List of Climbers and Mountaineers - Y

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  • Santosh Yadav (born 1969) India. Indo-Tibetan Border Police woman, climbed Everest twice (1992 & 1993).
  • Simon Yates (born 1963) UK. Joe Simpson's partner on west face of Siula Grande (1985), subject of Touching the Void.
  • Wang Yongfeng (born 1963) China. First Chinese couple to climb Seven Summits (with Li Zhixin).
  • Ichiro Yoshizawa (1903–1998) Japan. Climber and writer; K2 (1977).
  • Geoffrey Winthrop Young (1876–1958) UK. First ascent Täschhorn south face, Weisshorn west ridge, Grandes Jorasses traverse.

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