Famous mountaineers

person who climbs mountains

228 people

All Alive Deceased
Petrarch

Petrarch

1304 – 1374 · Age 69
Deceased
Werner Heisenberg

Werner Heisenberg

1901 – 1976 · Age 74
Deceased
Edmund Hillary

Edmund Hillary

1919 – 2008 · Age 88
Deceased
Pius XI

Pius XI

1857 – 1939 · Age 81
Deceased
Tenzing Norgay

Tenzing Norgay

1914 – 1986 · Age 71
Deceased
Aleister Crowley

Aleister Crowley

1875 – 1947 · Age 72
Deceased
Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams

1902 – 1984 · Age 82
Deceased
Bear Grylls

Bear Grylls

1974 · Age 51
Alive
Henry Way Kendall

Henry Way Kendall

1926 – 1999 · Age 72
Deceased
Reinhold Messner

Reinhold Messner

1944 · Age 81
Alive
Junko Tabei

Junko Tabei

1939 – 2016 · Age 77
Deceased
Conrad Gessner

Conrad Gessner

1516 – 1565 · Age 49
Deceased
Robert Robinson

Robert Robinson

1886 – 1975 · Age 88
Deceased
John Muir

John Muir

1838 – 1914 · Age 76
Deceased
Gertrude Bell

Gertrude Bell

1868 – 1926 · Age 57
Deceased
John Tyndall

John Tyndall

1820 – 1893 · Age 73
Deceased
Hans-Ulrich Rudel

Hans-Ulrich Rudel

1916 – 1982 · Age 66
Deceased
George Mallory

George Mallory

1886 – 1924 · Age 37
Deceased
Halford Mackinder

Halford Mackinder

1861 – 1947 · Age 86
Deceased
Laura Dahlmeier

Laura Dahlmeier

1993 – 2025 · Age 31
Deceased
Heinrich Harrer

Heinrich Harrer

1912 – 2006 · Age 93
Deceased
Horace Bénédict de Saussure

Horace Bénédict de Saussure

1740 – 1799 · Age 58
Deceased
Aron Ralston

Aron Ralston

1975 · Age 50
Alive
Edward Whymper

Edward Whymper

1840 – 1911 · Age 71
Deceased
Wanda Rutkiewicz

Wanda Rutkiewicz

1943 – 1992 · Age 49
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q9149093