List of Climbers and Mountaineers

Steph Davis (born ?) USA. Second female one-day free climb El Capitan.
Johnny Dawes (born 1964) UK. Rock climber, introduced two new grades in British grading system.
José Antonio Delgado (1965–2006) Venezuela. Five 8,000m summits (1994–2006). Died on Nanga Parbat.
Catherine Destivelle (born 1960) France. First woman to solo the Eiger North Face in winter.
Clinton Thomas Dent (1850–1912) UK. Caucasus, Alps, first ascent Lenzspitze (1870), Aiguille du Dru (1878).
Ardito Desio (1897–2001) Italy. Geologist and mountaineer. Leader, K2 first-ascent expedition (1954).
Kurt Diemberger (born 1932) Austria. First ascent Broad Peak (1957) and Dhaulagiri (1960). Climbed K2 (1986 K2 disaster).
Hans Christian Doseth (1958–1984) Norway. Climbed Great Trango Tower east face (1984). Died during descent.
Lord Francis Douglas (1847–1865) Scotland. Died on descent after first ascent of Matterhorn.
Hans Dülfer (1892–1915) Germany. Rock climber killed in World War I.
Hayatullah Khan Durrani (born 1962) Pakistan. Mountaineer and rock climber.
Günther Dyhrenfurth (1886–1975) Germany/Switzerland. Himalayan explorer. Led German expeditions to Kanchenjunga (1930, 1931).