page_title: List of climbers and mountaineers
section_title: H
hierarchical_section_title: List of climbers and mountaineers / H
caption_attribution_description: Edmund Hillary (1919-2008), New Zealand mountaineer and explorer (erroneously affixed rosette by President Kwaśniewski! {full distinction or rosette, miniature})
context_page_description: This list of climbers and mountaineers is a list of people notable for the activities of mountaineering, rock climbing and ice climbing.
context_section_description: Peter Habeler (born 1942) Austria, first ascent without supplementary oxygen Everest (1978) with Reinhold Messner
  Douglas Robert Hadow (1846–1865) UK, died on first ascent Matterhorn (1865)
  Dave Hahn - US, 11 Everest ascents, 26 Vinson Massif ascents, 19 Denali ascents
  Artur Hajzer (1962–2013) Poland, first winter ascent of Annapurna with Jerzy Kukuczka (1987)
  Lincoln Hall (1956–2012) Australia, rescued at 8,700m on descent from Everest (2006)
  Rob Hall (1960–1996) New Zealand, Seven Summits in seven months, died in 1996 Mount Everest disaster
  Peter Harding (1924–2007) UK, prominent climber of the 1940s
  Warren J. Harding (1924–2002) first ascent El Capitan
  Alison Hargreaves (1963–1995) UK, first female unassisted Everest (1995), died on descent from K2 summit
  John Harlin (1934–1966) US, direct route pioneer, killed on Eiger north face
  Heinrich Harrer (1912–2006) Austria, first ascent Eiger north face (1938) and Carstensz Pyramid (1962), author of Seven Years in Tibet
  Ginette Harrison (1958–1999) UK, Seven Summits, first female ascent Kangchenjunga (1998), killed on Dhaulagiri
  Dougal Haston (1940–1977) Scotland, first ascent Annapurna south face (1970) , killed in avalanche near Leysin
  Elizabeth Hawkins-Whitshed (1860–1934) UK, pioneer of mountaineering, mountain photographer, author
  Margo Hayes (born 1998), US, first woman to climb 5.15a (La Rambla, Spain)
  Andreas Heckmair (1906–2005) Germany, first ascent Eiger north face (1938)
  Zygmunt Andrzej Heinrich
  Gary Hemming (1934–1969) US, first ascent south face Aiguille du Fou
  Siegfried Herford (1891–1916) UK, first ascent Scafell Central Buttress (1914)
  Derek Hersey (1956–1993) UK, many free solo routes in the US
  Maurice Herzog (1919–2012) France, led 1950 French Annapurna expedition (first 8,000m peak climbed)
  Tom Higgins (born 1944) US, first and first free ascents in US, also in France outside Chamonix
  Lynn Hill (born 1961) US, first free ascent The Nose on El Capitan, Yosemite (1993)
  Sandy Hill (born 1955) US, Seven Summits
  Edmund Hillary (1919–2008) New Zealand, first ascent Everest (1953) with Tenzing Norgay
  Alan Hinkes OBE (born 1954) UK, first Briton to climb all 8,000m summits (claim is disputed)
  Andreas Hinterstoisser (1914–1936) Germany, attempted Eiger north face in 1936 with Toni Kurz, both died during the retreat
  Yuji Hirayama (born 1969) Japan, World Champion 1998, 2000
  Marty Hoey (1951–1982) US, died on Everest
  Charles F. Hoffmann (1838–1913) US, surveyor and mountaineer, several first ascents in Sierra Nevada
  Jim Holloway (born 1954) US, perhaps first to achieve V11+ levels
  Alex Honnold (born 1985) US, free solo of Half Dome northwest face (2008), Moonlight Buttress in Zion National Park (2008), and Freerider on El Capitan (2017)
  Tom Hornbein (born 1930) US, first ascent Everest west ridge (1963)
  Steve House (born 1970) US, solo ascent K7 (2004), first ascent Nanga Parbat Rupal face (2005)
  Charles Houston (born 1913) US, first ascent Mount Foraker (1934), attempts on K2 in 1938, 1953
  Alexander and Thomas Huber (born 1968 and 1966 respectively) Germany, free ascents Yosemite, speed record El Capitan
  Charles Hudson (1828–1865) UK, first ascent Monte Rosa (1855), Matterhorn (1865), died on descent of Matterhorn
  Tomaž Humar (1969–2009) Slovenia, Piolet d'Or (1996) for new route Ama Dablam, solo Dhaulagiri south wall
  Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) Germany, Chimborazo
  John Hunt (1910–1998) UK, leader, 1953 Everest expedition
caption: Edmund Hillary
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