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, developed bouldering at Fontainebleau, and rubber rock-climbing shoes
• Rick Allen UK, first ascent of Mazeno Ridge, Nanga Parbat
• 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, Rwenzori Mountains
• Pat Ament US, rock climber, and pioneer boulderer
• Melchior Anderegg Switzerland, guide, with numerous first ascents, including 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, six ascents of Everest
• Bernd Arnold Germany, more than 900 first ascents in Saxon Switzerland
• Armando Aste Italy, first Italian ascent of the Eiger north face
• Peter Athans US, seven ascents of Mount Everest
• Peter Aufschnaiter Austria, mountaineer; friend of Heinrich Harrer
• Abdul Jabbar Bhatti, Pakistani mountaineer and the former military officer of the Pakistan Army
• Nelly Attar Saudi/Lebanese, was the first Arab woman to summit K2.
• Cecilia Llusco Alaña Bolivian, Cholita Cimber, climbed Aconcagua in Indigenous costume.

B

• Samina Baig Pakistan, third Pakistani, and the first Pakistani woman, to climb Mount Everest
• John Bachar US, leading Yosemite-based rock climber and free soloist in the 1970s
• John Ball Ireland, alpinist, climbing guidebook author, first president of Alpine Club
• Jacques Balmat Duchy of Savoy, Chamonix-based guide, first ascent Mont Blanc
• George Band UK, first ascent of Kangchenjunga on the 1955 British expedition
• Kinga Baranowska Poland, first Polish woman to climb Dhaulagiri, Manaslu and Kangchenjunga
• Anna Barańska Poland, first Polish woman to climb the North Face of Mount Everest
• Henry Barber US, leading US rock climber in the 1970s
• Andrzej Bargiel Poland, Snow Leopard record holder, several first ski mountaineering descents of eight-thousanders
• Lilliane and Maurice Barrard France, Nanga Parbat, both killed on K2
• Charles Barrington UK, first ascent of the Eiger
• Richard Bass US, businessman and amateur mountaineer, first to complete the Seven Summits
• Robert Hicks Bates US, first ascent of Mount Lucania, part of US attempts on K2 in 1938 and 1953
• Mark Beaufoy UK, fourth ascent Mont Blanc
• Fred Beckey Germany/US, many first ascents of North American peaks
• Bentley Beetham UK, member of the 1924 Everest expedition; pioneer rock climber in Borrowdale
• George Irving Bell US, physicist, biologist and mountaineer, first ascent Masherbrum, rescued on K2
• Gertrude Bell UK, many ascents in the Alps; the Swiss peak Gertrudspitze was [List of mountains of Switzerland List of mountains of Switzerland named after people|named after people|named] in her honor
• Maciej Berbeka Poland, first winter ascents of 3 eight-thousanders: Manaslu, Cho Oyu, and Broad Peak
• Josune Bereziartu Basque, [List of grade (climbing)|grade milestones in rock climbing|first] female to climb grade,, and
• Patrick Berhault France, several first free ascents of major sport climbing and alpine climbing routes
• Didier Berthod Switzerland, leading traditional climber who quit after failing on Cobra Crack
• Adam Bielecki Poland, first winter ascents of 2 eight-thousanders: Gasherbrum I and Broad Peak
• John Biggar Scotland, several first ascents in the Andes
• Isabella Bird UK, traveler, writer, and natural historian; first female fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
• Barry Blanchard Canada, mountain guide; first ascents in the Saint Elias range of Alaska
• Smoke Blanchard US, developed The Buttermilks bouldering area in Bishop, California
• Karl Blodig Austria, mountaineer, optician and journalist; first to climb all 4,000 metre peaks in the Alps
• Arlene Blum US, part of the first US female attempt on Everest, led the first all-woman ascent of Annapurna
• Peter Boardman UK, Everest 1975, Changabang 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, first ascents of extreme alpine routes, pioneer of extreme skiing and BASE jumping
• Walter Bonatti Italy, mountaineer and writer, solo new routes on Aiguille du Dru and Matterhorn
• Sir Chris Bonington UK, first ascent of Freney Pillar, Tower of Paine ; ascent of 3 eight-thousanders
• Thomas George Bonney UK, geologist and mountaineer, president of the Alpine Club
• Jack Borgenicht US, garment manufacturer, philanthropist, the oldest person to climb Mount Rainier at age 81
• Alastair Borthwick Scotland, climber and author of Always a Little Further
• Christine Boskoff US, 6 eight-thousanders, including Everest twice, died on Genyen Peak
• Sébastien Bouin France, first ascent of DNA, the world's second-ever route
• Anatoli Boukreev Russia, 7 eight-thousanders without oxygen, part of 1996 Everest disaster, died on Annapurna
• Loulou Boulaz Switzerland, several first ascents and first female ascents in the Alps
• Tom Bourdillon UK, Cho Oyu, part of 1953 British Everest expedition, first to Everest South Summit
• Stipe Božić FPR Yugoslavia, completed the Seven Summits, second European to climb Everest twice
• Lydia Bradey New Zealand, first woman to climb Everest without supplementary 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, set record for fastest solo ascent without oxygen of Cho Oyu and Ama Dablam
• Jim Bridwell US, first ascents of major aid routes on El Capitan; first one-day ascent of The Nose
• David Brower US, executive director of Sierra Club and Yosemite climber
• Joe Brown UK, first ascent of Cenotaph Corner, the Aiguille de Blaitière west face, and Kanchenjunga
• Katie Brown US, pioneer female competition climber and big wall climber
• Adriana Brownlee UK, youngest woman to climb all 14 eight-thousanders.
• Geoffrey Bruce UK, first to reach on Mount Everest.
• Hermann Buhl Austria, first ascent Nanga Parbat and of Broad Peak, died on Chogolisa
• Alexander Burgener Switzerland, first ascent Zmuttgrat, Grands Charmoz, Aiguille du Grépon, Lenzspitze, and Grand Dru
• Jean Buridan France, climbed Mont Ventoux for the view, before Petrarch

