MOUNTAINEER
Alison Hargreaves
1962 - 1995
Alison Hargreaves
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 49th most popular mountaineer (down from 48th in 2024), the 6,892nd 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 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, Ali Sadpara, Kami Rita, David Lama, Premlata Agrawal, and Erik Weihenmayer.
Most Popular Mountaineers in Wikipedia
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Denis Urubko
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 43
Edurne Pasaban
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 44
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 45
Nirmal Purja
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 46
Joe Simpson
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 47
Dean Potter
1972 - 2015
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 48
Alison Hargreaves
1962 - 1995
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 49
Lhakpa Sherpa
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 50
Ali Sadpara
1976 - 2021
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 51
Kami Rita
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 52
David Lama
1990 - 2019
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 53
Premlata Agrawal
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 54
Erik Weihenmayer
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 55
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Alison Hargreaves ranks 6,898 out of 8,785. Before her are Peter Storey (1945), Jill Dando (1961), Vic Crowe (1932), James Dean Bradfield (1969), 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), and Alison Goldfrapp (1966).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Peter Storey
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 6,888
Jill Dando
JOURNALIST
1961 - 1999
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 6,889
Vic Crowe
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 6,890
James Dean Bradfield
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 6,891
Martin Buchan
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 6,892
James Garner
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 6,893
Paul Arthurs
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 6,894
Windsor Davies
ACTOR
1930 - 2019
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 6,895
Dakota Blue Richards
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 6,896
Chris Sawyer
GAME DESIGNER
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 6,897
Alison Hargreaves
MOUNTAINEER
1962 - 1995
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 6,898
Yvonne McGregor
CYCLIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 6,899
Alison Goldfrapp
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 6,900
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).
Andrew Irvine
1902 - 1924
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 1
George Mallory
1886 - 1924
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 2
Edward Whymper
1840 - 1911
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 3
John Muir
1838 - 1914
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 4
Albert F. Mummery
1855 - 1895
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 5
Verney Lovett Cameron
1844 - 1894
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 6
Alison Hargreaves
1962 - 1995
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 7
