Everest’s climbing history brings together mountain guides, porters, scientists, teachers, students and people from many other backgrounds. This page explores the occupations and nationalities in the existing records, then looks more closely at the 253 people listed with a first summit between 1953 and 1989. The early years begin with Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay and broaden into an increasingly international group. Fourteen charts examine that changing picture, including five new views of timing, age and growth. Photographs introduce several of the people behind the numbers, while the final scrollable table preserves their individual dates and biographical details.
Coverage: the nationality charts, five new historical charts and reference table use first-summit records dated 1953–1989. Occupation charts 2 and 5–9 retain the existing broader figures, whose final year is not recorded. They are not presented as current totals. Repeated ascents are not added to the historical person count.
Statistics
- Most common occupations, 1953–1989
- Most common occupations of Everest summitters
- Leading nationalities, 1953–1989
- Nationalities of the first summitters, 1953–1975
- Occupations of American Everest summitters
- Occupations of British Everest summitters
- Occupations of Indian Everest summitters
- Occupations of Chinese Everest summitters
- Occupations of female Everest summitters
- First-summit records by decade and sex
- Age at first listed summit
- First summits by calendar month
- Age and year of first listed summit
- Cumulative first-summit records, 1953–1989
- Everest summitters reference table
1. Most common occupations, 1953–1989
Alpine guides lead the selected occupation labels with 25 climbers, followed by sixteen high-altitude porters. These two entries account for 41 of the 71 counts displayed here, showing the importance of work directly connected with mountains in this early group. Physicians are next with six. Engineering appears under several more specific descriptions, including mechanical, civil and electronics engineering, so its contribution is spread across separate bars rather than gathered into one profession.
The chart retains the original occupation labels to make the comparison traceable. A description such as alpine guide and physician is different from physician alone, while some biographies contain several jobs. These bars therefore show the most frequent exact labels, not an exhaustive classification of all 253 people. Fifty-four entries in the detailed table have no occupation recorded. That missing information matters, particularly when comparing professional climbers with other occupations. The table preserves the longer descriptions so readers can see the variety hidden behind a short ranking.
Source: The World in Stats, Mount Everest Climbers, 253-person first-summit table, 1953–1989; originally credited to UpEverest. Historical labels and source flags retained. Comparison list: Himal Mandap Journey, data credited to the Himalayan Database. Ten most frequent exact occupation labels; not all occupations.
2. Most common occupations of Everest summitters
Alpine guide is the largest label in the broader occupation comparison, with 307 entries. Students and physicians follow with 120 and 114, while alpinist and engineer are close at 71 and seventy. The ranking describes a much larger collection than the 1953–1989 table. It retains the figures used by the existing page, whose broader dataset does not state a final year. These counts should consequently be read as a fixed historical comparison, rather than a current total of everyone who has climbed Everest.
The ten displayed labels add to 850, but that is only the sum of the selected categories. Less frequent descriptions and missing occupations are outside the chart. Related work can also appear under different wording: engineer and civil engineer are separate entries, just as alpine guide and alpine instructor are distinct. Comparing their bar lengths is useful; treating each label as a perfectly standardised profession would be less reliable. The blue bars keep attention on those numerical differences.
Source: The World in Stats occupation chart. Broader historical coverage; closing year unspecified in the supplied dataset. Selected occupation labels only, not a complete total or a current count.
3. Leading nationalities, 1953–1989
1953–19751976–1989
Nepal has the largest number of entries among the leading nationalities, with 47 first-summit records through 1989. The United States follows with 28 and Japan with 27. Dividing each bar into the early period and the later years shows that the ranking developed over time. China contributes twelve records by 1975 and four afterwards, while Nepal adds forty after its first seven. The American total similarly grows from five to 28, and Japan from six to 27.
An additional bar includes all nationalities outside the ten leaders, ensuring that the chart accounts for all 253 table entries. Historical labels such as West Germany and the USSR are retained rather than reassigned to present-day countries. Tenzing Norgay’s combined Nepal and India entry also remains separate within the remainder. These figures count people by their first listed summit, not every ascent they subsequently made. The bars describe the recorded nationalities of climbers and should not be interpreted as the national sponsorship of entire expeditions.
Source: The World in Stats, Mount Everest Climbers, 253-person first-summit table, 1953–1989; originally credited to UpEverest. Historical labels and source flags retained. Comparison list: Himal Mandap Journey, data credited to the Himalayan Database. All 253 records included; top ten nationality labels plus the remaining 71 records.
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit on 29 May 1953, providing the first two entries in the historical table. Their records also illustrate the care needed with nationality charts: Hillary is listed under New Zealand, while Norgay has a combined Nepal and India label. Neither is reassigned to the nationality of the expedition. In the chart above, both entries sit within the other-nationalities group because their labels fall outside the ten leaders. The photograph preserves the human partnership behind those two records. Their listed ages, 33 and 39, also place both men within the largest age band shown later.
Jamling Tenzing Norgay collection / attribution as listed on Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
4. Nationalities of the first summitters, 1953–1975
China — 12India — 8Nepal — 7Japan — 6Italy — 5USA — 5Switzerland — 4UK — 3Nepal & India — 1New Zealand — 1
The early nationality picture is more concentrated than the longer comparison above. China leads with twelve of the 52 first-summit records dated from 1953 through 1975. India contributes eight, Nepal seven and Japan six. Together, those four labels account for 33 entries, just under two-thirds of the total. Italy and the United States each contribute five, Switzerland four and the United Kingdom three. The remaining two entries are New Zealand and the combined Nepal and India label.
The pie includes every nationality label present in this period, so its slices represent a complete total rather than a selection of leading countries. The four Swiss records all come from May 1956, illustrating how a single expedition can strongly influence a small historical sample. The three British records arrive in September 1975. Those clusters are important when reading national rankings: a difference of one or two climbers can change the ordering considerably. These totals are counts of recorded individuals, without adjustment for population or expedition participation.
Source: The World in Stats, Mount Everest Climbers, 253-person first-summit table, 1953–1989; originally credited to UpEverest. Historical labels and source flags retained. Comparison list: Himal Mandap Journey, data credited to the Himalayan Database. Complete 52-person subset through 1975; ten nationality labels. Colours draw on national flag colours.
5. Occupations of American Everest summitters
Alpine guides are the largest entry in the American occupation chart, with 85. Physicians follow with 38, ahead of attorneys on 22 and students on seventeen. The smaller labels include engineers, investors, airline pilots and several forms of banking. Their presence shows that the recorded biographies extend beyond jobs directly associated with climbing, although guides remain clearly ahead within this selected group of occupation labels.
The nine bars total 193 entries. This is not the number of all American Everest climbers, because the chart excludes occupations outside the selected ranking and does not provide a complete missing-data count. Its coverage also extends beyond the 1953–1989 reference table below. Banking is split between banker and investment banker, and it would be misleading to merge those labels without applying the same rules to every other profession. Occupation alone cannot establish a climber’s income, expedition costs or reasons for attempting Everest. The chart supports a comparison of recorded job descriptions, rather than an explanation of who could afford an expedition.
Source: The World in Stats occupation chart. Broader historical coverage; closing year unspecified in the supplied dataset. Selected occupation labels only, not a complete total or a current count.