C

• Tommy Caldwell US, first free ascents of big wall routes on El Capitan, including Dawn Wall, first at
• Una Cameron UK, ascents in the Alps, Caucasus, and Africa
• Louis Ramond de Carbonnières France, scientist and Pyrenean pioneer
• Kim Carrigan Australia, first ascents of the first Ewbank grade 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30, routes.
• Carlos Carsolio Mexico, the fourth person to summit all 14 eight-thousanders
• Riccardo Cassin Italy, equipment manufacturer and pioneer alpinist; first ascent of the north face of Piz Badile, and the north face of the Grandes Jorasses
• Cristina Castagna Italy, first Italian female ascent of Makalu, ascent of several other eight-thousanders
• Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz Britain, first ascent of Gasherbrum III
• Ludwik Chałubiński Poland, first ascent of Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Wielki
• Armand Charlet France, many first ascents in the Mont Blanc massif
• Isabella Charlet-Straton UK, first ascents in Alps, first winter ascent of Mont Blanc
• Maxime Chaya Lebanon, climbed Everest, Seven Summits and Three Poles Challenge
• Chhurim Nepal, the first woman to summit Everest twice in a week
• Chang Yuan-Chih, Taiwanese first ascentionist, second from Taiwan to climb an eight-thousander
• Renata Chlumska Sweden, first Swedish female ascent of Everest
• Yvon Chouinard US, pioneer of big wall and aid climbing in Yosemite, founder of Chouinard Equipment and Patagonia
• Leszek Cichy Poland, first winter ascent of Everest with Krzysztof Wielicki
• John Clarke Ireland-Canada, explorer with 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 [1970 British 1970 British Annapurna South Face expedition|Annapurna South Face expedition|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, pioneer of big wall climbing and aid climbing; first ascent Cima Grande north face
• Achille Compagnoni Italy, first ascent of K2 with Lino Lacedelli on the 1954 Italian Karakoram expedition to K2
• Kyra Condie US, member of the 2020 US Olympic climbing team
• Herb and Jan Conn US, early pioneers of climbing and caving in Carderock, Seneca Rocks, and the Black Hills
• William Martin Conway UK, surveyor and explorer
• Kenton Cool UK, several eight-thousanders ; ski descents of Cho Oyu and Manaslu
• W. A. B. Coolidge US, over 1,700 expeditions in the Alps with numerous first ascents, Alpine historian
• Janne Corax Sweden, cycled across the Tibetan plateau and claimed several first ascents of Tibetan mountains
• Henri Cordier France, first ascents Aiguille du Plat de la Selle, Les Droites
• Patrick Cordier France, first and solo ascents in the Alps; French Direct Troll Wall and The Nose solo
• Jean Couzy France, first ascent of Makalu with Terray on the 1955 French Makalu expedition
• Lucy Creamer UK, early British female competition climber, and alpine and ice climber.
• Peter Croft Canada, free soloing pioneer ; many first ascents in the Sierra Nevada
• Aleister Crowley UK, occultist, writer, and rock climber, led early expeditions on K2 and on Kanchenjunga
• Michel Croz France, mountain guide with numerous first ascents, died on the first ascent of the Matterhorn
• John Cunningham Scotland, pioneered new climbing techniques in ice climbing
• Bronisław Czech Poland, a mountain rescue pioneer in the Tatra Mountains
• Anna Czerwińska Poland, first woman over age 50 to ascend Everest, first Polish female to climb Seven Summits
• Andrzej Czok Poland, first winter ascent of Dhaulagiri, and first ascent of Everest via the South Pillar

