Top 20 Mountain Climber celebrities in the world
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Mountain Climber celebrities [Updated January 30, 2023].
Joe Simpson was born
on August 13, 1960
in Malaysia.
In addition to his 1988 autobiographical work, Simpson published a novel titled The Sound of Gravity (2011) and several other books.
Net Worth 2020: $20 Million
Sir Edmund Hillary was born
on July 20, 1919
in Auckland, New Zealand.
His adventures led to him being named one of the most influential people by Time Magazine of the 20th century.
Tenzing Norgay was born
on May 29, 1914
in Khumjung, Nepal.
He was voted as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century by Time magazine.
Reinhold Messner was born
on September 17, 1944
in Italy.
A politician as well as a mountain climber, he became an Italian Green Party Member of the European Parliament in 1999.
Andrew Irvine was born
on April 8, 1902
in England.
Oxford University awards a scholarship in his name to fund mountaineering trips.
Tyler Armstrong was born
on January 22, 2004
in Yorba Linda, United States.
He earned special permission to scale Mount Kilimanjaro despite the fact that the age limit is normally ten.
Juliane Wurm was born
on December 15, 1990
in Halle, Germany.
She has won several honors in lead, speed, and bouldering events including the German Championships from 2006 until 2010 and first place at the Boulder World Cup in Innsbruck in 2013 and in Chongqing in 2014.
James Hooper was born
on August 2, 1987
in England.
He was awarded the Adventurers of the Year prize by National Geographic in 2008.
David Lama was born
on August 4, 1990
in Innsbruck, Austria.
In 2017, he ascended The Eiger's north face.
Arjun Vajpai was born
on June 9, 1993
in India.
He is known for having earned sponsorship from Mountain Dew India.
Erik Weihenmayer was born
on September 23, 1968
in United States.
He was featured in a documentary called Blindsight in 2006.
Peter Hillary was born
on December 26, 1954
in New Zealand.
He climbed Everest five times, and also completed the Seven Summits challenge, climbing the tallest peak on each of the seven continents.
Tommy Caldwell was born
on August 11, 1978
in United States.
While adventuring abroad, he was captured by members of Kyrgyzstan rebel forces and survived the ordeal by pushing his captor off the side of a mountain. His traumatic experience is recounted in the non-fiction work Over the Edge: The True Story of Four American Climbers' Kidnap and Escape in the Mountains of Central Asia.
Steve House was born
on August 4, 1970
in United States.
Scott Fischer was born
on December 24, 1955
in United States.
He helped found the company Mountain Madness. His story was featured in the 1997 TV movie Into Thin Air: Death on Everest and the 2015 feature film Everest.
Petter Nyquist was born
on July 1, 1978
in Norway.
He has participated in rescue missions for other climber on Mount Everest.
Maxime Chaya was born
on December 16, 1961
in Lebanon.
The Ministry of France issued stamps commemorating his successful journeys to the South Pole and the peak of Mount Everest.
George Mallory was born
on June 18, 1886
in England.
The last sighting of Mallory and his climbing partner took place on the morning of the Mount Everest summit climb. His body was not discovered until 1999.
Colin Haley was born
on September 2, 1984
in Seattle, United States.
His crazy adventures are documented on Instagram where he'd accrue more than 110,000 followers.
Ueli Steck was born
on October 4, 1976
in Switzerland.
He won his second Piolet d'Or award by becoming the first climber ever to ascend Annapurna solo.
