterhorn
- John Cunningham (1927–1980) Scotland, pioneered new techniques of ice climbing
- Bronisław Czech (1908–1944) Poland, a mountain rescue pioneer in the Tatra Mountains
- Anna Czerwińska (born 1949) Poland, oldest female ascent Everest (at the time, age 50), first Polish female Seven Summits
- Andrzej Czok (1948–1986), Poland first winter ascent of Dhaulagiri and first ascent of Mount Everest through South Pillar
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Clinton Thomas Dent
Kurt Diemberger
- Kalpana Dash (born 1966) India, first from Odisha, India to climb Mount Everest (2008)
- Sophia Danenberg (born 1972) US, first African American and first black woman to ascend Mount Everest
- Steph Davis (born 1973) US, second female one-day free climb El Capitan
- Johnny Dawes (born 1964) UK, a rock climber, introduced two new grades in British grading system
- José Antonio Delgado (1965–2006) Venezuela, five 8,000m summits (1994–2006), died on Nanga Parbat
- Clinton Thomas Dent (1850–1912) UK, Caucasus, Alps, first ascent Lenzspitze (1870), Aiguille du Dru (1878)
- Ardito Desio (1897–2001) Italy, geologist and mountaineer, leader of K2 first-ascent expeditionbonatt (1954)
- Catherine Destivelle (born 1960) France, first woman to solo the Eiger North Face in winter
- Kurt Diemberger (born 1932) Austria, first ascent Broad Peak (1957) and Dhaulagiri (1960), climbed K2 (1986 K2 disaster)
- Sasha DiGiulian (born 1992) US, first woman to free climb Magic Mushroom, Eiger
- Jan Długosz (1929–1962) Poland, a mountaineer who was part of the first ascent of the Central Pillar of Frêney on Mont Blanc
- Jim Donini (1943) US, first ascent of Torre Egger, noted mountaineer
- Hans Christian Doseth (1958–1984) Norway, climbed Great Trango Tower east face (1984), died during descent
- Lord Francis Douglas (1847–1865) Scotland, died on the descent after the first ascent of Matterhorn
- Lonnie Dupre (born 1961) US, Solo climb of Denali in winter
- Hans Dülfer (1892–1915) Germany, rock climber killed in World War I
- Hayatullah Khan Durrani (born 1962) Pakistan, mountaineer, and rock climber
- Günther Dyhrenfurth (1886–1975) Germany/Switzerland, Himalayan explorer, led German expeditions to Kanchenjunga (1930, 1931)
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- James Eccles (1838–1915) UK, first ascents in Mont Blanc massif
- Oscar Eckenstein (1859–1921) UK, alpinist, rock climber and boulderer
- Patrick Edlinger (1960–2012) France, award-winning rock climber, featured in several rock climbing movies
- Angela Eiter (born 1986), Austria, first woman in history to climb a 9b (5.15b) route (La Planta de Shiva at Villanueva del Rosario, Spain)
- Albert R. Ellingwood (22 June 1887 – 12 May 1934) pioneer of Colorado climbing: La Plata Peak Ellingwood Ridge, Ellingwood Ledges on Crestone Needle, Lizard Head, and Teton climbs
- Zsolt Erőss (1968–2013) Hungary, ten eight-thousanders, two with prosthetic leg, died on descent from Kangchenjunga summit
- Susan Ershler (born 1956) US, first married couple to climb the Seven Summits, together (with Phil Ershler)[3]
- Leila Esfandyari (1970–2011) Iran, first Iranian woman to climb Nanga Parbat; died on Gasherbrum II
- Jens Esmark (1763–1839) Norway, first ascent Snøhetta (1798) and Mount Gaustatoppen, led first expedition to Bitihorn
- Nick Estcourt (1942–1978) UK, killed on K2 by avalanche
- Charles Evans (1918–1995) UK, Alps, Wales, leader of Kangchenjunga first ascent 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition
- John Ewbank (1948–2013) Australia, pioneer of Australian rock climbing, invented Australian (Ewbank) grading system
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Douglas Freshfield
Tom Frost
- Freda du Faur (1882–1935) Australia, first female ascent of Aoraki / Mount Cook
- Ron Fawcett (born 1955) UK, one of the first professional rock climbers
- Sue Fear (1963–2006) Australia, five 8,000ers, killed in crevasse fall on Manaslu
- Rudolf Fehrmann (1886–1947) Germany, pioneer rock climber in Elbsandsteingebirge
- Darby Field (1610–1649) Ireland?, first European to climb Mount Washington (New Hampshire) (1642)
- George Ingle Finch (1888–1970) Australia, reached 8,300 m on 1922 Everest expedition; Dent d'Hérens north face
- Hazel Findlay (born 1989) UK, first British woman to climb E9
- Scott Fischer (1955–1996) US, Lhotse 1990, K2 1992, Everest 1994; died in 1996 Mount Everest disaster
- Hans Florine (born 1964) US, speed climber, ascent The Nose El Capitan (2012) in 2:36:45
