List of Climbers and Mountaineers - K

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• Conrad Kain (1883–1934) Austria/Canada. Over 50 first ascents in the Canadian Rockies, amongst which Mount Robson.
• Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner (born 1970) Austria. First woman to climb all 14 eight-thousanders without supplemental oxygen.
• Harish Kapadia (born 1945) India. One of most distinguished Himalayan Mountaineers.
• Bob Kamps (1931–2005) USA. Pioneer of golden age of Yosemite climbing and 5.10 & 5.11 routes in America.
• Fritz Kasparek (1910–1954) Austria. First ascent of Eiger north face.
• Ron Kauk (born 1957) USA. Rock climber. Many first ascents in Yosemite. Stunt work for Hollywood climbing movies.
• Jon Kedrowski (born 1979) USA. First man to camp on top of all Colorado 14ers. Mount Everest (2012).
• Dora Keen (1871–1963) USA. 8 ascents of first-class peaks in the Alps. Member of Royal Geographical Society, 1914.
• Pat Kelly (died 1922) UK. Rock climber and founder of Pinnacle Club.
• E. S. Kennedy (1817–1898) UK. First ascent Monte Disgrazia, Mont Blanc du Tacul.
• Clarence King (1842–1901) USA. Geologist and climber, first director of USGS, first ascent Mount Tyndall.
• Andy Kirkpatrick (born 1971) UK. Rock and ice climber, motivational speaker.
• Colin Kirkus (1910–1942) UK. Rock climber and alpinist.
• Christian Klucker (1853–1928) Switzerland. Guide, prolific first ascentionist in Bernina Range and Bregaglia.
• M.S. Kohli (born 1931) India. Leader of the Indian Everest expedition (1965).
• Layton Kor (born 1938) USA. Rock climber and mountaineer. Author of Beyond the Vertical.
• Dai Koyamada (born 1976) Japan. Sport climber and boulderer.
• Jon Krakauer (born 1954) USA. Author and mountaineer. Summited Everest (1996). Wrote Eiger Dreams, Into The Wild and Into Thin Air.
• Hans Kraus (1905–1995) Austria. Pioneering rock climber and one of fathers of sports medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation.
• Göran Kropp (1966–2002) Sweden. Rode bike from Sweden, soloed Everest without oxygen and rode home (1996).
• Julius Kugy (1858–1944) Austria-Slovenia. Considered the father of modern mountaineering in the Julian Alps.
• Jerzy Kukuczka (1948–1989) Poland. Second man to climb all 8,000m peaks.
• Wojciech Kurtyka (born 1947) Poland. Pioneer of alpine style in high mountains.
• Toni Kurz (1913–1936) Germany. Attempted Eiger north face in 1936. Died during the retreat.