6. Occupations of British Everest summitters
The British comparison places alpine guides first with 22 entries, followed by physicians with seventeen and students with twelve. Engineers contribute eight. Accountants, alpine instructors and teachers each have six, while attorneys, bankers and management consultants complete the displayed group. The spread is relatively broad: the leading label is prominent, but several occupations outside professional guiding also appear regularly in the selected categories.
The ten labels sum to ninety entries and belong to the broader dataset, rather than the eight British first-summit records in the 1953–1989 table. That distinction prevents the two sections from appearing contradictory. The photograph below connects this occupational theme with Doug Scott, whose detailed early record lists teaching, writing and photography together. Such descriptions show why a person’s career does not always fit neatly into one bar. The original labels remain separate here, and the ranking does not measure climbing ability, preparation or success rates. Those questions would require information about unsuccessful attempts as well as the climbers who reached the summit.
Source: The World in Stats occupation chart. Broader historical coverage; closing year unspecified in the supplied dataset. Selected occupation labels only, not a complete total or a current count.
Doug Scott reached Everest’s summit with Dougal Haston on 24 September 1975. His table entry lists him as a school teacher, writer and photographer, connecting the British occupation chart with a career that crossed several categories. He was 34 at the time of that first summit. This portrait was taken in July 2015, four decades after the ascent, and is not a photograph from the expedition. Scott’s detailed biography demonstrates why short occupation labels need context: a single person can teach, write, photograph and climb. The historical table retains the combined description rather than forcing his experience into one simplified job title.
7. Occupations of Indian Everest summitters
Students lead the Indian occupation chart with forty entries. Several other prominent labels describe military or border-police employment, including soldier, armed forces of India, serving in the Indian Army, army havildar and two descriptions associated with the Indo-Tibetan Border Police. Alpine instructors and alpinists are also represented. The pattern differs visibly from the American and British rankings, where alpine guide is the largest single label.
These are the original separate descriptions, not a newly merged military category. Combining them could be useful, but would require checking the underlying records for consistent definitions and possible overlap. The nine bars contain 114 entries from the broader dataset, whose closing year is unspecified. They should not be confused with the twelve Indian entries in the early historical table. That table includes both army officers and mountain instructors, along with occupations that are unrecorded. Its individual biographies provide context for the ranking while also showing why national comparisons need care when occupational wording and coverage differ between sources.
Source: The World in Stats occupation chart. Broader historical coverage; closing year unspecified in the supplied dataset. Selected occupation labels only, not a complete total or a current count. Shortened labels retain the original separate categories; ITBP = Indo-Tibetan Border Police.
8. Occupations of Chinese Everest summitters
Alpinist and alpine guide are the two largest labels in the Chinese occupation comparison, with eleven and nine entries. Businessman and manager each contribute five, followed by business with four. Five smaller labels have two entries each, covering mountaineering-association staff, economists, engineers, government employees and researchers. The chart preserves the distinctions in the source, including closely related business descriptions that would be combined under some occupational classification systems.
The small counts make the ranking sensitive to wording. A difference of one entry would noticeably affect several positions, and an unrecorded occupation cannot be assumed to belong to any particular profession. The displayed labels total 44 entries from the broader collection; they are separate from the sixteen Chinese first-summit records dated through 1989. Historical name spellings and nationality labels in that earlier table are retained for traceability. The chart shows the composition of the selected occupation records, not the occupational profile of the Chinese population or the chances that a person in a given job would climb Everest.
Source: The World in Stats occupation chart. Broader historical coverage; closing year unspecified in the supplied dataset. Selected occupation labels only, not a complete total or a current count. Mountaineering staff means China Mountaineering Association staff member; government staff means government employee.
9. Occupations of female Everest summitters
Students are the largest label in the selected female occupation records, with 24 entries. Alpine guides follow with sixteen and physicians with fifteen. Alpinist and housewife each have fourteen, while attorneys, Indian armed-forces personnel, nurses, engineers and journalists also appear. The range of descriptions includes paid professions, study and domestic roles, so this is a comparison of source labels rather than a classification limited to employment.
These ten entries sum to 126 counts from the broader dataset. They cannot be compared directly with the nine women in the 1953–1989 table, which covers a shorter period and includes only the first recorded summit of each person. Junko Tabei’s early record uses the historical label housewife; that short description does not capture the extent of her mountaineering experience. Preserving it makes the data transparent, while the accompanying portrait gives the individual more context. Neither the ranking nor the historical table measures how many women attempted Everest, so neither can be used to calculate a female summit success rate.
Source: The World in Stats occupation chart. Broader historical coverage; closing year unspecified in the supplied dataset. Selected occupation labels only, not a complete total or a current count. Historical labels retained, including housewife; source female category.
Junko Tabei became the first woman to reach Everest’s summit on 16 May 1975. Her record gives her age as 35 and her occupation as housewife, a historical label that captures only a small part of her identity as a climber. She is one of the nine women in the 1953–1989 table. This photograph was taken by Jaan Künnap at Communism Peak, now known as Ismoil Somoni Peak, in 1985. It therefore shows a later mountain expedition rather than the Everest ascent. Beside the occupation chart, the portrait reminds readers to see the accomplished individual behind a brief biographical category.
10. First-summit records by decade and sex
MenWomen
The number of first-summit records rises markedly across the four periods. There are six entries in 1953–1959, seventeen in the 1960s, 76 in the 1970s and 154 in the 1980s. The final decade supplies more than three-fifths of the 253-person historical table. The stacked columns distinguish the source’s male and female records: women first appear in the 1970s, with four entries, followed by five in the 1980s.
The first column covers only seven calendar years because the series begins with the 1953 ascent, whereas the other columns cover complete decades. Even allowing for that difference, the later period contains many more first-time summitters. These are people entering the list, not all successful ascents. Repeat climbs by an existing summitter do not increase the count again. Nor does the increase alone show that climbing became easy or that the probability of success rose: expedition numbers, participation and unsuccessful attempts are absent from this table. The chart describes growth in recorded first summits within a clearly bounded historical period.
Source: The World in Stats, Mount Everest Climbers, 253-person first-summit table, 1953–1989; originally credited to UpEverest. Historical labels and source flags retained. Comparison list: Himal Mandap Journey, data credited to the Himalayan Database. First period is 1953–1959; others are complete decades. Source M/F field.
11. Age at first listed summit
Climbers in their thirties form the largest age band, with 115 records, followed closely by those in their twenties with 105. Together, these groups account for 220 of the 249 entries with a usable age, or just over 88 per cent. There are 23 climbers in their forties, four in their fifties and two teenagers. The median recorded age is thirty, which gives a useful centre for the distribution without allowing the oldest and youngest entries to dominate it.
Four source records use zero in the age field. They are treated as missing information, not as genuine ages, and are excluded from these bars. The table makes those missing values explicit. Ages describe the first summit listed for each climber, so a later repeat ascent at an older age would not move that individual into a different band. This is also not an age-specific success rate: the chart contains summitters only, with no count of how many people in each age group attempted the mountain.
