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Alison Hargreaves

1962 - 1995

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Alison Jane Hargreaves (17 February 1962 – 13 August 1995) was a British mountaineer. Her accomplishments included scaling Mount Everest alone, without supplementary oxygen or support from a Sherpa team, in 1995. She soloed all the great north faces of the Alps in a single season—a first for any climber. This feat included climbing the difficult north face of the Eiger in the Alps. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Alison Hargreaves is the 50th most popular mountaineer (down from 48th in 2024), the 6,915th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,493rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Mountaineer.

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Alison Hargreaves ranks 50 out of 56. Before her are Catherine Destivelle, Edurne Pasaban, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Nirmal Purja, Joe Simpson, and Dean Potter. After her are Lhakpa Sherpa, Ali Sadpara, Kami Rita, David Lama, Premlata Agrawal, and Erik Weihenmayer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Alison Hargreaves ranks 922. Before her are Jan Bartram, Heidi Sundal, Li Yongbo, Markus Scherer, Sean McNamara, and Christoph Langen. After her are John Wallace, Ryszard Tarasiewicz, Bo Jackson, Jouko Salomäki, Virginio Cáceres, and Peter Hedges. Among people deceased in 1995, Alison Hargreaves ranks 340. Before her are Shannon Hoon, Qiu Miaojin, Jeffrey Lynn, Wilfred Jacobs, Bill Rowling, and Nike Ardilla. After her are Chuck Stevenson, Eddie Clamp, Davie Cooper, Yelena Miroshina, and Clayton Lewis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alison Hargreaves ranks 6,917 out of 8,785. Before her are Martin Buchan (1949), James Garner (2001), Paul Arthurs (1965), Windsor Davies (1930), Dakota Blue Richards (1994), and Chris Sawyer (1961). After her are Yvonne McGregor (1961), Alison Goldfrapp (1966), David Gyasi (1980), Agyness Deyn (1983), Gabriella Wilde (1989), and Malcolm Macdonald (1950).

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Among MOUNTAINEERS In United Kingdom

Among mountaineers born in United Kingdom, Alison Hargreaves ranks 7. Before her are Andrew Irvine (1902), George Mallory (1886), Edward Whymper (1840), John Muir (1838), Albert F. Mummery (1855), and Verney Lovett Cameron (1844).

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