List of Mountaineers, Rock Climbers and Writers

Beginning with the letter A.

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Acquistapace, Pierforenzo

1940

Born

18/08/1962

With Gildo Airoldi, Armando Aste, Andrea Mellano, Romano Perego and Franco Solina successful ascent of the North Face of the Eiger

13/01/1974

With Gigi Alippi, Daniele Chiappa[fa], Mario Conti[fa], Claudio Corti, Casimiro Ferrari[fa], Giuseppe Lafranconi, Mimmo Lanzetta, Sandro Liati, Pino Negri[fa], Ernesto Panzeri and Angelo Zoia, part of the first ascent expedition on the West Face of Cerro Torre

19/04/2003

Died - in a motor cycle accident aged 63

Adams-Reilly, Anthony Miles William [AMW]

1836

Born - From Ireland, mountaineer, painter and amateur cartographer, who prepared the first reliable map of the Mont Blanc area

09/07/1864

With H Charlet[fa], Michel Croz[fa], M Payot[fa] and Edward Whymper[fa] made first ascent[fa] of Mont Dolent

15/07/1864

With H Charlet[fa], Michel Croz[fa], M Payot[fa] and Edward Whymper[fa], made first ascent[fa] of Aiguille d'Argentière.

1885

Died

Bibliography

Adams-Reilly, AMW."The Chain of Mont Blanc. from an Actual Survey in 1863-4". Longman & Co, 1885

Sharp, John Campbell; Tait, Peter Guthrie; Adams-Reilly, Anthony. "Life and Letters of James David Forbes." London: Macmillan and Company, 1874.

Ainslie, Charles

1820

Born

05/08/1855

With Christopher Grenville-Smyth[fa], and James Grenville-Smyth[fa], Charles Hudson[fa], GC Joad[fa], ES Kennedy[fa] and Edward John Stevenson[fa] first official ascent[fa] Mont Blanc du Tacul

1863

Died

Airoldi, Gildo

DoB

18/08/1962

With Pierlorenzo Acquistapace, Armando Aste, Andrea Mellano, Romano Perego and Franco Solina climbed the North Face of the Eiger

DoD

Albrecht, Lucas

DoB

13/08/1959

With Adolf Derungs successful ascent of the North Face of the Eiger

DoD

Alippi, Gigi

DoB

13/01/1974

With Pierlorenzo Acquistapace, Daniele Chiappa[fa], Mario Conti[fa], Claudio Corti, Casimiro Ferrari[fa], Giuseppe Lafranconi, Mimmo Lanzetta, Sandro Liati, Pino Negri[fa], Ernesto Panzeri and Angelo Zoia, part of the first ascent expedition on the West Face of Cerro Torre.

DoD

Allison, Stacey

DoB - Colorado USA

Autumn 1988

Climbed Everest via the South Col

DoD

von Allmen, Hilti

1935?

Born

24/09/1961

With Ueli Hürlimann ascent of the North Face of the Eiger.

DoD

von Allmen, Otto

DoB – From Switzerland

25/01/1970

With Max Dörfliger, Peter Jungen, Hans Müller and Hans-Peter Trachsel ascent of the North Face of the Eiger via the Japanese route in winter.

DoD

Almberger, Walter

DoB

12/03/1961

With Toni Hiebeler, Toni Kinshofer and Anderl Mannhardt first winter ascent of the North Face of the Eiger

15/05/1905

Filming on the North Face of the Eiger

15/08/1962

With Klaus Hoi, Hugo Stelzig and Adolf Weissensteiner ascent of the North Face of the Eiger

DoD

Almen, Albrecht

DoB

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Almen, Fritz

DoB

No details

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Almen, Kasper

DoB

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Almer, Christian

29/03/1826

Born - From Grindelwald Switzerland, Saas-Fee guide

1857

First ascent[fa] of Mönch, Bernese Alps

11/08/1858

With Charles Barrington[fa] and the guide Peter Bohren[fa] first ascent[fa] of the Eiger.

1862

First ascent[fa] of Gross Fiescherhorn, Bernese Alps

1864

With Michel Croz, AW Moore, Horace Walker and Edward Whymper first traverse of the col de la Pilatte

25/06/1864

With his son Christian [Ulrich?] Almer[fa], Michel Croz[fa], AW Moore[fa], Horace Walker[fa] and Edward Whymper[fa] first ascent[fa] of Barre des Écrins, Dauphiné Alps

1865

First ascent[fa] of Aiguille Verte, Mont Blanc Massif

16/06/1865

With Franz Biner[fa], Michel Croz[fa] and Edward Whymper[fa] first ascent[fa] of the Grand Cornier – Penine Alp

24/06/1865

With Franz Biner[fa], Michel Croz[fa] and Edward Whymper[fa] they made first ascent[fa] of Pointe Whymper on the Grandes Jorasses

1865

First ascent[fa] of Nesthorn, Bernese Alps

1867

First ascent[fa] of Kleines Schreckhorn, Bernese Alps

1870

First ascent[fa] of Ailefride, Dauphiné Alps

1874

First ascent[fa] of Mont Thuria, Graian Alps

1876

First ascent[fa] of Les Droites west summit, Mont Blanc Massif

1877

First ascent[fa] of pic Coolidge, Dauphiné Alps

1878

First ascent[fa] of Aiguille Arves Méridonale, Dauphiné Alps

1878

First ascent[fa] of Aiguille Arves l’Epaisseur, Dauphiné Alps

1878

First ascent[fa] of Les Bans, Dauphiné Alps

1881

First ascent[fa] of Visolotto Cottian Alps

1884

First ascent[fa] of pointe de Soliette, Graian Alps

17/05/1898

Died - Grindelwald Switzerland

Almer, Ulrich [Christian?]

08/05/1849

Born - Son of Christian Almer

25/06/1864

With his father Christian Almer[fa], Michel Croz[fa], AW Moore[fa], Horace Walker[fa] and Edward Whymper[fa] first ascent[fa] of Barre des Écrins, Dauphiné Alps

04/09/1940

Died

Amatter, Fritz

DoB

10/09/1921

With Samuel Brawand, Yuko Maki and Fritz Steuri senior first ascent[fa] of the Eiger Miettellegi Ridge.

DoD

Anderegg, Melchior

28/03/1828

Born - Zaun, Meiringen, Switzerland

23/08/1862

With Thomas Cox, ES Kennedy and Leslie Stephen climbed Monte Disgrazia

08/12/1914

Died

Anderl, Michl

DoB

27/07/1964

With Gebhard Plangger successful ascent of the North Face of the Eiger

DoD

Ang Nyima

DoB - Sherpa

Spring 1953

With Annullu, Tom Bourdillon, Da Namgyal, Charles Evans, Alf Gregory, Edmund Hillary, George Lowe, Tenzing Norgay, Wilfrid Noyce and Michael Ward [team doctor] part of the British expedition to Everest with leader John Hunt. With Alf Gregory, George Lowe assisted in setting up Camp 9 at 27,900ft

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