Source: The World in Stats, Mount Everest Climbers, 253-person first-summit table, 1953–1989; originally credited to UpEverest. Historical labels and source flags retained. Comparison list: Himal Mandap Journey, data credited to the Himalayan Database. 249 recorded ages; four source zeros treated as missing and excluded. Ten-year age bands.
12. First summits by calendar month
February — 2April — 13May — 119August — 7September — 22October — 86December — 4
May is the largest summit month in the historical table, accounting for 119 first-summit records. October follows with 86, and September with 22. Together, May and October contain 205 of the 253 entries, just over 81 per cent. April, August, December and February provide the remaining records. Months without any listed first summits are omitted from the pie, while all records are included in its denominator.
The colours move through seasonal associations: green shades for April and May, warm tones for the later summer and autumn months, and cool blues for February and December. This makes the calendar pattern easier to recognise without adding unrelated colours to a simple ranking. The distribution is specific to first listed summits between 1953 and 1989. It is not a current climbing calendar, and it does not count repeat ascents by people already in the table. A concentration of successful dates also says nothing by itself about the weather or risk on any particular day.
Source: The World in Stats, Mount Everest Climbers, 253-person first-summit table, 1953–1989; originally credited to UpEverest. Historical labels and source flags retained. Comparison list: Himal Mandap Journey, data credited to the Himalayan Database. All 253 records; months with zero entries omitted.
Joe Hastings photographed Everest on 13 May 2007, making this view a visual connection with the most frequent month in the chart above. May accounts for 119 of the 253 first-summit records in the historical table, compared with 86 in October. The photograph shows the mountain’s north face from Tibet and was taken well after the table’s 1989 endpoint. It illustrates the setting rather than documenting one of the listed ascents. A clear view of the mountain is not evidence of summit conditions on a particular day, and the monthly counts describe recorded dates rather than a recommendation about climbing.
13. Age and year of first listed summit
Plotting age against the year of first summit reveals the people behind the age bands. Most points sit between twenty and forty throughout the period, while a smaller number reach into the forties and fifties. Dick Bass is the highest point, with a recorded age of 55 in 1985. Chris Bonington, Gerhard Schmatz and Jozef Psotka each appear at fifty. The two teenage entries lie at the other end of the distribution.
Each plotted record represents one climber with a usable age. Where several people share the same year and age, their points overlap, so the visible number of dots is smaller than the 249 records supplied to the chart. The table allows those individual entries to be distinguished. Four missing ages are excluded consistently with the preceding age distribution. The scatter plot is intended to show spread and unusual entries rather than prove a trend. Differences between years may reflect the composition of individual expeditions, and no statistical relationship between age and successful climbing is established here.
Source: The World in Stats, Mount Everest Climbers, 253-person first-summit table, 1953–1989; originally credited to UpEverest. Historical labels and source flags retained. Comparison list: Himal Mandap Journey, data credited to the Himalayan Database. 249 records with known ages; identical year–age pairs overlap. Hover or tap a point for its record.
14. Cumulative first-summit records, 1953–1989
The cumulative line begins with Hillary and Norgay’s two entries in 1953 and reaches 253 by the end of 1989. Its steeper sections mark years that added many new names. The total reaches 99 in 1979, 191 in 1987 and 235 in 1988. That last increase of 44 is the largest annual addition in the table, followed by eighteen more records in 1989. Flat stretches show years without a new first-summit entry in this particular list.
Reading the line alongside the decade chart helps distinguish the overall accumulation from the irregular annual pattern. A cumulative total cannot fall, even if a later year has fewer new summitters or no new entries at all. It also does not count the number of living climbers, the number currently active or the total number of Everest ascents. Each person remains in the historical total after their first listed summit. The reference table below supplies the names, dates, ages, nationalities and occupations behind that progression.
Source: The World in Stats, Mount Everest Climbers, 253-person first-summit table, 1953–1989; originally credited to UpEverest. Historical labels and source flags retained. Comparison list: Himal Mandap Journey, data credited to the Himalayan Database. Year-end cumulative count; includes zero-addition years. Total reaches 253.
15. Everest summitters, 1953–1989
All 253 records from the existing historical table. Scroll sideways and vertically. The first-summit date is expanded to a four-digit year; zero ages and blank occupations are marked Not recorded. Names retain source spellings, bracketed repeat-ascent annotations and legacy flags. Those annotations are historical and are not current career summit totals.
| No. | Climber (source name) | Nationality (source) | Sex (source) | Age at first summit | First listed summit | Year | Month | Period | Age band | Occupation (source) | Source note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmund Percival Hillary | New Zealand | Male | 33 | 1953-05-29 | 1953 | May | 1950s | 30–39 | Apiarist & alpinist | |
| 2 | Tenzing Norgay | Nepal & India | Male | 39 | 1953-05-29 | 1953 | May | 1950s | 30–39 | Not recorded | |
| 3 | Juerg P. Marmet | Switzerland | Male | 28 | 1956-05-23 | 1956 | May | 1950s | 20–29 | Engineer (oxygen expert) | |
| 4 | Ernst Schmied | Switzerland | Male | 31 | 1956-05-23 | 1956 | May | 1950s | 30–39 | Business executive | |
| 5 | Adolf (Dolf) Reist | Switzerland | Male | 35 | 1956-05-24 | 1956 | May | 1950s | 30–39 | Photographer & aircraft mechanic | |
| 6 | Hans-Rudolf Von Gunten | Switzerland | Male | 27 | 1956-05-24 | 1956 | May | 1950s | 20–29 | Chemist | |