- James David Forbes (1809–1868) UK, first British ascent Jungfrau
- Charlie Fowler (1954–2006) US, free solo rock climber and high-altitude mountaineer
- Mick Fowler (born 1956) UK, explorer and mountaineer, winner of three Piolet d'Ors (2003, 2013, 2016)[4]
- Douglas Freshfield (1845–1934) UK, Alps, Scotland, Himalayas, Pyrenees
- Tom Frost US, rock climber, first ascents of big walls in Yosemite Valley
- Fritiof Fryxell (1900-1986) US, geologist and park ranger, first ascents in the Teton Range
- Wang Fuzhou (1935–2015) China, first ascent Everest north face, first ascent Shishapangma
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Conrad Gessner
John Gill
Stefan Glowacz
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Paul Güssfeldt
- Patrick Gabarrou (born 1951) France, first ascents in Mont Blanc massif
- Will Gadd (born 1967) Canada, various hard mixed routes including the first M12
- Ryszard Gajewski (born 1954) Poland, first winter ascent of Manaslu
- Lene Gammelgaard Denmark, author of Climbing High, first female Scandinavian ascent of Everest
- João Garcia (born 1967) Portugal, first Portuguese to climb Everest and all the 14 8,000mt summits without supplementary oxygen (1993–2010)
- Rolando Garibotti (born 1971) Argentina/US, Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre traverse
- Janja Garnbret (born 1999) Slovenia, one of the most successful competition climbers in history.
- Pierre Gaspard (1834–1915) France, first ascent La Meije with his son and Emmanuel Boileau de Castelnau
- Chanda Gayen (1979–2014) India, the first woman from West Bengal to climb Everest, killed on Kanchenjunga western side
- Lakpa Gelu (born 1967) Nepal, 12 Everest ascents
- Lester Germer (1896–1971) US, physicist, World War I fighter pilot and rock climber
- Conrad Gessner (1516–1565) Switzerland, naturalist and early mountaineer in the Alps
- Azim Gheychisaz (born 1981), Iranian mountain climber who climbed all 14 Eight-thousanders
- John Gill (born 1937) US, father of modern bouldering, introduced chalk and modern dynamics in the 1950s
- Stefan Glowacz (born 1965) Germany, professional rock climber
- Alessandro Gogna (born 1946) Italy, mountaineer, adventurer and mountain guide from
- Dan Goodwin (born 1955) US, rock/building climber, climbed World Trade Center, Sears Tower, John Hancock Center and CN Tower
- Dave Graham (born 1981) US, rock climber and boulderer
- Tormod Granheim (born 1974) Norway, climber and extreme skier, first ski descent Everest north face (2006)
- Chloé Graftiaux (1987–2010) Belgium, rock and sport climber and mountaineer
- William Spotswood Green (1847–1919) New Zealand, Selkirks
- Paul Grohmann (1838–1908) Austria, numerous first ascents in the 19th century
- Michael Groom (born 1959) Australia, ascents of Lhotse, Kangchenjunga, K2, and Everest without bottled oxygen
- Bear Grylls (born 1974) in 1998, at age 23, was the youngest Briton to summit Mount Everest
- Wolfgang Güllich (1960–1992) Germany, rock climber (including free solo climber), first 9a (5.14d) with Action Directe (1991)
- Paul Güssfeldt (1840–1920) Germany, first ascent Peuterey ridge and Piz Scerscen, first European attempt on Aconcagua (1883)
- Veikka Gustafsson (born 1968) Finland, all 8,000m summits (1993–2009)
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Heinrich Harrer
Edmund Hillary
- Peter Habeler (born 1942) Austria, first ascent without supplementary oxygen Everest (1978) with Reinhold Messner
- Douglas Robert Hadow (1846–1865) UK, died on first ascent Matterhorn (1865)
- Dave Hahn - US, 11 Everest ascents, 26 Vinson Massif ascents, 19 Denali ascents
- Artur Hajzer (1962–2013) Poland, first winter ascent of Annapurna with Jerzy Kukuczka (1987)
- Lincoln Hall (1956–2012) Australia, rescued at 8,700m on descent from Everest (2006)
- Rob Hall (1960–1996) New Zealand, Seven Summits in seven months, died in 1996 Mount Everest disaster
- Peter Harding (1924–2007) UK, prominent climber of the 1940s
- Warren J. Harding (1924–2002) first ascent El Capitan
- Alison Hargreaves (1963–1995) UK, first female unassisted Everest (1995), died on descent from K2 summit
- John Harlin (1934–1966) US, direct route pioneer, killed on Eiger north face
- Heinrich Harrer (1912–2006) Austria, first ascent Eiger north face (1938) and Carstensz Pyramid (1962), author of Seven Years in Tibet
- Brette Harrington (born 1992) US, first free solo of Chiaro di Luna (5.11a), Patagonia
- Ginette Harrison (1958–1999) UK, Seven Summits, first female ascent Kangchenjunga (1998), killed on Dhaulagiri
