List of Climbers and Mountaineers - H

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• 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 (born ?) USA. 11 Everest ascents, 26 Vinson Massif ascents, 19 Denali ascents.
• Cedric Hahlen (-2012) Switzerland. Died during attempting first winter ascent of Gasherbrum_I
• Lincoln Hall (born 1956) 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 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) USA. 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. 7 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.
• Gary Hemming (1934–1969) USA. First ascent south face Aiguille du Fou.
• Siegfried Herford (1891–1914) UK. First ascent Scafell Central Buttress (1914).
• Maurice Herzog (born 1919) France. Led Annapurna expedition (1950) (first 8,000m peak climbed).
• Tom Higgins (born 1944) USA. First and first free ascents in USA; also in France outside Chamonix.
• Lynn Hill (born 1961) USA. First free ascent The Nose on El Capitan, Yosemite (1993).
• 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) USA. Died on Everest.
• Charles F. Hoffmann (1838–1913) USA. Surveyor and mountaineer. Several first ascents in Sierra Nevada.
• Jim Holloway (born 1954) USA. Perhaps first to achieve V11+ levels.
• Alex Honnold (born 1985) USA. Free solo of Half Dome northwest face (2008) and Moonlight Buttress in Zion National Park (2008).
• Tom Hornbein (born 1930) USA. First ascent Everest west ridge (1963).
• Steve House (born 1970) USA. Solo ascent K7 (2004). First ascent Nanga Parbat Rupal face (2005).
• Charles Houston (born 1913) USA. 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.

• Nisar Hussain Sadpara (–2012) Pakistan. Went missing while attempting First winter ascent of Gasherbrum_I via a new route. Total 10 summits of 5x8000m Pakistani peaks.