| 7 | Gombu (Konbu) | China | Male | 25 | 1960-05-25 | 1960 | May | 1960s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 8 | Ying-Hua Qu | China | Male | 25 | 1960-05-25 | 1960 | May | 1960s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 9 | Fu-Chou Wang | China | Male | 24 | 1960-05-25 | 1960 | May | 1960s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 10 | James W. (Jim) Whittaker | USA | Male | 34 | 1963-05-01 | 1963 | May | 1960s | 30–39 | Manager, Recreational Equipment Inc, Seattle retail co-op | |
| 11 | Nawang Gombu (2) | India | Male | 26 | 1963-05-01 | 1963 | May | 1960s | 20–29 | Instructor, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute | |
| 12 | Barry Chapman Bishop | USA | Male | 31 | 1963-05-22 | 1963 | May | 1960s | 30–39 | Photographer & geographer, National Geographic Society | |
| 13 | Luther Gerald (Lute) Jerstad | USA | Male | 26 | 1963-05-22 | 1963 | May | 1960s | 20–29 | Speech instructor, University of Oregon alpine guide | |
| 14 | Thomas Frederick Hornbein | USA | Male | 32 | 1963-05-22 | 1963 | May | 1960s | 30–39 | Physician (anesthesiologist) | |
| 15 | William Francis (Willi) Unsoeld | USA | Male | 36 | 1963-05-22 | 1963 | May | 1960s | 30–39 | University professor of philosophy & religion, deputy director | |
| 16 | Autar Singh Cheema | India | Male | 27 | 1965-05-20 | 1965 | May | 1960s | 20–29 | Major, Indian Army | |
| 17 | Sonam Gyatso | India | Male | 42 | 1965-05-22 | 1965 | May | 1960s | 40–49 | Not recorded | |
| 18 | Sonam Wangyal | India | Male | 23 | 1965-05-22 | 1965 | May | 1960s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 19 | Ang Kami Sherpa | India | Male | Not recorded | 1965-05-24 | 1965 | May | 1960s | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 20 | C. P. Vohra | India | Male | 30 | 1965-05-24 | 1965 | May | 1960s | 30–39 | Not recorded | |
| 21 | Hari Pal Singh Ahluwalia | India | Male | 27 | 1965-05-29 | 1965 | May | 1960s | 20–29 | Captain, Indian Army | |
| 22 | Harish Chandra Singh Rawat | India | Male | 30 | 1965-05-29 | 1965 | May | 1960s | 30–39 | Not recorded | |
| 23 | Phu Dorje Sherpa (Khumjung) | Nepal | Male | 39 | 1965-05-29 | 1965 | May | 1960s | 30–39 | Not recorded | |
| 24 | Teruo Matsuura | Japan | Male | 36 | 1970-05-11 | 1970 | May | 1970s | 30–39 | Not recorded | |
| 25 | Naomi Uemura | Japan | Male | 29 | 1970-05-11 | 1970 | May | 1970s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 26 | Katsutoshi Hirabayashi | Japan | Male | 35 | 1970-05-12 | 1970 | May | 1970s | 30–39 | Not recorded | |
| 27 | Chotare Sherpa (Namche Bazar) | Nepal | Male | 37 | 1970-05-12 | 1970 | May | 1970s | 30–39 | Not recorded | |
| 28 | Rinaldo Carrel | Italy | Male | 21 | 1973-05-05 | 1973 | May | 1970s | 20–29 | Alpine guide | |
| 29 | Mirko Minuzzo | Italy | Male | 26 | 1973-05-05 | 1973 | May | 1970s | 20–29 | Alpine guide | |
| 30 | Lhakpa Tenzing Sherpa (Namche Bazar) | Nepal | Male | 32 | 1973-05-05 | 1973 | May | 1970s | 30–39 | Not recorded | |
| 31 | Shambu Tamang (Lisankhu) (2) | Nepal | Male | 17 | 1973-05-05 | 1973 | May | 1970s | 10–19 | Not recorded | |
| 32 | Claudio Benedetti | Italy | Male | 27 | 1973-05-07 | 1973 | May | 1970s | 20–29 | Alpine & ski instructor in Military School of Aosta | |
| 33 | Virginio Epis | Italy | Male | 41 | 1973-05-07 | 1973 | May | 1970s | 40–49 | Alpine & ski instructor in Military School of Aosta | |
| 34 | Fabrizio Innamorati | Italy | Male | 30 | 1973-05-07 | 1973 | May | 1970s | 30–39 | Ski & alpine instructor in the Military School | |
| 35 | Sonam Gyaltzen Sherpa (Bagam) | Nepal | Male | 29 | 1973-05-07 | 1973 | May | 1970s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 36 | Hisashi Ishiguro | Japan | Male | 28 | 1973-10-26 | 1973 | October | 1970s | 20–29 | Office worker | |
| 37 | Yasuo Kato (3) | Japan | Male | 24 | 1973-10-26 | 1973 | October | 1970s | 20–29 | Student of university | |
| 38 | Ms. Junko Tabei | Japan | Female | 35 | 1975-05-16 | 1975 | May | 1970s | 30–39 | Housewife | |
| 39 | Ang Tshering Sherpa (Namche Bazar) | Nepal | Male | 25 | 1975-05-16 | 1975 | May | 1970s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 40 | Da Phuntsok (Darphuntso) | China | Male | 30 | 1975-05-27 | 1975 | May | 1970s | 30–39 | Not recorded | |
| 41 | Kunga Pasang (Gonga Basang) | China | Male | 27 | 1975-05-27 | 1975 | May | 1970s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 42 | Lhotse (Louze) | China | Male | 36 | 1975-05-27 | 1975 | May | 1970s | 30–39 | Not recorded | |
| 43 | Ngapo Khyen (Abu Qin) | China | Male | 18 | 1975-05-27 | 1975 | May | 1970s | 10–19 | Not recorded | |
| 44 | Ms. Phantog (Phandu, Pando) | China | Female | 36 | 1975-05-27 | 1975 | May | 1970s | 30–39 | Not recorded | |
| 45 | Samdrup (Samdruk) | China | Male | 22 | 1975-05-27 | 1975 | May | 1970s | 20–29 | Alpinist | |
| 46 | Sonam Norbu | China | Male | 28 | 1975-05-27 | 1975 | May | 1970s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 47 | Tsering Tobgyal | China | Male | Not recorded | 1975-05-27 | 1975 | May | 1970s | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 48 | Sheng-Fu Hou | China | Male | 35 | 1975-05-27 | 1975 | May | 1970s | 30–39 | Not recorded | |
| 49 | Dougal Haston | UK | Male | 33 | 1975-09-24 | 1975 | September | 1970s | 30–39 | Director of International School of Mountaineering, Leysin | |
| 50 | Douglas Keith (Doug) Scott | UK | Male | 34 | 1975-09-24 | 1975 | September | 1970s | 30–39 | School teacher, writer and photographer | |
| 51 | Peter David Boardman | UK | Male | 24 | 1975-09-26 | 1975 | September | 1970s | 20–29 | National officer, British Mountaineering Council | |
| 52 | Pertemba Sherpa (Khumjung) (3) | Nepal | Male | 27 | 1975-09-26 | 1975 | September | 1970s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 53 | Michael P. (Bronco) Lane | UK | Male | 30 | 1976-05-16 | 1976 | May | 1970s | 30–39 | Royal Artillery (Corporal) | |
| 54 | John Henry (Brummie) Stokes | UK | Male | 30 | 1976-05-16 | 1976 | May | 1970s | 30–39 | Royal Green Jackets (Sergeant) | |
| 55 | Chris H. Chandler | USA | Male | 28 | 1976-10-08 | 1976 | October | 1970s | 20–29 | Physician | |
| 56 | Robert (Bob) Cormack | USA | Male | 30 | 1976-10-08 | 1976 | October | 1970s | 30–39 | Pilot | |
| 57 | Sang-Don Ko | S Korea | Male | 28 | 1977-09-15 | 1977 | September | 1970s | 20–29 | Works for Korean state cigarette monopoly | |