D

• Kalpana Dash India, first from Odisha, India to climb Everest
• Sophia Danenberg US, first African American and first black woman to ascend Everest
• Steph Davis US, second female one-day free climb El Capitan and first female to free climb the Salathé Wall
• Johnny Dawes UK, the first free ascent of E9, and E8 traditional climbing routes
• José Antonio Delgado Venezuela, five eight-thousanders, died on Nanga Parbat
• Clinton Thomas Dent UK, first ascent Lenzspitze, Aiguille du Dru ; expeditions to the Caucasus
• Ardito Desio Italy, geologist and leader of successful 1954 Italian Karakoram expedition to K2
• Catherine Destivelle France, first female to climb, first female to winter solo of the "north face trilogy"
• Kurt Diemberger Austria, first ascent of Broad Peak and Dhaulagiri, climbed K2
• Sasha DiGiulian US, the first female to free climb Magic Mushroom on the Eiger north face
• Jan Długosz Poland, numerous alpine ascents in the Tatras and Alps; first ascent of the Central Pillar of Frêney
• Sarah Doherty US, the first amputee to reach the summit of Denali without a prosthetic limb
• Jim Donini US, first ascent of Torre Egger, president of the American Alpine Club
• Hans Christian Doseth Norway, first ascent of the East Face of Great Trango Tower, died during the descent
• Lord Francis Douglas Scotland, died on the descent after the first ascent of the Matterhorn
• Lonnie Dupre US, Arctic explorer, made a rare solo winter ascent of Denali
• Hans Dülfer Germany, pioneer free climber, inventor of the Dülfersitz abseil technique; killed in World War I
• Hayatullah Khan Durrani Pakistan, mountaineer, and rock climber
• Günther Dyhrenfurth German/Swiss, Himalayan explorer, led German expeditions to Kanchenjunga

