Mountaineer celebrities
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Hannelore Schmatz (February 16, 1940 – October 2, 1979) was a German mountaineer. She collapsed and died on October 2, 1979 as she was returning from successfully summiting Mount Everest via the southern route, the first woman and first German citi
Zsolt Erőss (March 7, 1968 – May 21, 2013) was the most successful Hungarian high-altitude mountaineer, summiting 10 out of the 14 eight-thousanders. He was also the first Hungarian citizen to have climbed Mount Everest.
Adam Bielecki (born 12 May 1983) is a Polish alpine and high-altitude climber. He is known for the first winter ascents of the eight-thousanders: Gasherbrum I and Broad Peak.
Heinrich Harrer (6 July 1912 – 7 January 2006) was an Austrian mountaineer, sportsman, geographer, and author. He is best known for being on the four-man climbing team that made the first ascent of the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland, and fo
Sir Edmund Percival “Ed” Hillary KG ONZ KBE (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer,