List of Climbers and Mountaineers - M

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• Musa Ibrahim (born 1979) Bangladesh. Everest (2010). First Bangladeshi to reach the top of Everest.
• Tim Macartney-Snape (born 1956) Australia. Everest (1984). First to climb Everest from sea level (1990).
• Dave MacLeod (born ?) Scottish. Established world's first E11.
• George Mallory (1886–1924) UK. Initial 1921 British Reconnaissance Expedition and the initial ascent efforts of the 1922 and 1924 British Mount Everest Expeditions. Died on Everest at 8,150+ metres.
• Marie Marvingt (1875–1963) France. First woman to climb most major peaks in French and Swiss Alps (1903–7).
• Sergio Martini (born 1949) Italia. Seventh ascent of all eight-thousanders (1983–2000).
• William Mathews (1828–1901) UK. Founder of Alpine Club. First ascent Monte Viso, Grande Casse.
• Chantal Mauduit (1964–1998) France. Six 8,000m summits without supplementary oxygen. Died on Dhaulagiri.
• Eylem Elif Maviş (born 1973) Turkey. First Turkish female ascent of Everest (2006).
• Pierre Mazeaud (born 1929) France. Walter Bonatti's climbing partner. First French ascent of Everest (1978).
• Daniel Mazur (born 1960) USA. Numerous ascents in the Himalayas and America.
• Steve McClure (born 1970) UK. First Briton to climb 9a twice.
• Duncan McDuffie (1877–1951) USA. Summits in the Sierra Nevada (U.S.).
• Richard "Dick" McGowan (1933–2007) USA. First US successful ascent of Everest, International Himalayan Expedition (1955).
• Ammon McNeely (born 1970) USA. Noteworthy first one day ascents and speed records on El Capitan, Yosemite and Zion big walls.
• Alain Mesili (born 1949) France. Disputed ascent on Fitz Roy (1970) with Ricardo Arzela. Pioneered routes in Bolivia.
• Reinhold Messner (born 1944) Italy. First to climb all eight-thousanders (1970–1986) without oxygen. First ascent without supplementary oxygen of Everest with Peter Habeler (1978). First solo Everest (1980).
• John Middendorf (born 1959) USA. Big wall rock climber. First ascent East Wall Great Trango Tower (1992).
• Jerry Moffatt (born 1963) UK. Sport climber and boulderer.
• Gwen Moffat (born 1924) UK. Author of Space Below My Feet (1961).
• Silvio Mondinelli (born 1968) Italy. 13th person to climb all eight-thousanders (6th without supplementary oxygen).
• Ben Moon (born 1966) UK. Sport climber and boulderer, established world's first F8C+.
• A. W. Moore (1841–1887) UK. First ascent Fiescherhorn, Barre des Écrins, Piz Roseg, Ober Gabelhorn
• Simon Moore (born ?) Ireland. Big-wall climber, boulderer. First Irish ascent of an E9.
• Fritz Moravec (1922–1997) Austria. First ascent Gasherbrum II (1956).
• Piotr Morawski (1976–2009) Poland. Many 8000m summits. Died on Dhaulagiri/Manasu expedition.
• Nea Morin (1905–1986) UK. Rock climber and mountain climber.
• Simone Moro (born 1967) Italy. Lhotse (1994), Shishapangma (1996), Everest (2000, 2002), Cho Oyu (2002).
• Patrick Morrow (born 1952) Canada. First to complete both the Bass and Messner Seven Summits lists (1986).
• Tomáš Mrázek (born 1982) Czechoslovakia. Rock climber, World Champion 2003, 2005, winner of World Cup 2004.
• John Muir (1838–1914) Scotland Scottish born US Conservationist and mountaineer. Summits in California and Alaska.
• Norrie Muir (born 1948) Scotland. Prolific winter first ascentionist in Scotland.
• Albert F. Mummery (1855–1895) UK. Alpine and Himalayan pioneer, killed on Nanga Parbat.
• Don Munday (1890–1950) Canada. Mountaineer and explorer, husband of Phyllis Munday, explored region around Mount Waddington.
• Phyllis Munday (1894–1990) Canada. Mountaineer and explorer. Explored region around Mount Waddington.