E

• James Eccles UK, first ascents in the Mont Blanc massif
• Oscar Eckenstein UK, alpinist, rock climber, and pioneer of bouldering; inventor of modern crampon
• Patrick Edlinger France, first person to onsight, and second-ever person to redpoint ; prolific free soloist
• Toni Egger Austria, first ascent of Jirishanca. Died whilst descending Cerro Torre.
• Angela Eiter Austria, first female to redpoint – and to make an FFA – at ; successful competition climber
• Albert R. Ellingwood pioneer of climbing peaks in the Rocky Mountains and Colorado in particular
• Zsolt Erőss Hungary, ten eight-thousanders, two with a prosthetic leg, died on descent from Kangchenjunga
• Susan Ershler US, climbed Seven Summits
• Leila Esfandyari Iran, first Iranian woman to climb Nanga Parbat; died on Gasherbrum II
• Jens Esmark Norway, first ascent Snøhetta and Gaustatoppen, led first expedition to Bitihorn
• Nick Estcourt UK, alpinist; killed on K2 by avalanche on the 1970 British Annapurna South Face expedition
• Charles Evans UK, deputy leader of 1953 British Mount Everest expedition, and leader of 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition
• John Ewbank Australia, pioneer of Australian rock climbing, invented Ewbank grading system

F

• Freda du Faur Australia, first female ascent of Aoraki / Mount Cook
• Ron Fawcett UK, pioneer professional rock climber, first ascent of Master's Edge E7 6c
• Sue Fear Australia, five eight-thousanders, killed in crevasse fall on Manaslu
• Rudolf Fehrmann Germany, pioneer rock climber in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains
• Darby Field UK, first European to climb Mount Washington (New Hampshire)
• George Ingle Finch Australia, reached 8,300 m on 1922 British Everest expedition; north face of Dent d'Hérens
• Hazel Findlay UK, first British female to ascend a traditional climbing route at grade E9
• Scott Fischer US, ascents of Lhotse, K2, Everest ; died in 1996 Mount Everest disaster
• Hans Florine US, won first world speed championships in 1991, set a speed record on The Nose of 2:36:45
• James David Forbes UK, first British ascent of the Jungfrau
• Charlie Fowler US, free soloist and high-altitude mountaineer
• Mick Fowler UK, leading traditional climber, ice climber and alpinist; winner of three Piolet d'Ors
• Douglas Freshfield UK, ascents in the Alps, Scotland, Himalayas, and Pyrenees; president of Alpine Club
• Tom Frost US, first ascents of big wall routes on El Capitan including Salathé Wall and North American Wall
• Fritiof Fryxell US, geologist, and park ranger, first ascents in the Teton Range
• Wang Fuzhou China, first ascent of the north face of Everest, first ascent of Shishapangma

G

• Patrick Gabarrou France, first ascents of extreme alpine routes in Mont Blanc massif
• Will Gadd Canada, pioneer mixed climber, and pioneer of Helmcken extreme ice routes
• Ryszard Gajewski Poland, first winter ascent of Manaslu
• Lene Gammelgaard Denmark, part of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster; first Scandinavian female ascent of Everest
• João Garcia Portugal, 10th person to climb all 14 eight-thousanders without oxygen
• Rolando Garibotti Argentina/US, first ascents on Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre including the Torre Traverse
• Janja Garnbret Slovenia, the most successful competition climber in history; first female to onsight
• Pierre Gaspard France, first ascent La Meije with his son and Emmanuel Boileau de Castelnau
• Chanda Gayen India, the first woman from West Bengal to climb Everest; killed on Kanchenjunga
• Lakpa Gelu Nepal, mountain guide who summitted Everest over 12 times; set one-day speed records on Everest
• Lester Germer US, physicist, World War I fighter pilot and prominent rock climber in the Gunks
• Conrad Gessner Switzerland, naturalist and early mountaineer in the Alps
• Azim Gheychisaz Iran, 18th person to climb all 14 eight-thousanders without oxygen
• Eric Gilbertson, US, professor known for several FKTs, first ascent of Alpomish, and surveying the heights of several mountains
• John Gill US, "father" of modern bouldering, and first to climb and ; introduced chalk to climbing
• Stefan Glowacz Germany, second-ever onsight at, and second-ever multi-pitch ascent
• Alessandro Gogna Italy, several first winter ascents of major Alpine north faces
• Dan Goodwin US, known for buildering
• Alec and Peter Graham, New Zealand mountaineers, mountain guides and hotel operators
• Dave Graham US, leading boulderer of his generation, first ascent of The Story of Two Worlds
• Tormod Granheim Norway, first ski mountaineering descent the north face of Everest
• Chloé Graftiaux Belgium, rock climber and alpinist; bronze in 2010 World Cup for bouldering
• William Spotswood Green New Zealand, ascents in the Selkirks, and Mount Green is named in his honor
• Paul Grohmann Austria, numerous first ascents in the Eastern Alps in the 19th century
• Michael Groom Australia, ascents of Lhotse, Kangchenjunga, K2, and Everest without bottled oxygen
• Bear Grylls in 1998, youngest Briton to summit Everest
• Wolfgang Güllich Germany, first to redpoint grade,,, and ; first to free solo at ; co-inventor of the campus board
• Paul Güssfeldt Germany, first ascent Peuterey ridge and Piz Scerscen, first European attempt on Aconcagua
• Veikka Gustafsson Finland, 9th person to climb all 14 eight-thousanders without oxygen

