List of Climbers and Mountaineers - U

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  • James Ramsey Ullman (1908–1971) USA. Author and mountaineer.
  • Ugur Uluocak (1962–2003) Turkey. Mountaineer, photographer and editor. Died on Mount Alarcha in Kyrgyzstan.
  • Um Hong-Gil (born 1960) South Korea. 11th person to climb all eight-thousanders. First to climb 16 highest peaks.
  • Willi Unsoeld (1926–1979) USA. First ascent Everest west ridge (1963). Died on Mount Rainier (1979).
  • Karl Unterkircher (1970–2008) Italy. Everest and K2 in the same year without O2. Died on Nanga Parbat.
  • Naomi Uemura (1941–1984) Japan. First solo winter ascent Mount McKinley, on which he died.
  • Denis_Urubko (1973- ) Kazakhstan. 14x8000er; First winter ascents of Makalu and Gasherbrum_II. Snow_Leopard_award winner.

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