- Dougal Haston (1940–1977) Scotland, first ascent Annapurna south face (1970), killed in avalanche near Leysin
- Elizabeth Hawkins-Whitshed (1860–1934) UK, pioneer of mountaineering, mountain photographer, author
- Margo Hayes (born 1998), US, first woman to climb 5.15a (La Rambla, Spain)
- Andreas Heckmair (1906–2005) Germany, first ascent Eiger north face (1938)
- Zygmunt Andrzej Heinrich (1937–1989) Poland, several eight-thousander ascents
- Gary Hemming (1934–1969) US, first ascent south face Aiguille du Fou
- Siegfried Herford (1891–1916) UK, first ascent Scafell Central Buttress (1914)
- Derek Hersey (1956–1993) UK, many free solo routes in the US
- Maurice Herzog (1919–2012) France, led 1950 French Annapurna expedition (first 8,000m peak climbed)
- Tom Higgins (1944–2018) US, first and first free ascents in US, also in France outside Chamonix[5]
- Lynn Hill (born 1961) US, first free ascent The Nose on El Capitan, Yosemite (1993)
- Sandy Hill (born 1955) US, Seven Summits
- Edmund Hillary (1919–2008) New Zealand, first ascent Everest (1953) with Tenzing Norgay
- Alan Hinkes OBE (born 1954) UK, first Briton to climb all 8,000m summits (claim is disputed)[6]
- Andreas Hinterstoisser (1914–1936) Germany, attempted Eiger north face in 1936 with Toni Kurz, both died during the retreat
- Yuji Hirayama (born 1969) Japan, World Champion 1998, 2000
- Marty Hoey (1951–1982) US, died on Everest
- Charles F. Hoffmann (1838–1913) US, surveyor and mountaineer, several first ascents in Sierra Nevada
- Jim Holloway (born 1954) US, perhaps first to achieve V11+ levels
- Alex Honnold (born 1985) US, free solo of Half Dome northwest face (2008), Moonlight Buttress in Zion National Park (2008), and Freerider on El Capitan (2017)
- Tom Hornbein (born 1930) US, first ascent Everest west ridge (1963)
- Steve House (born 1970) US, solo ascent K7 (2004), first ascent Nanga Parbat Rupal face (2005)
- Charles Houston (1913–2009) US, first ascent Mount Foraker (1934), attempts on K2 in 1938, 1953
- Alexander and Thomas Huber (born 1968 and 1966 respectively) Germany, free ascents Yosemite, speed record El Capitan
- Charles Hudson (1828–1865) UK, first ascent Monte Rosa (1855), Matterhorn (1865), died on descent of Matterhorn
- Tomaž Humar (1969–2009) Slovenia, Piolet d'Or (1996) for new route Ama Dablam, solo Dhaulagiri south wall
- Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) Germany, Chimborazo
- John Hunt (1910–1998) UK, leader, 1953 Everest expedition
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- Marcel Ichac (1906–1994) France, filmed first French expedition in Himalaya Karakoram (1936) and 1950 French Annapurna expedition
- Dimitar Ilievski (1953–1989) Macedonia, first Macedonian to climb Everest, died on the way back
- Ulrich Inderbinen (1900–2004) Switzerland, guide, 371 Matterhorn ascents, the last at 90 years old
- Alberto Iñurrategi (born 1968) Basque, Spain, youngest person to climb all eight-thousanders (33 years old) (4th without supplemental oxygen)
- Andrew Irvine (1902–1924) UK, died on Everest with George Mallory (1924)
- R. L. G. Irving (1877–1969) UK, Alpine pedagogue and author
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
- Ray Jardine (born 1944) US, inventor of "Friends" protection for rock climbing
- Tim Jarvis (born 1966) Australia/UK, re-created Shackleton's South Georgia traverse
- 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 (1901–1963) Polish, mountaineer
- 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
- Meherban Karim (1979–2008) Pakistan, Gasherbrum II, Nanga Parbat, and K2 (all three without supplementary oxygen), died on descent of K2
- Conrad Kain (1883–1934) Austria/Canada, over 50 first ascents in the Canadian Rockies including Mount Robson
- Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner (born 1970) Austria, the first woman to climb all 14 eight-thousanders without supplemental oxygen
- Bob Kamps (1931–2005) US, pioneer of the golden age of Yosemite climbing and 5.10 and 5.11 routes in America
- Harish Kapadia (born 1945) India, Himalayan veteran
- Fritz Kasparek (1910–1954) Austria, first ascent of Eiger north face
- Peter Kaufmann (1858–1924) Switzerland, guide in Alps and Canadian Rockies
- Ron Kauk (born 1957) US, rock climber, many first ascents in Yosemite, stunt work for climbing movies
- Robert Kayen (born 1959) US, rock climber, professor, scientist, first solo ascent of West Buttress of El Capitan
- Dora Keen (1871–1963) US, ascents in Alps, member of Royal Geographical Society, 1914