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
• Christoph Hainz, South Tyrol, Italy, allrounder mountaineer, 40 first ascents
• Artur Hajzer Poland, first winter ascent of Annapurna with Jerzy Kukuczka
• Colin Haley US, traverses and speed solo ascents in Patagonia and the Alaska Range
• 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, leading British traditional climbing pioneer of the 1940s
• Warren J. Harding US, first ascents of big wall aid climbing routes on El Capitan, first ascent The Nose
• Alison Hargreaves UK, first solo of the 6 great north faces in one season; first female solo of Everest
• John Harlin US, leading American alpinist of the 1960s, killed creating the Harlin Route on the Eiger north face
• Heinrich Harrer Austria, first ascent of the Eiger north face, and the Carstensz Pyramid, author of The White Spider and Seven Years in Tibet
• Brette Harrington US, first free solo of big wall route, Chiaro di Luna, in Patagonia; partner of Marc-André Leclerc
• Ginette Harrison UK, Seven Summits, first female ascent Kangchenjunga, killed on Dhaulagiri
• Dougal Haston Scotland, first ascent Annapurna south face (1970), killed in avalanche near Leysin
• Elizabeth Hawkins-Whitshed UK, pioneer of mountaineering, mountain photographer, author
• Margo Hayes US, first female to climb ; first female to complete the "9a+ trilogy"
• Andreas Heckmair Germany, first ascent of the Eiger north face
• Zygmunt Andrzej Heinrich Poland, several first ascents of new routes on eight-thousanders
• Gary Hemming US, first ascent south face Aiguille du Fou
• Siegfried Herford UK, first ascent Scafell Central Buttress
• Derek Hersey UK, prominent free soloist in Britain and America; died unroped on the Steck-Salathé Route
• Maurice Herzog France, leader of the 1950 French Annapurna expedition, and first ascent of Annapurna
• 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, ascended Everest during the 1996 Mount Everest disaster; completed the Seven Summits
• Edmund Hillary New Zealand, first ascent of Everest with Norgay on the 1953 British Mount Everest expedition
• Alan Hinkes OBE UK, first Briton to climb all 14 eight-thousanders but his claim was disputed regarding Cho Oyu
• Andreas Hinterstoisser Germany, killed in the 1936 Eiger climbing disaster, first to climb the Hinterstoisser Traverse
• Yuji Hirayama Japan, World Cup winner in lead, first to onsight at, and speed records on The Nose
• Grace Hoeman US, led first all-female expedition to Denali, 1970
• Marty Hoey US, mountain guide and ski patroller, died on Everest attempting to become the first US woman to ascend it
• Charles F. Hoffmann US, surveyor and mountaineer, several first ascents in Sierra Nevada
• Jim Holloway US, bouldering pioneer, and first to ascend a boulder at the grade of with Trice.
• Alex Honnold US, prolific free soloist
• Tom Hornbein US, first ascent of Everest via the West Ridge
• Steve House US, solo ascent K7, first ascent of Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat
• Charles Houston US, first ascent Mount Foraker, leader of US American to K2 in 1950s
• Alexander Huber Germany, first ascents of hardest rock climbing grades
• Thomas Huber Germany, big wall ascents in Yosemite and Pakistan
• Charles Hudson UK, first ascents of Monte Rosa and the Matterhorn
• Tomaž Humar Slovenia, solo ascent of Dhaulagiri south wall, northwest face of Ama Dablam
• Alexander von Humboldt Germany, set a European altitude record on Chimborazo
• John Hunt UK, leader of successful 1953 British Mount Everest expedition
• Mala Honnatti, Indian mountain climber.

