The Most Famous
MOUNTAINEERS from Spain
This page contains a list of the greatest Spanish Mountaineers. The pantheon dataset contains 45 Mountaineers, 2 of which were born in Spain. This makes Spain the birth place of the 11th most number of Mountaineers behind New Zealand and Poland.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Spanish Mountaineers of all time. This list of famous Spanish Mountaineers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi (1873 - 1933)
With an HPI of 59.06, Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi is the most famous Spanish Mountaineer. His biography has been translated into 28 different languages on wikipedia.
Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, (29 January 1873 – 18 March 1933) was an Italian mountaineer and explorer, briefly Infante of Spain as son of Amadeo I of Spain, member of the royal House of Savoy and cousin of the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III. He is known for his Arctic explorations and for his mountaineering expeditions, particularly to Mount Saint Elias and K2. He also served as an Italian admiral during World War I. He created Villaggio Duca degli Abruzzi in Italian Somalia during his last years of life.
2. Edurne Pasaban (1973 - )
With an HPI of 44.38, Edurne Pasaban is the 2nd most famous Spanish Mountaineer. Her biography has been translated into 23 different languages.
Edurne Pasaban Lizarribar (born August 1, 1973) is a Spanish mountaineer. On May 17, 2010, she became the first woman to climb all 14 of the eight-thousanders – and the 21st person to do so. Her first 8,000 peak had been achieved 9 years earlier, on May 23, 2001, when she reached the summit of Mount Everest. She has also completed the seven summits.
Pantheon has 2 people classified as mountaineers born between 1873 and 1973. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living mountaineers include Edurne Pasaban. The most famous deceased mountaineers include Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi.