| 58 | Pemba Nurbu/Norbu Sherpa (Namche Bazar) | Nepal | Male | 28 | 1977-09-15 | 1977 | September | 1970s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 59 | Wolfgang Nairz | Austria | Male | 33 | 1978-05-03 | 1978 | May | 1970s | 30–39 | Staff member, Austrian Alpine Club | |
| 60 | Horst Bergmann | Austria | Male | 36 | 1978-05-03 | 1978 | May | 1970s | 30–39 | Owns & manages motor car body repair shop & cameraman | |
| 61 | Hans Robert Schauer (3) | Austria | Male | 24 | 1978-05-03 | 1978 | May | 1970s | 20–29 | Alpine guide | |
| 62 | Ang Phu Sherpa (Khumjung) (2) | Nepal | Male | 27 | 1978-05-03 | 1978 | May | 1970s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 63 | Peter Habeler | Austria | Male | 35 | 1978-05-08 | 1978 | May | 1970s | 30–39 | Alpine guide & ski Instructor | |
| 64 | Reinhold Messner (2) | Italy | Male | 33 | 1978-05-08 | 1978 | May | 1970s | 30–39 | Not recorded | |
| 65 | Reinhard Karl | W Germany | Male | 31 | 1978-05-11 | 1978 | May | 1970s | 30–39 | Student | |
| 66 | Oswald Oelz | Austria | Male | 35 | 1978-05-11 | 1978 | May | 1970s | 30–39 | Staff of the Univ. Hospital | |
| 67 | Franz Oppurg | Austria | Male | 29 | 1978-05-14 | 1978 | May | 1970s | 20–29 | Alpine guide | |
| 68 | Josef Mack | W Germany | Male | 28 | 1978-10-14 | 1978 | October | 1970s | 20–29 | Dental surgeon | |
| 69 | Hubert Hillmaier | W Germany | Male | 34 | 1978-10-14 | 1978 | October | 1970s | 30–39 | Alpine guide | |
| 70 | Hans Engl | W Germany | Male | 34 | 1978-10-14 | 1978 | October | 1970s | 30–39 | Carpenter | |
| 71 | Jean Afanassieff | France | Male | 25 | 1978-10-15 | 1978 | October | 1970s | 20–29 | Alpine guide | |
| 72 | Nicolas Jaeger | France | Male | 31 | 1978-10-15 | 1978 | October | 1970s | 30–39 | Alpine guide & physician (mountaineering medicine) | |
| 73 | Pierre Mazeaud | France | Male | 49 | 1978-10-15 | 1978 | October | 1970s | 40–49 | Former Minister of Youth and Sports/former member of parliament | |
| 74 | Kurt Diemberger | Austria | Male | 46 | 1978-10-15 | 1978 | October | 1970s | 40–49 | Alpine guide & cameraman | |
| 75 | Siegfried (Sigi) Hupfauer | W Germany | Male | 37 | 1978-10-16 | 1978 | October | 1970s | 30–39 | Alpine guide | |
| 76 | Ms. Wanda Rutkiewicz | Poland | Female | 35 | 1978-10-16 | 1978 | October | 1970s | 30–39 | Electronics engineer | |
| 77 | Robert Allenbach | Switzerland | Male | 28 | 1978-10-16 | 1978 | October | 1970s | 20–29 | Machine-tools salesman | |
| 78 | Wilhelm Klimek | W Germany | Male | 37 | 1978-10-16 | 1978 | October | 1970s | 30–39 | Installs heating & cooling equipment in buildings | |
| 79 | Ang Dorje Sherpa (Thamo) (2) | Nepal | Male | 29 | 1978-10-16 | 1978 | October | 1970s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 80 | Ang Kami Sherpa (Tsermadingma) (2) | Nepal | Male | Not recorded | 1978-10-16 | 1978 | October | 1970s | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 81 | Mingma Nuru Sherpa (Khumjung) | Nepal | Male | Not recorded | 1978-10-16 | 1978 | October | 1970s | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| 82 | Bernd Kullmann | W Germany | Male | 24 | 1978-10-17 | 1978 | October | 1970s | 20–29 | Student (biology & physical education) | |
| 83 | Georg Ritter | W Germany | Male | 31 | 1978-10-17 | 1978 | October | 1970s | 30–39 | Surveyor | |
| 84 | Andrej Stremfelj (2) | Yugoslavia | Male | 22 | 1979-05-13 | 1979 | May | 1970s | 20–29 | Student of physical education | |
| 85 | Jernej (Nejc) Zaplotnik | Yugoslavia | Male | 27 | 1979-05-13 | 1979 | May | 1970s | 20–29 | Teacher | |
| 86 | Stanislav (Stane) Belak-Srauf | Yugoslavia | Male | 38 | 1979-05-15 | 1979 | May | 1970s | 30–39 | Mechanical technician | |
| 87 | Stipe Bozic (2) | Yugoslavia | Male | 28 | 1979-05-15 | 1979 | May | 1970s | 20–29 | Mechanical engineer | |
| 88 | Gerhard Schmatz | W Germany | Male | 50 | 1979-10-01 | 1979 | October | 1970s | 50–59 | Attorney | |
| 89 | Johann (Hans) Von Kaenel | Switzerland | Male | 38 | 1979-10-01 | 1979 | October | 1970s | 30–39 | Head of department in sporting-goods shop | |
| 90 | Hermann Warth | W Germany | Male | 38 | 1979-10-01 | 1979 | October | 1970s | 30–39 | University lecturer in political science | |
| 91 | Lhakpa Gyalzen/Gyalu Sherpa (Phortse) | Nepal | Male | 30 | 1979-10-01 | 1979 | October | 1970s | 30–39 | Not recorded | |
| 92 | Nicholas Victor Aloysius (Nick) Banks | New Zealand | Male | 27 | 1979-10-02 | 1979 | October | 1970s | 20–29 | Alpine instructor | |
| 93 | Tilman Fischbach | W Germany | Male | 31 | 1979-10-02 | 1979 | October | 1970s | 30–39 | Holds a diploma as a chemist & is candidate for medical degree | |
| 94 | Raymond Edward (Ray) Genet | USA | Male | 48 | 1979-10-02 | 1979 | October | 1970s | 40–49 | Alpine guide | |
| 95 | Guenter Kaempfe | W Germany | Male | 46 | 1979-10-02 | 1979 | October | 1970s | 40–49 | Mechanical engineer | |
| 96 | Ms. Hannelore Schmatz | W Germany | Female | 39 | 1979-10-02 | 1979 | October | 1970s | 30–39 | Housewife | |
| 97 | Ang Jangbu (Ang Jambu) Sherpa (Pangboche) | Nepal | Male | 21 | 1979-10-02 | 1979 | October | 1970s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 98 | Ang Phurba Sherpa (Namche Bazar) | Nepal | Male | 22 | 1979-10-02 | 1979 | October | 1970s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 99 | Sungdare Sherpa (Pangboche) (5) | Nepal | Male | 24 | 1979-10-02 | 1979 | October | 1970s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 100 | Leszek Cichy | Poland | Male | 28 | 1980-02-17 | 1980 | February | 1980s | 20–29 | Geodesic engineer | |
| 101 | Krzysztof Wielicki | Poland | Male | 30 | 1980-02-17 | 1980 | February | 1980s | 30–39 | Electronics engineer | |
| 102 | Tsuneo Shigehiro | Japan | Male | 32 | 1980-05-10 | 1980 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Sporting goods salesman | |
| 103 | Takashi Ozaki (2) | Japan | Male | 27 | 1980-05-10 | 1980 | May | 1980s | 20–29 | Employee of Kameyama-Automobile Co. | |
| 104 | Martin Zabaleta Larburu | Spain | Male | 30 | 1980-05-14 | 1980 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Works in Uriarte's trekking company leading treks overseas | |
| 105 | Pasang Temba Sherpa (Ghat) | Nepal | Male | 29 | 1980-05-14 | 1980 | May | 1980s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 106 | Andrzej (Leszek) Czok | Poland | Male | 31 | 1980-05-19 | 1980 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Electronics engineer | |
