Conrad Anker

Conrad Anker

male, 46 years old
Conrad Anker (born in 1963) is an American rock climber, mountaineer, and author famous for his challenging ascents in the high Himalaya and...
Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson

male, 57 years old
William McGuire "Bill" Bryson, OBE, (born December 8,1951) is a best-selling American-born author of humorous books on travel, as well as books on...
Jon Krakauer

Jon Krakauer

male, 55 years old
Jon Krakauer (born April 12, 1954), is an American writer and mountaineer, well-known for outdoor and mountain-climbing writing
Beck Weathers

Beck Weathers

male
Beck Weathers is an American pathologist from Texas. He is best known for his role in the 1996 Mount Everest disaster that has been the subject of...
Harvey Manning

Harvey Manning

male, deceased (2006)
Harvey Manning (July 16 1925 in Ballard, Seattle, Washington - November 12, 2006 in Bellevue, Washington) was a noted author of hiking guides and...
Joshua Slocum

Joshua Slocum

male, deceased (1909)
Joshua Slocum (February 20, 1844 - on or shortly after 14 November, 1909) was a Canadian-American seaman and adventurer, a noted writer, and the...
Ivan Doig

Ivan Doig

male, 70 years old
Ivan Doig (born on June 27, 1939) is a US-American novelist. He was born in White Sulphur Springs, Montana to a family of homesteaders and ranch...
Myron Avery

Myron Avery

male, deceased (1952)
Myron H. Avery was a protégé of Judge Arthur Perkins, collaborator and sometimes rival of Benton MacKaye, the first 2000 Miler of the Appalachian Tr...
David R. Brower

David R. Brower

male, deceased (2000)
David Ross Brower (July 1, 1912 - November 5, 2000) was a prominent environmentalist and the founder of many environmentalist organizations,...

Daniel Doan

male, deceased (1993)
Daniel Doan (1914-1993) is best known for his classic hiking books, "50 Hikes in the White Mountains" and "50 More Hikes in New Hampshire". He is...