History & People Archives - Ultimate Everest

Doug Hansen on Everest (Who Was He & How Did He Die?)

Doug Hansen was a postal worker and amateur climber from Washington state who died high on Mount Everest during the

Chantal Mauduit was a French mountaineer who climbed many of the world’s highest peaks without supplemental oxygen. She was known

On May 13, 1999, Michael Matthews became the youngest British climber to stand on Mount Everest. He was only 22

Andrew Comyn “Sandy” Irvine is central to one of the most interesting mysteries in mountaineering. He, along with George Mallory,

Shriya Shah-Klorfine was a Canadian mountaineer of Nepalese descent, whose ambitious pursuit to climb Mount Everest tragically ended in her

George Mallory was a pioneering English mountaineer and one of the most enigmatic figures in the history of Everest. His

Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui, a respected Kenyan mountaineer, lost his life while climbing Mount Everest on May 22, 2024. This article

Rob Hall was a celebrated New Zealander and mountaineering guide who met a tragic fate on Mount Everest during a

Scott Fischer was an American climber, guide, and founder of Mountain Madness. In 1996, he led a commercial expedition that

David Sharp’s journey on Mount Everest is a controversial chapter in the annals of mountaineering. As he lay dying near