List of Climbers and Mountaineers

Nazir Sabir (born ?) Pakistan. First Pakistani to climb Mount Everest.
Hassan Sadpara (born ?) Pakistan. Starting as a High Altitude porter, he climbed 5xPakistani 8000ers and Everest.
John Salathé (1900–1993) Switzerland/USA. Pioneering Yosemite National Park, inventor of modern piton.
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740–1799) France. Third ascent Mont Blanc (1787), funded first ascent.
Marcus Schmuck (1925–2005) Austria. First ascent Broad Peak. First ascent Skil Brum.
Peter Schoening (1927–2004) USA. First ascent Gasherbrum I and Vinson Massif. Saved 5 climbers on K2 (1953).
Doug Scott (born 1941) UK. Seven Summits. First ascent Everest south-west face. Baintha Brakk (descent with broken ankles), Kangchenjunga, Nuptse.
Vittorio Sella (1859–1943) Italy. Captured numerous photographs of previously unclimbed mountains.
Chris Sharma (born 1981) USA. Award-winning rock climber. Featured in several rock climbing movies.
John Sherman (born 1959) USA. Inventor of "V" grading system.
Apa Sherpa (born early 1960s) Nepal. Holds the record for most ascent of Everest (20 as of 2010).
Pasang Lhamu Sherpa (1961–1993) Nepal. First Nepali woman to climb Everest, died during descent.
Pemba Dorjie Sherpa (born ?) Nepal. Fastest ascent of Everest (2003).
Pemba Doma Sherpa (1970–2007) Nepal. First Nepali female mountaineer to climb Everest north face. Died on Lhotse.
Eric Shipton (1907–1977) UK. First ascent Kamet. Pioneered route across the Khumbu Glacier.
William Shockley (1910–1989) USA. Nobel Prize-winning physicist, proponent of eugenics. First ascent Shockleys Ceiling in the Gunks (1953).
Joe Simpson (born 1960) UK. Survived a fall on Siula Grande. Wrote Touching the Void.
Todd Skinner (1958–2006) USA. Rock climber. First free ascent Salathe Wall. Died on Leaning Tower.
Cecilie Skog (born 1974) Norway. First female to climb Seven Summits and both Poles. Everest and K2.
Laurie Skreslet (born 1949) Canada. First Canadian to summit Everest (1982).
William Cecil Slingsby (1849–1929) UK. First ascent Store Skagastølstind (1876). Pioneer of Norwegian mountaineering.
Frank Smythe (1900–1949) UK. First ascent Kamet (1931) with Shipton, R Holdsworth and Lewa Sherpa. Reached 8565m on Everest in 1933 without supplementary oxygen.
Dermot Somers Ireland. Climber, author and broadcaster.
Carlos Soria Fontán (born 1939) Spain. The only mountaineer to have ascended nine mountains of more than 8,000 meters after turning 60 years old.
William Grant Stairs (1863–1892) Canada. First non-African to ever climb in the Ruwenzoris.
Allen Steck (born 1926) USA. mountaineer and rock climber.
Ueli Steck (born 1976) Switzerland. Soloed Eiger north face in 2:47:33 hours (2008).
Leslie Stephen (1832–1904) UK. Author and alpinist. First ascent Schreckhorn, Monte Disgrazia, Zinalrothorn.
Edward Lisle Strutt (1874–1948) UK. Deputy leader on 1922 Everest expedition. Outspoken Alpine Journal editor, 1927–37.
Gottlieb Samuel Studer (1804–1890) Switzerland. First ascent Wildhorn (1843). Founding member of Swiss Alpine Club.