List of Climbers and Mountaineers

Horace Walker (1838–1908) UK. First ascent Mount Elbrus, Grandes Jorasses, Barre des Ecrins, Obergabelhorn.
Lucy Walker (1836–1916) UK. First female ascent Matterhorn (1871).
Bradford Washburn (1910–2007) USA. Third ascent Denali, pioneered west buttress route.
Barbara Washburn (born ?) USA. First ascent Mount Bertha, first female ascent Denali (1947).
Don Whillans (1933–1985) UK. First ascent Annapurna south face (1970).
Rick White (1946–2004) Australia. Rock climber, developed Frog Buttress (1968).
Jim Whittaker (born 1929) USA. First US ascent Everest (1963).
Lou Whittaker (born 1929) USA. Rainier guide.
Edward Whymper (1840–1911) UK. First ascent Matterhorn (1865), first ascent Chimborazo (1880).
Jim Wickwire (born 1940) USA. K2 (1978) (bivouacked near summit).
Krzysztof Wielicki (born 1950) Poland. First winter ascent Everest; 5th person to climb all eight-thousanders.
Karl Wien (1906–1937) Germany. Leader of unsuccessful Nanga Parbat expedition (1937).
Fritz Wiessner (1900–1988) USA. Born Dresden, emigrated to US; pioneer of free climbing; K2 expedition (1939).
Walter Wilcox (1869–1949) Nationality? Canadian Rockies explorer.
George Willig (born 1949) USA. Climbed South Tower of World Trade Center.
Fritz Wintersteller (born 1927) Austria. First ascent Broad Peak (1957) and Skil Brum (1957).
Ian Woodall (born 1956) UK. Climbed Everest several times.
Fanny Bullock Workman (1859–1925) USA. Geographer, cartographer and mountaineer, notably in the Himalayas.