List of female climbers
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This list of female climbers includes both mountaineers and rock climbers, since many (though not all) climbers engage in both types of activities. The list also includes boulderers and ice climbers. For male and female climbers, see List of climbers. It is evident from the presence of many female climbers in the top elite of mountaineering achievements that there is no distinction in the capability of either gender in this sport. As such, this separate listing of female climbers should not be taken to suggest a different category of skill or effort - either greater or less than male climbers. The aim of this list is to increase the visibility of female climbers.
Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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- Lilliane Barrard (1948-1986). Gasherbrum II (1982), Nanga Parbat (1984). Summited K2 1986 without oxygen, killed on descent
- Gertrude Bell, (1868–1926); British explorer, mountaineer and spy; was instrumental in shaping modern Iraq
- Josune Bereziartu (born 1972); Basque rock climber; as of 2005, she is the only female to have climbed the grade 9a/5.14d
- Loulou Boulaz (1909–1991) - Early Alpinist
- Lydia Bradey First female ascent of Mt Everest without oxygen, solo, November 14 1988
- Meta Brevoort (1825 - ?) Alpinist. Aunt of W. A. B. Coolidge.
- Katie Brown (born 1987); American boulderer and competitive sport climber
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- Anna Czerwinska
- Kim Czismazia
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- Catherine Destivelle (1960-) -Born Algeria raised in Paris famous for sport climbing an accomplished mountaineer
- Dicky Dolma (born 1974), Indian, Youngest female to climb Everest in 1993 (at age 19).
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- Sue Fear (1963 - 2006) - first Australian woman to summit Mount Everest from Tibet.
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- Anne Gray (born 1961) Australian rock climber and orthopedic surgeon.
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- Alison Hargreaves (1963-1995) First female unassisted climb of Everest (1995), died on descent from K2 summit.
- Ginette Harrison - first and only woman to summit Kanchenjunga (1998), died in an avalanche on Dhaulagiri in 1999.
- Heidi Howkins Gasherbrum II Summit, 8586m on Kangchenjunga, 7000m on K2.
- Lynn Hill
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- Pat Kelly (1900? - 1922) Superb British rock climber. Founded the Pinnacle Club.
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- Marie Marvingt (1875–1963) - between 1903 and 1910 she became the first woman to climb most of the peaks in the French and Swiss Alps.
- Chantal Mauduit (1964–1998) - first woman to summit Lhotse.
- Eylem Elif Maviş - first Turkish woman to climb Mount Everest (May 15, 2006).
- Gwen Moffat Author of Space Below My Feet
- Brigitte Muir (born 1958) - first Australian to climb the Seven Summits and the first Australian woman to climb Mount Everest (1997).
- Phyllis Munday (1894–1990) - Canadian mountaineer and explorer, member of the Order of Canada, explored the region around Mount Waddington with Don Munday
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- Maria Paradis - first woman to ascend Mont Blanc, 1809
- Edurne Pasaban - Spanish climber. Has climbed more 8000m peaks than any other living female climber (8, as of 2006).
- Dorothy Pilley - Famous British climber. Wrote "Climbing Days" (1935)
- Burçak Özoğlu Poçan (1970) - climbed over 8,000 m along with her team mate Eylem Elif Maviş as the first Turkish female mountaineers in 2005.
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- Lisa Rands - American rock climber and boulderer.
- Beth Rodden - American rock climber. Married to Tommy Caldwell.
- Wanda Rutkiewicz - considered by many to be the best female climber in history, died in an attempt of Kanchenjunga in 1992.
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- Araceli Segarra - (b. 1970) the first Spanish woman to summit Mount Everest (1996) on the expedition covered by the IMAX movie.
- Randi Skaug - (b. 1959)the first norwegian woman to summit Mount Everest (2004) on non-commercial expedition.
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- Julie Tullis 1939-1986. Broad Peak (1984) and K2 (1986). Died on descent from K2.
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- Lucy Walker - first woman to summit Matterhorn, 1871
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Zach Millbern - 1991-1993 Famous Indian climber. Her name is Zach but her actual name is Bonquisha. Outstanding climber, beat a 6 year old on a 5.7 climb twice in a row! Unfortunately, she fell off of the baby wall at Vertical Edge and died of a concussion. Remembered by two staff members of the gym.
