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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Alison Hargreaves is the 49th most popular mountaineer (down from 48th in 2019), the 6,851st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,494th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Mountaineer.

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Alison Hargreaves ranks 49 out of 56. Before her are Denis Urubko, Edurne Pasaban, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Nirmal Purja, Joe Simpson, and Dean Potter. After her are Lhakpa Sherpa, David Lama, Erik Weihenmayer, Arunima Sinha, Jordan Romero, and Malavath Purna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Alison Hargreaves ranks 793. Before her are Alan Johnston, Mark Leduc, Kazuo Uchida, Brigitte Oertli, Jan Bartram, and Christoph Langen. After her are John Wallace, Virginio Cáceres, Peter Hedges, Joe Lombardo, Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi, and Trajko Veljanovski. Among people deceased in 1995, Alison Hargreaves ranks 337. Before her are Kay Aldridge, Gale Gordon, Mary Beth Hughes, Jeffrey Lynn, Wilfred Jacobs, and Bill Rowling. After her are Chuck Stevenson, Eddie Clamp, Davie Cooper, and Clayton Lewis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alison Hargreaves ranks 6,853 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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