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Climbers

Profiles of climbers and mountaineering figures from many countries — complete with official links to their sites, blogs, and social media.

254 climbers worldwide

JA Joyce Azzam Lebanon

Second Lebanese woman to complete the Seven Summits and one of the first Arab women to do so; UN Women Lebanon Goodwill Ambassador.

JP Juan Pablo Mohr Chile

Chilean alpinist and Guinness record holder — climbed Lhotse then Everest back-to-back without oxygen (2019); died on K2 during the first winter attempt, February 2021.

Karl Egloff Karl Egloff Ecuador

Ecuadorian-Swiss mountain guide who holds speed-ascent records on Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua and several of the Seven Summits.

KN Ken Noguchi Japan

Japanese climber who became the youngest to complete the Seven Summits (1999) and led Everest cleanup campaigns.

Kim Chang-ho Kim Chang-ho South Korea

Orang Korea pertama yang menuntaskan seluruh 14 puncak 8.000 m tanpa oksigen botol — rekor tercepat saat itu (7 tahun 10 bulan 6 hari); gugur di Gurja Himal pada 2018.

Kurt Diemberger Kurt Diemberger Austria

Satu-satunya orang yang masih hidup yang melakukan pendakian pertama pada dua gunung di atas 8.000 m: Broad Peak (1957) dan Dhaulagiri (1960).