I

• Marcel Ichac France, filmed the first French expedition to the Karakoram, and the successful 1950 French Annapurna expedition
• Dimitar Ilievski Macedonia, the first Macedonian to climb Everest, died on the descent
• Ulrich Inderbinen Switzerland, mountain guide with 371 ascents of the Matterhorn, the last at 90 years old
• Alberto Iñurrategi Basque, Spain, 10th person to climb all 14 eight-thousanders
• Andrew Irvine UK, died on the 1924 British Everest expedition with George Mallory; unlike Mallory, his body has not been found
• R. L. G. Irving UK, early alpinist and climbing author; introduced George Mallory to climbing

J

• John Jackson UK, member of the 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition; head of Britain's Plas y Brenin centre
• Margaret Jackson UK, pioneer female mountaineer in the Alps
• Nicolas Jaeger France, first French ascent of Mount Everest, and one of the first ski descents of an eight-thousander
• Ray Jardine US, first to redpoint at ; inventor of spring-loaded camming devices
• Narendra Dhar Jayal India, founder and first director of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
• Ganesh Jena India, first male from the Indian state of Odisha to climb Mount Everest
• Jimmy Jewell UK, prolific free soloist of the 1970s and 1980s in Britain; died free soloing
• Konstanty Jodko-Narkiewicz Polish, mountaineer who led the first 1933–34 Polish Andean Expedition
• Alex Johnson US, five-time American national bouldering champion and two-time Bouldering World Cup stage winner
• Raghav Joneja India, youngest Indian to climb Mount Everest
• Chris Jones UK–US, first ascent of north face of North Twin Peak and other routes in Rockies and Andes
• 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 including Mount Robson
• Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner Austria, the first woman to climb all 14 eight-thousanders without supplemental oxygen
• Bob Kamps US, pioneer of the golden age of Yosemite climbing and 5.10 and 5.11 routes in America
• Harish Kapadia India, Himalayan veteran
• Meherban Karim Pakistan, Gasherbrum II, Nanga Parbat, and K2, died on descent of K2
• Silvo Karo Slovenia, 300+ first ascents, lifetime achievement Piolet d'Or awardee
• 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 climbing movies
• Robert Kayen US, rock climber, professor, scientist, first solo ascent of West Buttress of El Capitan
• Dora Keen US, ascents in Alps, member of Royal Geographical Society, 1914
• Alexander Kellas UK, altitude record in 1911 on summit of Pauhunri
• 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
• Colin Kirkus UK, rock climber and alpinist
• Christian Klucker Switzerland, guide, prolific first ascensionist 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, Everest
• Hans Kraus Austria, rock climber, sports medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation pioneer
• Göran Kropp Sweden, cycled a bike from Sweden to Everest, soloed Everest without oxygen, and then cycled home
• Moriz von Kuffner Austria, first ascents including Eiger north-east face and Mount Maudit's Kuffner Ridge
• Julius Kugy Austria-Slovenia, father of modern mountaineering in the Julian Alps
• Jerzy Kukuczka Poland, the second man to climb all 8,000m peaks, four eight-thousanders in winter, only person to climb two eight-thousanders in one winter
• Colonel Narendra Kumar India, Siachen Glacier and Himalayan veteran
• Jaan Künnap Estonia, mountaineer, and photographer
• Janusz Kurczab Poland, led 1976 Polish unsuccessful expedition to tackle the northeast ridge of K2
• Wojciech Kurtyka Poland, pioneer of alpine style in high mountains
• Toni Kurz Germany, attempted Eiger north face in 1936, died during 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 the first free ascent of Cerro Torre
• Katie Lamb US, first female to climb an boulder with Box Therapy
• Raymond Lambert Switzerland, reached 8611m, highest altitude at that time, with 1952 Swiss Everest expedition
• Eric Langmuir, UK, climber, mountain educationalist and avalanche researcher
• Samantha Larson US, youngest person to complete Seven Summits, at 18 in 2007
• Marc-André Leclerc Canada, first winter solo ascents of the Torre Egger in Patagonia and the Emperor Face of Mount Robson
• 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, member of 1953 British Mount Everest Expedition
• George Lowe US, alpinist and rock climber, notable for first ascents in the US and Canadian Rockies, Alps, Andes, and Himalayas
• 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

• Meherban Karim Pakistan, Gasherbrum II, Nanga Parbat, K2 without supplementary oxygen
• Ashish Mane India, Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, Manaslu
• Tim Macartney-Snape Australia, Everest, first to climb Everest from sea level
• Tomasz Mackiewicz Poland, died on winter alpine-style ascent of Nanga Parbat
• Dave MacLeod Scotland, made the first free ascent of the world's first E11 traditional climbing route
• M. Magendran Malaysia, Everest, first Malaysian/Tamil to reach the summit
• Nasuh Mahruki Turkey, Snow Leopard, first Turkish and Muslim climber of Everest
• Janusz Majer Poland
• Maki Yūkō Japan, first ascents of Mittellegigrat, Mount Alberta; first winter ascent of Mount Yari; led Manaslu first ascent
• Tashi and Nungshi Malik India, many world first female twins records
• George Mallory UK, initial 1921 British Reconnaissance Expedition and 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 the 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
• Willy Merkl Germany, led two expeditions to Nanga Parbat, died on the mountain
• Alain Mesili France, disputed ascent on Fitz Roy with Ricardo Arzela, pioneered routes in Bolivia
• Günther Messner Italy, died on Nanga Parbat
• 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
• Tracee Metcalfe US, only living American woman to have climbed 13 of the 14 eight-thousanders
• Enid Michael US, known for ropeless climbing in Yosemite in the early 1900s
• 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
• Ellen Miller US, first American woman to summit Nuptse and Everest from both sides
• Gwen Moffat UK, author of Space Below My Feet
• Jerry Moffatt UK, sport climber and boulderer
• Silvio Mondinelli Italy, 13th to climb all eight-thousanders
• Park Moo-taek Korea, former Guinness World Record holder for fastest time to climb the world's three tallest mountains
• Ben Moon UK, sport climber, and boulderer, world's first with Hubble
• A. W. Moore 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
• Martin Moran UK, mountain guide and author
• 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, first winter ascents of Shishapangma, Makalu, Gasherbrum II, and Nanga Parbat
• Don Morrison UK, pioneer of Alpine Style, first ascents in Canada, England, and Himalayas
• Patrick Morrow Canada, first to complete both 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

