Famous mountaineers

person who climbs mountains

422 people

All Alive Deceased
Steve Fossett

Steve Fossett

1944 – 2007 · Age 63
Deceased
Jerzy Kukuczka

Jerzy Kukuczka

1948 – 1989 · Age 41
Deceased
Prince Aimone, 4th Duke of Aosta

Prince Aimone, 4th Duke of Aosta

1900 – 1948 · Age 47
Deceased
Jon Krakauer

Jon Krakauer

1954 · Age 71
Alive
Arne Næss

Arne Næss

1912 – 2009 · Age 96
Deceased
Frederick Cook

Frederick Cook

1865 – 1940 · Age 75
Deceased
Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi

Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi

1873 – 1933 · Age 60
Deceased
Peter Wessel Zapffe

Peter Wessel Zapffe

1899 – 1990 · Age 90
Deceased
Brian Blessed

Brian Blessed

1936 · Age 89
Alive
Alex Honnold

Alex Honnold

1985 · Age 40
Alive
Julius von Payer

Julius von Payer

1841 – 1915 · Age 73
Deceased
Hermann Buhl

Hermann Buhl

1924 – 1957 · Age 32
Deceased
Vítězslav Novák

Vítězslav Novák

1870 – 1949 · Age 78
Deceased
Walter Bonatti

Walter Bonatti

1930 – 2011 · Age 81
Deceased
Ukyo Katayama

Ukyo Katayama

1963 · Age 62
Alive
Freya Madeline Stark

Freya Madeline Stark

1893 – 1993 · Age 100
Deceased
John M. Grunsfeld

John M. Grunsfeld

1958 · Age 67
Alive
Nikolai Krylenko

Nikolai Krylenko

1885 – 1938 · Age 53
Deceased
James David Forbes

James David Forbes

1809 – 1868 · Age 59
Deceased
Andrew Comyn Irvine

Andrew Comyn Irvine

1902 – 1924 · Age 22
Deceased
Fanny Bullock Workman

Fanny Bullock Workman

1859 – 1925 · Age 66
Deceased
Dora d'Istria

Dora d'Istria

1828 – 1888 · Age 60
Deceased
Edurne Pasaban

Edurne Pasaban

1973 · Age 52
Alive
Achille Compagnoni

Achille Compagnoni

1914 – 2009 · Age 94
Deceased
Maurice Herzog

Maurice Herzog

1919 – 2012 · Age 93
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q9149093