- Alexander Kellas (1868–1921) UK, altitude record in 1911 on summit of Pauhunri (7,128 m)
- Pat Kelly (died 1922) UK, rock climber and founder of Pinnacle Club
- E. S. Kennedy (1817–1898) UK, first ascent Monte Disgrazia, Mont Blanc du Tacul
- Mikhail Khergiani (1932-1969), Svan mountaineer of Soviet Georgia, known as the Tiger of the Rocks
- Clarence King (1842–1901) US, geologist and climber, first director of USGS, first ascent Mount Tyndall
- Andy Kirkpatrick (born 1971) UK, rock and ice climber
- Colin Kirkus (1910–1942) UK, rock climber and alpinist
- Christian Klucker (1853–1928) Switzerland, guide, prolific first ascensionist in Bernina Range and Bregaglia
- M.S. Kohli (born 1931) India, leader of the Indian Everest expedition (1965)
- Layton Kor (1938–2013) US, rock climber and mountaineer, author of Beyond the Vertical
- Dai Koyamada (born 1976) Japan, sport climber and boulderer
- Jon Krakauer (born 1954) US, author and mountaineer, Everest (1996)
- Hans Kraus (1905–1995) Austria, rock climber, sports medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation pioneer
- Göran Kropp (1966–2002) Sweden, cycled a bike from Sweden to Everest, soloed Everest without oxygen, and then cycled home (1996)
- Moriz von Kuffner (1854–1939) Austria, first ascents including Eiger north-east face and Mount Maudit's Kuffner Ridge
- Julius Kugy (1858–1944) Austria-Slovenia, father of modern mountaineering in the Julian Alps
- Jerzy Kukuczka (1948–1989) Poland, the second man to climb all 8,000m peaks (9 new routes), four eight-thousanders in winter, only person to climb two eight-thousanders in one winter
- Colonel Narendra Kumar (1933–2020) India, Siachen Glacier and Himalayan veteran
- Jaan Künnap (born 1948) Estonia, mountaineer, and photographer
- Janusz Kurczab (1937–2015) Poland, led 1976 Polish unsuccessful expedition to tackle the northeast ridge of K2
- Wojciech Kurtyka (born 1947) Poland, pioneer of alpine style in high mountains
- Toni Kurz (1913–1936) Germany, attempted Eiger north face in 1936, died during retreat
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- Constantin Lăcătușu (born 1961) Romania
- Lino Lacedelli (1925–2009) Italy, first ascent K2 (1954) with Achille Compagnoni
- Louis Lachenal (1921–1955) France, first ascent of Annapurna 1950, with Maurice Herzog; died skiing in Chamonix
- Jean-Christophe Lafaille (1965–2006) France, 11 eight-thousanders without supplementary oxygen; died on Makalu
- David Lama (1990–2019) Austria, climber and alpinist, notable for first free ascent of Cerro Torre
- Raymond Lambert (1914–1997) Switzerland, reached 8611m, highest altitude at that time, with 1952 Swiss Everest expedition
- Samantha Larson (born 1988) US, youngest person to complete Seven Summits, at 18 in 2007
- Marc-André Leclerc (1992-2018) Canada, First winter solo ascents of the Torre Egger in Patagonia and the Emperor Face of Mount Robson
- Philip Ling (fl. 2006) Australia, notable for one of the highest rescues, of two injured Sherpas on Mt. Pumori (7167m), Nepal
- Pete Livesey (1943–1998) UK, influential rock climber in the 1970s
- John Long (born 1953) US, rock climber and writer; author of How to Rock Climb series
- Erhard Loretan (1959–2011) Switzerland, 14 8,000m-plus summits (1982–1995)
- Alex Lowe (1958–1999) US, climbed Great Trango Tower, Rakekniven in Antarctica and Sail Peak on Baffin Island; died on Shishapangma
- George Lowe (1924–2013) New Zealand, last surviving member of 1953 British Mount Everest Expedition
- Jeff Lowe (1950-2018) US, made over 1000 first ascents in the US and Canadian Rockies, Alps and Himalayas
- Fritz Luchsinger (1921–1983) Switzerland, first ascent of Lhotse, in 1956
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Reinhold Messner
Thomas Middlemore
Albert F. Mummery
- Meherban Karim (1979–2008) Pakistan, Gasherbrum II, Nanga Parbat, K2 without supplementary oxygen
- 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, made the first free ascent of the world's first E11 traditional climbing route
- M. Magendran (born 1963) Malaysia, Everest (1997), first Malaysian/Tamil to reach the summit
- Nasuh Mahruki (born 1968) Turkey, Snow Leopard, first Turkish and Muslim climber of Everest
- Janusz Majer (born September 25, 1946) Poland
- Maki Yūkō (1894–1989) Japan, first ascents of Mittellegigrat (Eiger northeast ridge), Mount Alberta; first winter ascent of Mount Yari; led Manaslu first ascent
- 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 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 the 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 to climb all eight-thousanders (sixth without supplementary oxygen)
