Joe Simpson

Joe Simpson

male, 49 years old
Joe Simpson (born 13 August 1960) is a mountaineer, author and motivational speaker. He was made famous by his book "Touching the Void" (winner of...

John Harlin

male, deceased (1966)
John Harlin (full name John Elvis Harlin II) (1935-1966) was an American mountaineer who was killed making an ascent of the north face of the...
Heinrich Harrer

Heinrich Harrer

male, deceased (2006)
Heinrich Harrer was an Austrian mountaineer, sportsman, geographer, and author. Heinrich Harrer was born in Hüttenberg, Carinthia to a postal w...
Toni Kurz

Toni Kurz

male
Toni Kurz was a German mountain climber of the early 20th Century. In 1936, he was part of a four-man team that attempted the North Face of the...
Don Whillans

Don Whillans

male, deceased (1985)
Don Whillans (18 May 1933 - 4 August1985) was an English rock-climber and mountaineer. Born and raised in a two-up two-down house in Salford,...
Joe Tasker

Joe Tasker

male, deceased (1982)
Joe Tasker (May 12, 1948, Hull - May 17, 1982) was one of the most talented British climbers during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Born into a...
Lionel Terray

Lionel Terray

male, deceased (1965)
Lionel Terray was a French climber who made many first ascents, including Makalu in the Himalaya (with Jean Couzy on 15 May 1955) and Cerro Fitzroy...
Louis Lachenal

Louis Lachenal

male, deceased (1955)
Louis Lachenal (17 July 1921-25 November 1955), a French climber born in Annecy, was one of the first to climb a summit of more than 8,000 meters....
Claudio Corti

Claudio Corti

male
Claudio Corti was a mountain climber from Olginate, Italy. He is most famous for his 1957 effort to climb the Eiger during which his party was...
Alison Hargreaves

Alison Hargreaves

female, deceased (1995)
Alison Hargreaves (February 17, 1963 - August 13, 1995) was a British female mountain climber who was considered by some in the early 1990s to be...