Mountain Climbers

He directed the film “Everest” and was the first American to reach the summit twice.

He named a gully on Everest, the Hornbein Couloir.

Scott became the first Englishman to reach Everest’s summit.

Three professional mountain climbers were killed in an avalanche in Banff National Park. David Lama, Jess Roskelley, and Hansjörg Auer were lost and presumed dead in the avalanche that took …

First American woman to climb three 8,000-meter peaks…

Known for his daring ascents and colorful personality…

Fred Beckey, the mountaineer known for his many trailblazing first ascents, has died, according to The Associated Press. He was 94.

Hayden Kennedy and Inge Perkins, young mountain-climbing couple, die in avalanche and subsequent suicide.

His Everest expedition pioneered the modern U.S. mountaineering and outdoor industry.

Famous climber was known as the Swiss Machine.