- Ben Moon (born 1966) UK, sport climber, and boulderer, world's first 8c+ (5.14c) with Hubble
- A. W. Moore (1841–1887) UK, first ascent Fiescherhorn, Barre des Écrins, Piz Roseg, Ober Gabelhorn
- Tyrhee Moore US, member of the first all-African-American team to climb Denali
- 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, first winter ascents of Shishapangma, Makalu, Gasherbrum II, and Nanga Parbat
- Don Morrison (1929–1977) UK, pioneer of Alpine Style, first ascents in Canada, England, and Himalayas
- Patrick Morrow (born 1952) Canada, first to complete both 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)
- 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)
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Juanito Oiarzabal
Adam Ondra
- Vanessa O'Brien (born 1964) First British-American woman to summit K2
- Cathy O'Dowd (born 1968) South Africa, first female ascent of Everest from both north and south (1999), fourth female ascent Lhotse (2000)
- Oh Eun-Sun (born 1966) South Korea, first Korean woman to climb Seven Summits, controversy over eight-thousanders claim[8]
- Juanito Oiarzabal (born 1956) Basque (Spain), all eight-thousanders without supplementary oxygen, record 24 ascents of eight-thousanders
- Clare O'Leary (born 1972) Ireland, first Irish woman to climb Mount Everest (2004)
- Adam Ondra (born 1993) Czech Republic, first to redpoint a 9c
- Dan Osman (1963–1998) US, rock climber, soloist, killed whilst attempting his new sport of rope jumping
- James Outram (1864–1925) Canada, first ascent of Mount Assiniboine
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Michel-Gabriel Paccard
Paul Preuss
- Michel-Gabriel Paccard (1757–1827) France, first ascent Mont Blanc (1786)
- Bachendri Pal (born 1954) first Indian female ascent (and fifth female ascent) Everest
- Tsewang Paljor (1968–1996) India, died on Everest in 1996 Mount Everest disaster
- Ines Papert (born 1974) German ice climber, apinist and author
- Marie Paradis (1757–1827) France, first female ascent Mont Blanc (1809)
- Young-seok Park (1963–2011) South Korea, first true Explorers Grand Slam (2005), died on Annapurna
- Elizabeth Parker (1856–1944) Canada, journalist and mountaineer
- Chris Webb Parsons (born 1985) England/Australia, rock climber and boulderer
- Edurne Pasaban (born 1973) Basque, Spain, first woman to climb all eight-thousanders
- Pasang Lhamu Sherpa (1961–1993) first Nepali woman to summit Everest, died on descent (1993)
- Tom Patey (1932–1970) UK, first ascent Muztagh Tower (1956), Am Buachaille (1968), killed in abseiling accident, author of One Man's Mountains
- Krushnaa Patil (born 1989) India, second youngest Indian girl to climb Mount Everest
- Maciej Pawlikowski (born 1951) Poland, first winter ascent of Cho Oyu
- Ryszard Pawłowski
- Julius Payer (1841–1915) Czech-Austrian polar explorer who made many first ascents in the Adamello and Ortler mountains in the 1860s
- Annie Smith Peck (1850–1935) US, mountaineer
- William Penhall (1858–1882) UK, first ascent Matterhorn west face
- Carla Perez Ecuadorian climber, first Latin American female to ascend mount Everest with no supplemental oxygen
- Jim Perrin (born 1947) UK, over 200 first/free ascents in Britain
- Oliver Perry-Smith (1884–1969) US, a rock climber in Saxon Switzerland and the Dolomites
- Petrarch (1304–1374) Italy, climbed Mont Ventoux (1336)
- Elfrida Pigou (1911–1960) Canadian female climber, discovered crash site of Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810, died on Mount Waddington
- Tadeusz Piotrowski mountaineer
- Burçak Özoğlu Poçan (born 1970) Turkey, first Turkish female over 8,000 m (2005)
- Klára Poláčková (born 1978) first Czech female to ascent Everest
- Dean Potter (1972–2015) US, speed soloed El Cap in 4:17; speed soloed El Cap and Half Dome in one day
- Paul Preuss (1886–1913) Austria, an early promoter of free climbing, climbed 1200 peaks in his short life
- Marko Prezelj, Slovenian mountaineer and winner of 4 Piolet d'Ors (1992, 2007, 2015, 2016)
- Paul Pritchard (born 1967) UK, rock climber
- Hristo Prodanov (1943–1984) Bulgaria, soloed Lhotse (1981) and Everest (1984), died on the descent
- Bonnie Prudden (1914–2011) pioneering US rock climber and exercise advocate, 30 documented first ascents in the Gunks
- Karl Prusik (1896–1961) Austria, introduced widely used Prusik knot
- Ramón Julián Puigblanque (born 1981) Spain, rock climber
- Nirmal Purja (born 1982) Nepal, first to climb all fourteen 8000 meter mountains in one season (6 months, 6 days, with supplemental oxygen)
- Ludwig Purtscheller (1849–1900) first ascent Kilimanjaro (1889)
- Piotr Pustelnik (born 1951) Poland, 20th person to climb all 14 eight thousanders
- Boyan Petrov (born 1973) Bulgaria, climbed 10 out of 14 eight-thousanders, all without supplementary oxygen
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- Brooke Raboutou (born 2001) US, member of the 2020 American Olympic climbing team
- Aron Ralston (born 1975) US, gained fame after amputating his right arm to free himself after a canyoneering incident
- Lisa Rands (born 1975) US, rock climber and boulderer
- Michael Reardon (1974–2007) US, freesoloist and film producer
- Dave Rearick (born 1934) US, rock climber, first ascent of Diamond on Longs Peak (1960)
- Gaston Rébuffat (1921–1985) France, 1950 Annapurna expedition, first to climb all six great north faces of the Alps, Alpine guide and author
- Ernst Reiss (1920–2010) Swiss, first ascent of Lhotse (1956)
- Monique Richard (born 1975) Canada, first woman to solo climb Mount Logan, first Canadian woman to summit Mt Makalu, Seven Summits in 32 months
- Dorothy Pilley Richards (1894–1986) UK, wrote Climbing Days (1935)
- Katharine Richardson (1854–1927) UK, mountaineer in the Alps in the 1880s
- Rick Ridgeway (born 1950) US, author, filmmaker, photographer, member of first American team to summit K2[9]
- Leni Riefenstahl (1902–2003) Germany, filmmaker, actress and mountaineer
- Ang Rita (1948–2020) Sherpa, climbed Everest ten times without supplemental oxygen
- Royal Robbins (1935–2017) US, rock climber, pioneer of modern Yosemite climbing in the 1950s
- Alain Robert (born 1962) France, climber and builderer
- David Roberts US, author, first ascents of Wickersham Wall (Mount McKinley) and other Alaskan peaks
- Paul Robinson (born 1987) US, rock climber and boulderer
- André Roch (1906–2002) Switzerland, Everest 1952 attempt, many first ascents in Alps and Asia
- Beth Rodden (born 1980) US, rock climber and first-ever female to match the highest male grades in traditional climbing with Meltdown 5.14d (9a)
- Jordan Romero (born 1996) US, became the youngest person to climb Everest on May 22, 2010, aged 13 years, 10 months, 10 days[10]
- Steve Roper guidebook writer, editor of Ascent, first ascent of West Butress of El Capitan.
- John Roskelley (born 1948) US, author, alpinist, Himalayan climber notable for technical first ascents of 7000 and 8000 m peaks
- Fred Rouhling (born 1970) France, rock climber, notable for the world's fourth 9a (5.14d) rock climb (and first in France), and the controversy over Akira
- Alan Rouse (1951–1986) UK, soloed many of hardest routes of day, died on descent from K2 (1986)
- Galen Rowell (1940–2002) US, photographer and mountaineer, first one-day ascents of Denali and Kilimanjaro, first ascent Great Trango Tower
- Henry Russell (1834–1909) France/Ireland, prolific first ascentionist in Pyrenees
- Wanda Rutkiewicz (1943–1992) Poland, first woman on K2, 8,000m-peak veteran, died attempting Kanchenjunga
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John Salathé
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure
Ueli Steck
Gottlieb Samuel Studer
- Nazir Sabir Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan, first Pakistani to climb Mount Everest
- Hassan Sadpara (born 1963) Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan, starting as a high altitude porter, he climbed 5xPakistani 8000ers and Everest, without supplementary oxygen
- Mostafa Salameh (born 1970) Jordan, first Jordanian to summit Everest, and Seven Summits
- John Salathé (1900–1993) Switzerland/US, pioneering Yosemite National Park, inventor of modern piton
- Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740–1799) France, third ascent Mont Blanc (1787), funded first ascent
- Marcus Schmuck (1925–2005) Austria, first ascent Broad Peak, first ascent Skil Brum
- Peter Schoening (1927–2004) US, first ascent Gasherbrum I and Vinson Massif, saved five climbers on K2 (1953)[11]
- Jakob Schubert (1990) Austria, one of the most successful competition climbers in history
- Doug Scott (1941–2020) UK, Seven Summits, first ascent Everest south-west face, Baintha Brakk (descent with broken ankles), Kangchenjunga, Nuptse
- Vittorio Sella (1859–1943) Italy, mountaineer and pioneer photographer
- Chris Sharma (born 1981) US, first to climb consensus 9a+ (5.15a) with Realization/Biographie (2001), and 9b (5.15b) with Jumbo Love (2008).