| 107 | Jerzy Kukuczka | Poland | Male | 32 | 1980-05-19 | 1980 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Mechanical engineer | |
| 108 | Christopher M. (Kris) Kopczynski | USA | Male | 33 | 1981-10-21 | 1981 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | Building contractor | |
| 109 | Christopher J. (Chris) Pizzo | USA | Male | 32 | 1981-10-24 | 1981 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | Physician | |
| 110 | Young/Yong Tenzing Sherpa (Namche Bazar) | Nepal | Male | 28 | 1981-10-24 | 1981 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 111 | Peter Harvey Hackett | USA | Male | 33 | 1981-10-24 | 1981 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | Physician | |
| 112 | Vladimir Sergeevich Balyberdin (2) | USSR | Male | 32 | 1982-05-04 | 1982 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Senior engineer | |
| 113 | Eduard Vikentevich Myslovsky | USSR | Male | 44 | 1982-05-04 | 1982 | May | 1980s | 40–49 | Senior researcher, State Machine Building Institute | |
| 114 | Sergei Igorevich Bershov (3) | USSR | Male | 35 | 1982-05-04 | 1982 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | House painter | |
| 115 | Mikhail Mikhailovich Turkevich | USSR | Male | 29 | 1982-05-04 | 1982 | May | 1980s | 20–29 | Senior instructor, Mountaineering club "Donbass" | |
| 116 | Sergei Borisovich Efimov | USSR | Male | 38 | 1982-05-05 | 1982 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Instructor (Sverdlovsk) | |
| 117 | Valentin Andreevich Ivanov | USSR | Male | 40 | 1982-05-05 | 1982 | May | 1980s | 40–49 | Department chief, Designing Bureau | |
| 118 | Valeri Nikolaevich Khrishchati | USSR | Male | 30 | 1982-05-08 | 1982 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Engineer and geologist | |
| 119 | Kazbek Shakimovich Valiev | USSR | Male | 29 | 1982-05-08 | 1982 | May | 1980s | 20–29 | Senior engineer, seismology institute, Acadamy of Sciences | |
| 120 | Yuri Fedorovich Golodov | USSR | Male | 38 | 1982-05-09 | 1982 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Senior researcher, Fish-breeding Research Institute | |
| 121 | Valeri Vasipevich Khomutov | USSR | Male | 40 | 1982-05-09 | 1982 | May | 1980s | 40–49 | Department chief (Moscow Radio Research Institute) | |
| 122 | Vladimir Nikolaevich Puchkov | USSR | Male | 33 | 1982-05-09 | 1982 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Mechanic, plant named after M. I. Kalinin | |
| 123 | Laurie Skreslet | Canada | Male | 32 | 1982-10-05 | 1982 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | Alpine guide | |
| 124 | Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa (Khunde) (2) | Nepal | Male | 27 | 1982-10-05 | 1982 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 125 | Patrick (Pat) Morrow | Canada | Male | 29 | 1982-10-07 | 1982 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | Photographer | |
| 126 | Lhakpa Tshering Sherpa (Khunde) (4) | Nepal | Male | 26 | 1982-10-07 | 1982 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 127 | Pema Dorje Sherpa (Khumjung) (3) | Nepal | Male | 23 | 1982-10-07 | 1982 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 128 | David Finlay Breashears (5) | USA | Male | 27 | 1983-05-07 | 1983 | May | 1980s | 20–29 | Film-maker | |
| 129 | Peter Jamieson | USA | Male | 27 | 1983-05-07 | 1983 | May | 1980s | 20–29 | Manager, mountaineering-equipment shop | |
| 130 | Gerard A. (Gerry) Roach | USA | Male | 39 | 1983-05-07 | 1983 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Computer scientist | |
| 131 | Ang Rita Sherpa (Yilajung) (10) | Nepal | Male | 34 | 1983-05-07 | 1983 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | High-altitude porter | |
| 132 | Lawrence Darius (Larry) Nielson | USA | Male | 35 | 1983-05-07 | 1983 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | School teacher | |
| 133 | Gary R. Neptune | USA | Male | 37 | 1983-05-14 | 1983 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Sells mountaineering equipment | |
| 134 | James H. (Jim) States | USA | Male | 37 | 1983-05-14 | 1983 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Physician | |
| 135 | Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa (Phortse) | Nepal | Male | 25 | 1983-05-14 | 1983 | May | 1980s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 136 | Carlos Paltenghe Rockhold Buhler | USA | Male | 28 | 1983-10-08 | 1983 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | Alpine guide | |
| 137 | Kim A. Momb | USA | Male | 27 | 1983-10-08 | 1983 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | Construction worker | |
| 138 | Louis French (Lou) Reichardt | USA | Male | 41 | 1983-10-08 | 1983 | October | 1980s | 40–49 | Professor of neurobiology | |
| 139 | Haruichi Kawamura | Japan | Male | 35 | 1983-10-08 | 1983 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | Designer, mountaineering clothing and equipment | |
| 140 | Shomi Suzuki | Japan | Male | 30 | 1983-10-08 | 1983 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | Alpine guide | |
| 141 | Haruyuki Endo | Japan | Male | 26 | 1983-10-08 | 1983 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | Civil engineer | |
| 142 | Hiroshi Yoshino | Japan | Male | 33 | 1983-10-08 | 1983 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | Salesman, mountaineering equipment shop | |
| 143 | Hironobu Kamuro | Japan | Male | 31 | 1983-10-08 | 1983 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | Buddhist monk | |
| 144 | George Henry Lowe | USA | Male | 39 | 1983-10-09 | 1983 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | Physicist | |
| 145 | Jay L. Cassell | USA | Male | 35 | 1983-10-09 | 1983 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | Not recorded | |
| 146 | Daniel Allen (Dan) Reid | USA | Male | 41 | 1983-10-09 | 1983 | October | 1980s | 40–49 | Cardio-thoracic surgeon | |
| 147 | Noboru Yamada (3) | Japan | Male | 33 | 1983-12-16 | 1983 | December | 1980s | 30–39 | Electrical engineer | |
| 148 | Kazunari Murakami | Japan | Male | 28 | 1983-12-16 | 1983 | December | 1980s | 20–29 | Plumber | |
| 149 | Nawang Yonden Sherpa (Beding) | Nepal | Male | 31 | 1983-12-16 | 1983 | December | 1980s | 30–39 | Alpine guide | |
| 150 | Christo Ivanov Prodanov | Bulgaria | Male | 41 | 1984-04-20 | 1984 | April | 1980s | 40–49 | Metallurgical engineer | |
