List of Climbers and Mountaineers - F

F

• Freda du Faur (1882–1935) Australia. First female ascent Mount Cook.
• Ron Fawcett (born 1955) UK. One of first professional rock climbers.
• Sue Fear (1963–2006) Australia. Five 8,000ers, killed in crevasse fall on Manaslu.
• Edmund February (born ?) South Africa. Opened over 500 climbing routes throughout Africa.
• Rudolf Fehrmann (1886–1947) Germany. Pioneer rock climber in Elbsandsteingebirge.
• Darby Field (1610–1649) Ireland? First European to climb Mount Washington (New Hampshire) (1642).
• George Ingle Finch (1888–1970) Australia. Reached 8,300 m on 1922 Everest expedition; Dent d'Hérens north face.
• Scott Fischer (1955–1996) USA. Lhotse 1990, K2 1992, Everest 1994; died in 1996 Mount Everest disaster.
• Hans Florine (born 1964) USA. Speed climber. Ascent The Nose El Capitan (2012) in 2:36:45.
• James David Forbes (1809–1868) UK. First British ascent Jungfrau.
• Charlie Fowler (1954–2006) UK. Free solo rock climber and high-altitude mountaineer.
• Mick Fowler (born 1956) UK. Explorer and mountaineer. Winner of Piolet D'Or (2003).
• Douglas Freshfield (1845–1934) UK. Alps, Scotland, Himalaya, Pyrenees.
• Tom Frost (born ?) USA. Rock climber, first ascents of big walls in Yosemite Valley.
• Wang Fuzhou (born 1935) China. First ascent Everest north face, first ascent Shishapangma.