- John Sherman (born 1959) US, inventor of "V" grading system
- Apa Sherpa (born early 1960s) Nepal, record for most ascents of Everest (20 as of 2010)
- Pasang Lhamu Sherpa (1961–1993) Nepal, first Nepali woman to climb Everest, died during descent
- Pemba Doma Sherpa (1970–2007) Nepal, first Nepali female mountaineer to climb Everest north face, died on Lhotse
- Pemba Dorjie Sherpa Nepal, fastest ascent of Everest (2003)
- Eric Shipton (1907–1977) UK, first ascent Kamet, pioneered route across the Khumbu Glacier
- Ashima Shiraishi (born 2001) US, first female to climb V15 (Horizon, Mount Hiei, Japan)
- William Shockley (1910–1989) US, Nobel Prize-winning physicist, proponent of eugenics, first ascent Shockleys Ceiling in the Gunks (1953)
- Joe Simpson (born 1960) UK, survived a fall on Siula Grande, wrote Touching the Void
- Arunima Sinha India, first Indian amputee to climb Everest
- Todd Skinner (1958–2006) US, rock climber, first free ascent Salathe Wall, died on Leaning Tower
- Cecilie Skog (born 1974) Norway, first female to climb Seven Summits and both Poles, Everest and K2
- Laurie Skreslet (born 1949) Canada, first Canadian to summit Everest (1982)
- William Cecil Slingsby (1849–1929) UK, first ascent Store Skagastølstind (1876), pioneer of Norwegian mountaineering
- Frank Smythe (1900–1949) UK, first ascent Kamet (1931) with Shipton, R. Holdsworth and Lewa Sherpa, reached 8565m on Everest in 1933 without supplementary oxygen[12]
- Dermot Somers Ireland, climber, author and broadcaster[13]
- Carlos Soria Fontán (born 1939) Spain, the only mountaineer to have ascended nine mountains of more than 8,000 meters after turning 60 years old
- Jaahnavi Sriperambuduru (born 2001) India.
- William Grant Stairs (1863–1892) Canada, first non-African to climb in the Ruwenzoris
- Allen Steck (born 1926) US, mountaineer and rock climber
- Ueli Steck (1976–2017) Switzerland, soloed Eiger north face in 2:22:50 hours (2015)
- Leslie Stephen (1832–1904) UK, author and alpinist, first ascent Schreckhorn, Monte Disgrazia, Zinalrothorn
- Fritz Steuri (1879–1950) Switzerland, skier and mountain guide; first ascent of Mittellegigrat (northeast ridge of Eiger) (1921)
- Edward Lisle Strutt (1874–1948) UK, deputy leader on 1922 Everest expedition, outspoken Alpine Journal editor, 1927–37
- Gottlieb Samuel Studer (1804–1890) Switzerland, first ascent Wildhorn (1843), founding member of Swiss Alpine Club
- Satyarup Siddhanta (born 1983) India, climbed Mont Blanc, climbed 6 of the 7 summits, climbed Mt Everest on 21 May 2016
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Sheikha Asma Al Thani
Bill Tilman
Francis Fox Tuckett
- Junko Tabei (1939–2016) Japan, first female ascent Everest; first completion of Bass and Messner's Seven Summits
- Kei Taniguchi (1972–2015) Japan, first female winner of the Piolet d'Or in 2009
- Joe Tasker (1948–1982) UK, Dunagiri, Kanchenjunga, Changabang West Wall; died on Everest (May 1982)
- Asma Al Thani first Qatari woman to ascend Everest and Ama Dablam; first Arab to summit an eight-thousander without oxygen
- Vernon Tejas (born 1953) US, first solo winter ascent Denali, Seven Summits time world record
- Lionel Terray (1921–1965) France, first ascents Fitz Roy, Chakrarahu, Jannu and Makalu on the 1955 French Makalu expedition; second ascent Eiger north face (1947)
- Vladislav Terzyul (1953–2004) Ukraine, disputed claim to have climbed all eight-thousanders
- Kevin Thaw (born 1967) UK, ascents in Himalayas and Yosemite
- Herbert Tichy (1912–1987) Austrian, first ascent Cho Oyu (1954)
- Bill Tilman (1898–1977) UK, explorer, climbed in Africa and Himalaya, first ascent Nanda Devi (1936)
- Luis Trenker (1892–1990) Italy, mountaineer, film director and writer
- Sonnie Trotter (born 1979) Canada, award-winning climber, known for hard trad climbing
- Francis Fox Tuckett (1834–1913) UK, first ascent Aletschhorn (1859)
- Julie Tullis (1939–1986) UK, Broad Peak (1984) and K2 (1986); died on descent from K2
- Mark Twight (born 1962) US, advocate of "light and fast" style of mountaineering
- John Tyndall (1820–1893) UK, early attempts on Matterhorn, first ascent Weisshorn (1861)
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Karl Unterkircher
- Naomi Uemura (1941–1984) Japan, first solo winter ascent Mount McKinley, on which he died
- James Ramsey Ullman (1908–1971) US, author and mountaineer