• Kenro Nakajima Japan, three time Piolet d'Or winner, died on K2
• Yasuko Namba Japan, oldest woman at the time to climb Everest at 47, died on descent
• Wasfia Nazreen Bangladesh, only Bengali person to climb K2 and first Bengali and Bangladeshi to finish the Seven Summits.
• 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 ; died on Manaslu
• Fred Nicole Switzerland, numerous first ascents of sport routes and boulders
• Eleonore Noll-Hasenclever Germany, first woman to climb eastern wall of Monte Rosa ; killed by avalanche on the Bishorn
• Jamling Tenzing Norgay Nepal, son of Tenzing Norgay, climbed Everest with Edmund Hillary's son, Peter Hillary
• Tenzing Norgay 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
• 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
• 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
• Edurne Pasaban Basque, 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 Poland, first winter ascent of Cho Oyu
• 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
• Jim Perrin UK, over 200 first/free ascents in Britain
• Oliver Perry-Smith US, a 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 to 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, an early promoter of free climbing, climbed 1200 peaks in his short life
• Marko Prezelj, Slovenian mountaineer and winner of 4 Piolet d'Ors
• Paul Pritchard UK, rock climber
• Hristo Prodanov Bulgaria, soloed Lhotse and Everest, died on the 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 Poland, 20th person to climb all 14 eight thousanders
• 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
• Paul Ramsden, England, first alpinist to win the Piolet d'Or five times
• Tom Randall UK, first free ascent of Century Crack
• Lisa Rands US, rock climber and boulderer
• Michael Reardon US, prolific free solo climber 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, a mountaineer in the Alps in the 1880s
• Mark Richey US, two-time winner of the Piolet d'Or in 2012 and 2020
• Rick Ridgeway US, member of the first American team to summit K2
• Leni Riefenstahl Germany, filmmaker, actress, and mountaineer
• Ang Rita 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 and first female to match the highest male grades in traditional climbing with Meltdown
• 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, first ascent of West Buttress of El Capitan.
• 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 the world's fourth rock climb, and the controversy over 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 ascensionist in Pyrenees
• Wanda Rutkiewicz Poland, first woman on K2, 8,000m-peak veteran, died attempting Kanchenjunga

S

• Rosemary Saal, American mountaineer
• 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
• Peter Sprenger, Liechtenstein, first Liechtensteiner to reach the summit of Mount Everest
• Jakob Schubert Austria, one of the most successful competition climbers in history
• Doug Scott UK, Seven Summits, first ascent Everest south-west face, Baintha Brakk, Kangchenjunga, Nuptse
• Vittorio Sella Italy, mountaineer and pioneer photographer
• Nalini Sengupta India, educationist and mountaineer, namesake of Mount Nalini, originally peak 5260 in the Himalayas, near the Hamta Pass region of Manali, Himachal Pradesh
• Chris Sharma US, first to climb consensus with Realization/Biographie, and with Jumbo Love.
• John Sherman US, inventor of "V" grading system
• Apa Sherpa Nepal, record for most ascents of Everest
• Lhakpa Sherpa Nepal, first woman to summit Everest ten times
• 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
• 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.
• 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
• 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
• Kei Taniguchi Japan, first female winner of the Piolet d'Or in 2009
• Joe Tasker UK, Dunagiri, Kanchenjunga, Changabang West Wall; died on Everest
• Asma Al Thani first Qatari woman to ascend Everest and Ama Dablam; first Arab to summit an eight-thousander without oxygen
• Vernon Tejas US, first solo winter ascent Denali, Seven Summits time world record
• Lionel Terray France, first ascents Fitz Roy, Chakrarahu, Jannu and Makalu on the 1955 French Makalu expedition; second ascent Eiger north face
• Vladislav Terzyul Ukraine, disputed claim to have climbed all eight-thousanders
• Kevin Thaw UK, ascents in Himalayas and Yosemite
• Herbert Tichy Austrian, first ascent Cho Oyu
• Bill Tilman UK, explorer, climbed in Africa and Himalaya, first ascent Nanda Devi
• Henry Todd UK, drug dealer, mountaineer and expedition organiser
• 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 Denali, 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 unsupported North and South Poles
• Don Whillans UK, first ascent Annapurna south face (1970)
• Rick White Australia, rock climber, developed Frog Buttress
• Jim Whittaker US, first US ascent Everest
• Lou Whittaker US, Rainier guide
• Pete Whittaker UK, first free ascent of Century Crack
• 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
• Sydney Wignall UK, Climbed Gurla Mandhata in 1955
• Walter Wilcox Canadian Rockies explorer
• Martyn S. Williams UK, first person to lead expeditions to South Pole, North Pole and Mount Everest
• 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 USA, climbed 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

• 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