Mountain Climber
1. Tenzing Norgay (1914)
Mountain Climber
Nepalese man who, in 1953, became one of the first two people to reach the summit of Mount Everest. He is widely regarded as one of the most famous and...
2. Joe Simpson (1960)
Mountain Climber
Famous for his 1988 memoir Touching the Void, Simpson recounts his treacherous climb of the West Face of the Peruvian Andes' Siula Grande peak in the bestselling book.
3. Arne Naess Jr. (1937)
Mountain Climber
Norwegian mountain climber who left Diana Ross as a widow in pursuit of his passion.
4. Arjun Vajpai (1970)
Mountain Climber
Indian professional mountain climber who is known for being the youngest climber to scale Mount Everest at the age of 16 years old and 11 months. He is also known...
5. Petter Nyquist (1970)
Mountain Climber
Norwegian rock climber, polarist, film and still photographer, who has gained fame thanks much in part to his roles in television programs such as the TV 2 program Petter Uteligger.