| 151 | Metodi Stefanov Savov | Bulgaria | Male | 36 | 1984-05-08 | 1984 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Television cameraman | |
| 152 | Ivan Georgiev Valtchev | Bulgaria | Male | 36 | 1984-05-08 | 1984 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Mechanical engineer | |
| 153 | Kiril Dimitrov Doskov | Bulgaria | Male | 25 | 1984-05-09 | 1984 | May | 1980s | 20–29 | Student, geology and geography | |
| 154 | Nikolay Mihaylov Petkov (2) | Bulgaria | Male | 25 | 1984-05-09 | 1984 | May | 1980s | 20–29 | Student (Sofia University) | |
| 155 | Phu Dorjee Sherpa | India | Male | 34 | 1984-05-09 | 1984 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Alpine instructor | |
| 156 | Ms. Bachendri Pal | India | Female | 29 | 1984-05-23 | 1984 | May | 1980s | 20–29 | Teacher, physical education | |
| 157 | Dorje Lhatoo Sherpa | India | Male | 39 | 1984-05-23 | 1984 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Alpine instructor | |
| 158 | Sonam Palzor Sarapa | India | Male | 40 | 1984-05-23 | 1984 | May | 1980s | 40–49 | Company commander of Indian Border Police | |
| 159 | Timothy John Macartney-Snape (2) | Australia | Male | 28 | 1984-10-03 | 1984 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 160 | Gregory (Greg) Mortimer | Australia | Male | 31 | 1984-10-03 | 1984 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | Geologist | |
| 161 | Zoltan Demjan | Czechoslovakia | Male | 29 | 1984-10-15 | 1984 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | Geologist | |
| 162 | Jozef Psotka | Czechoslovakia | Male | 50 | 1984-10-15 | 1984 | October | 1980s | 50–59 | Electronics and physics teacher, high school | |
| 163 | Philip Michael (Phil) Ershler (2) | USA | Male | 33 | 1984-10-20 | 1984 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | Alpine guide | |
| 164 | Christian John Storey (Chris) Bonington | UK | Male | 50 | 1985-04-21 | 1985 | April | 1980s | 50–59 | Alpinist | |
| 165 | Odd Eliassen | Norway | Male | 40 | 1985-04-21 | 1985 | April | 1980s | 40–49 | Master carpenter | |
| 166 | Bjorn Age Myrer-Lund | Norway | Male | 33 | 1985-04-21 | 1985 | April | 1980s | 30–39 | Student | |
| 167 | Dawa Norbu Sherpa (Yilajung) | Nepal | Male | 27 | 1985-04-21 | 1985 | April | 1980s | 20–29 | High-altitude porter | |
| 168 | Lhakpa Dorje (Ang Lhakpa) Sherpa (Khunde) | Nepal | Male | 26 | 1985-04-21 | 1985 | April | 1980s | 20–29 | High-altitude porter | |
| 169 | Arne Ludwig R. Naess Jr. | Norway | Male | 47 | 1985-04-29 | 1985 | April | 1980s | 40–49 | Shipping executive | |
| 170 | Stein P. Aasheim | Norway | Male | 34 | 1985-04-29 | 1985 | April | 1980s | 30–39 | Journalist | |
| 171 | Ralph Hoibakk | Norway | Male | 47 | 1985-04-29 | 1985 | April | 1980s | 40–49 | Computer specialist | |
| 172 | Havard Nesheim | Norway | Male | 29 | 1985-04-29 | 1985 | April | 1980s | 20–29 | Physician | |
| 173 | Chowang Rinzi Sherpa (Namche Bazar) | Nepal | Male | 35 | 1985-04-29 | 1985 | April | 1980s | 30–39 | High-altitude porter | |
| 174 | Richard Daniel (Dick) Bass | USA | Male | 55 | 1985-04-30 | 1985 | April | 1980s | 50–59 | Oil geologist | |
| 175 | Ang Phurba Sherpa (Thami) (3) | Nepal | Male | 23 | 1985-04-30 | 1985 | April | 1980s | 20–29 | High-altitude porter | |
| 176 | Oscar Cadiach Puig (2) | Spain | Male | 32 | 1985-08-28 | 1985 | August | 1980s | 30–39 | Shopkeeper (mountaineering & skiing equipment) | |
| 177 | Antoni Sors Ferrer | Spain | Male | 35 | 1985-08-28 | 1985 | August | 1980s | 30–39 | Not recorded | |
| 178 | Carles Valles Ocana | Spain | Male | 27 | 1985-08-28 | 1985 | August | 1980s | 20–29 | Shoe salesman | |
| 179 | Ang Karma Sherpa (Dhorphu) | Nepal | Male | 26 | 1985-08-28 | 1985 | August | 1980s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 180 | Narayan Kumar Shrestha | Nepal | Male | 25 | 1985-08-28 | 1985 | August | 1980s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 181 | Etsuo Akutsu | Japan | Male | 47 | 1985-10-30 | 1985 | October | 1980s | 40–49 | Cameraman | |
| 182 | Satoshi Kimoto | Japan | Male | 29 | 1985-10-30 | 1985 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | Quality-control inspector in factory | |
| 183 | Hideji Nazuka (2) | Japan | Male | 30 | 1985-10-30 | 1985 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | Truck driver | |
| 184 | Teruo Saegusa (2) | Japan | Male | 28 | 1985-10-30 | 1985 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | Office worker | |
| 185 | Mitsuyoshi Sato | Japan | Male | 24 | 1985-10-30 | 1985 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | Warehouse worker | |
| 186 | Kuniaki Yagihara | Japan | Male | 38 | 1985-10-30 | 1985 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | Telephone technician | |
| 187 | Dwayne Congdon | Canada | Male | 29 | 1986-05-20 | 1986 | May | 1980s | 20–29 | Alpine guide & alpinist | |
| 188 | Ms. Sharon Wood | Canada | Female | 29 | 1986-05-20 | 1986 | May | 1980s | 20–29 | Alpinist & instructor | |
| 189 | Erhard Loretan | Switzerland | Male | 27 | 1986-08-30 | 1986 | August | 1980s | 20–29 | Alpine guide | |
| 190 | Jean Fernand Troillet | Switzerland | Male | 38 | 1986-08-30 | 1986 | August | 1980s | 30–39 | Alpine guide | |
| 191 | Young-Ho Heo (5) | S Korea | Male | 33 | 1987-12-22 | 1987 | December | 1980s | 30–39 | Office worker | |
| 192 | Tsering Dorje (Cerin Duoji) (2) | China | Male | 27 | 1988-05-05 | 1988 | May | 1980s | 20–29 | Peasant | |
| 193 | Lhakpa Nuru (Ang Lhakpa) Sherpa (Khunde) (2) | Nepal | Male | 24 | 1988-05-05 | 1988 | May | 1980s | 20–29 | Alpinist | |
| 194 | Zhi-Xin Li | China | Male | 25 | 1988-05-05 | 1988 | May | 1980s | 20–29 | Chinese Mountaineering Association, staff member | |
| 195 | Lhakpa Sona Sherpa (Phortse) | Nepal | Male | 27 | 1988-05-05 | 1988 | May | 1980s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 196 | Munehiko Yamamoto | Japan | Male | 28 | 1988-05-05 | 1988 | May | 1980s | 20–29 | Staff member, junior high shcool | |
| 197 | Shoji Nakamura | Japan | Male | 45 | 1988-05-05 | 1988 | May | 1980s | 40–49 | Not recorded | |
| 198 | Susumu Nakamura | Japan | Male | 42 | 1988-05-05 | 1988 | May | 1980s | 40–49 | Not recorded | |
| 199 | Rinchen Phuntsok (Rinchen Phinzo) | China | Male | 44 | 1988-05-05 | 1988 | May | 1980s | 40–49 | Vice leader, Tibetan mountaineering team | |