- Ugur Uluocak (1962–2003) Turkey, mountaineer, photographer and editor, died on Mount Alarcha in Kyrgyzstan
- Um Hong-Gil (born 1960) South Korea, 9th person to climb all eight-thousanders, first to climb 16 highest peaks
- Willi Unsoeld (1926–1979) US, first ascent Everest west ridge (1963), died on Mount Rainier (1979)
- Karl Unterkircher (1970–2008) Italy, Everest and K2 in the same year without oxygen, died on Nanga Parbat
- Denis Urubko (born 1973) Kazakhstan, 14x8000er; first winter ascents of Makalu and Gasherbrum II, Snow Leopard award winner
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- 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)
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Edward Whymper
- Horace Walker (1838–1908) UK, first ascent Mount Elbrus, Grandes Jorasses, Barre des Ecrins, Obergabelhorn
- Lucy Walker (1836–1916) UK, first female ascent Matterhorn (1871)
- Barbara Washburn US, first ascent Mount Bertha, first female ascent Denali (1947)
- Bradford Washburn (1910–2007) US, third ascent Denali, pioneered west buttress route
- Ryan Waters (born 1973) US, first American to complete the Adventurers Grand Slam with unsupported north and south poles
- Don Whillans (1933–1985) UK, first ascent Annapurna south face (1970)
- Rick White (1946–2004) Australia, rock climber, developed Frog Buttress (1968)
- Jim Whittaker (born 1929) US, first US ascent Everest (1963)
- Lou Whittaker (born 1929) US, Rainier guide
- Edward Whymper (1840–1911) UK, first ascent Matterhorn (1865), first ascent Chimborazo (1880)
- Jim Wickwire (born 1940) US, K2 (1978) (bivouacked near summit)
- Krzysztof Wielicki (born 1950) Poland, first winter ascent Everest; fifth person to climb all eight-thousanders
- Karl Wien (1906–1937) Germany, leader of unsuccessful Nanga Parbat expedition (1937)
- Fritz Wiessner (1900–1988) US, born Dresden, emigrated to US; pioneer of free climbing; K2 expedition (1939)
- Sydney Wignall (1922-2012) UK, Climbed Gurla Mandhata in 1955
- Walter Wilcox (1869–1949) Canadian Rockies explorer
- Martyn S. Williams A mountain and wilderness guide who is the first person in the world to lead expeditions to the three extremes, South Pole (1989) North Pole (1992) and Everest (1991).
- Richard Williams - rock climber, pioneered many first ascents in the Shawangunks and author of rock climbing books
- George Willig (born 1949) US, climbed South Tower of World Trade Center
- Fritz Wintersteller (1927–2018) Austria, first ascent Broad Peak (1957) and Skil Brum (1957)
- Ian Woodall (born 1956) UK, climbed Everest several times
- Daniel Woods (born 1989) American climber who specialises in bouldering, ascended the world's hardest boulder problem, Flash (V15) in 2011
- Fanny Bullock Workman (1859–1925) US, geographer, cartographer and mountaineer, notably in the Himalayas
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- Santosh Yadav (born 1969) India, Indo-Tibetan Border Police woman, climbed Everest twice (1992 and 1993)
- Simon Yates (born 1963) UK, Joe Simpson's partner on west face of Siula Grande (1985), subject of Touching the Void
- Michael J. Ybarra (1966–2012) US, climber and writer, extreme sports correspondent for The Wall Street Journal 2007–2012
- Wang Yongfeng (born 1963) China, first Chinese couple to climb Seven Summits (with Li Zhixin)
- Ichiro Yoshizawa (1903–1998) Japan, climber and writer; K2 (1977)[14]
- Geoffrey Winthrop Young (1876–1958) UK, first ascent Täschhorn south face, Weisshorn west ridge, Grandes Jorasses traverse
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- Andrzej Zawada (1928–2000) Poland, pioneer of winter Himalayism
- Li Zhixin (born 1962) China, half of first Chinese couple to climb the Seven Summits with Wang Yongfeng
- Emil Zsigmondy (1861–1885) Austria, physician and mountain climber; died trying to force new route on the Meije
- Jerzy Żuławski (1874–1915) Polish literary figure, philosopher, translator and alpinist
- Juliusz Żuławski (1910–1999) Polish poet, prose writer, literary critic, translator and climber; son of Jerzy Żuławski
- Marek Żuławski (1908–1985) Polish painter, graphic artist, author and climber; son of Jerzy Żuławski
- Wawrzyniec Żuławski (1916–1957) Polish composer, music critic and teacher; died during Mont Blanc rescue mission; son of Jerzy Żuławski
- Matthias Zurbriggen (1856–1917) Switzerland, first ascent Aconcagua (1897)
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