| 200 | Da Ciren (Da Cering) | China | Male | 37 | 1988-05-05 | 1988 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Alpinist | |
| 201 | Padam Bahadur Tamang (Chuchure) | Nepal | Male | 33 | 1988-05-10 | 1988 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Army serviceman | |
| 202 | Stephen Malcolm Westmacott Venables | UK | Male | 34 | 1988-05-12 | 1988 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Mountaineering writer & lecturer | |
| 203 | Paul Bayne | Australia | Male | 31 | 1988-05-25 | 1988 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Alpine & ski guide | |
| 204 | Patrick Alexander Cullinan | Australia | Male | 37 | 1988-05-25 | 1988 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Major in Army | |
| 205 | John Robert Muir | Australia | Male | 27 | 1988-05-28 | 1988 | May | 1980s | 20–29 | Professional alpinist | |
| 206 | Chang-Sun Kim | S Korea | Male | 28 | 1988-09-26 | 1988 | September | 1980s | 20–29 | Professional alpinist | |
| 207 | Hong-Gil Um (3) | S Korea | Male | 28 | 1988-09-26 | 1988 | September | 1980s | 20–29 | Alpine guide | |
| 208 | Jean-Marc Boivin | France | Male | 37 | 1988-09-26 | 1988 | September | 1980s | 30–39 | Alpine guide | |
| 209 | Jean-Pierre Frachon | France | Male | 41 | 1988-09-26 | 1988 | September | 1980s | 40–49 | Alpine guide | |
| 210 | Andre Georges | Switzerland | Male | 35 | 1988-09-26 | 1988 | September | 1980s | 30–39 | Alpine guide | |
| 211 | Michel Metzger | France | Male | 39 | 1988-09-26 | 1988 | September | 1980s | 30–39 | Dentist | |
| 212 | Gerard Vionnet-Fausset | France | Male | 34 | 1988-09-26 | 1988 | September | 1980s | 30–39 | Alpine guide | |
| 213 | Ajiwa Sherpa (Thami) (2) | Nepal | Male | 35 | 1988-09-26 | 1988 | September | 1980s | 30–39 | Not recorded | |
| 214 | Pasang Tshering/Tshiring Sherpa (Beding) (4) | Nepal | Male | 25 | 1988-09-26 | 1988 | September | 1980s | 20–29 | High-altitude porter | |
| 215 | Sonam Tshering Sherpa (Beding) (5) | Nepal | Male | 28 | 1988-09-26 | 1988 | September | 1980s | 20–29 | High-altitude porter | |
| 216 | Marc Batard (2) | France | Male | 36 | 1988-09-26 | 1988 | September | 1980s | 30–39 | Alpine guide | |
| 217 | Bong-Wan Jang | S Korea | Male | 36 | 1988-09-29 | 1988 | September | 1980s | 30–39 | Owner, restaurant | |
| 218 | Byung-Ho Chang | S Korea | Male | 27 | 1988-09-29 | 1988 | September | 1980s | 20–29 | Alpine guide | |
| 219 | Seung-Kwon Chung | S Korea | Male | 27 | 1988-09-29 | 1988 | September | 1980s | 20–29 | Professional alpinist | |
| 220 | Ms. Stacy Allison | USA | Female | 29 | 1988-09-29 | 1988 | September | 1980s | 20–29 | Builder | |
| 221 | Pasang Gyalgen Sherpa (Thumbuk) | Nepal | Male | 26 | 1988-09-29 | 1988 | September | 1980s | 20–29 | High-altitude porter | |
| 222 | Geoffrey Craig Tabin | USA | Male | 32 | 1988-10-02 | 1988 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | Physician | |
| 223 | Dawa Tshering Sherpa (Gumela) (2) | Nepal | Male | 21 | 1988-10-02 | 1988 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | High-altitude porter | |
| 224 | Nima Tashi Sherpa (Pangboche) (8) | Nepal | Male | 28 | 1988-10-02 | 1988 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | High-altitude porter | |
| 225 | Phu Dorje Sherpa (Pangboche) (2) | Nepal | Male | 26 | 1988-10-02 | 1988 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | High-altitude porter | |
| 226 | Sun-Woo Nam | S Korea | Male | 33 | 1988-10-02 | 1988 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | Chief officer (Korean Alpine Federation) | |
| 227 | Ms. Peggy Luce | USA | Female | 29 | 1988-10-02 | 1988 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | Bicycle messenger | |
| 228 | Serge Koenig | France | Male | 30 | 1988-10-13 | 1988 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | Alpine guide | |
| 229 | Lhakpa Sonam Sherpa (Makalu-Barun) | Nepal | Male | 30 | 1988-10-13 | 1988 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | High-altitude porter | |
| 230 | Nil Bohigas Martorell | Spain | Male | 30 | 1988-10-14 | 1988 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | Alpine guide | |
| 231 | Lluis Giner Arnabat | Spain | Male | 25 | 1988-10-14 | 1988 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | Student, art | |
| 232 | Jeronimo Lopez Martinez | Spain | Male | 37 | 1988-10-14 | 1988 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | University teacher of geology | |
| 233 | Nima Rita Sherpa (Thami) (4) | Nepal | Male | 30 | 1988-10-14 | 1988 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | High-altitude porter | |
| 234 | Ms. Lydia Margaret Bakewell Bradey (d) (4) | New Zealand | Female | 27 | 1988-10-14 | 1988 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | Alpine guide | (d) retained from source |
| 235 | Jozef Just | Czechoslovakia | Male | 33 | 1988-10-17 | 1988 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | Teacher | |
| 236 | Viktor (Viki) Groselj | Yugoslavia | Male | 36 | 1989-05-10 | 1989 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Teacher, sports | |
| 237 | Dimitar Ilievski | Yugoslavia | Male | 35 | 1989-05-10 | 1989 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Auto mechanic | |
| 238 | Ricardo Torres Nava | Mexico | Male | 34 | 1989-05-16 | 1989 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Alpine guide & pharmacist | |
| 239 | Dawa Norbu (Ang Danu) Sherpa (Khunde) | Nepal | Male | 29 | 1989-05-16 | 1989 | May | 1980s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 240 | Adrian (Aid) Burgess | UK | Male | 40 | 1989-05-24 | 1989 | May | 1980s | 40–49 | Alpine guide & alpinist | |
| 241 | Sona Dendu (Sonam Dendu) Sherpa (Khumjung) (5) | Nepal | Male | 28 | 1989-05-24 | 1989 | May | 1980s | 20–29 | Not recorded | |
| 242 | Roderick (Roddy) MacKenzie | Australia | Male | 27 | 1989-05-24 | 1989 | May | 1980s | 20–29 | Manager of helicopter-skiing business in India | |
| 243 | Eugeniusz (Genek) Chrobak | Poland | Male | 49 | 1989-05-24 | 1989 | May | 1980s | 40–49 | Chemical engineer | |
| 244 | Andrzej Marciniak | Poland | Male | 30 | 1989-05-24 | 1989 | May | 1980s | 30–39 | Civil engineer | |
| 245 | Toichiro Mitani | Japan | Male | 33 | 1989-10-13 | 1989 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | Insurance business manager | |
| 246 | Hiroshi Ohnishi | Japan | Male | 27 | 1989-10-13 | 1989 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | Unemployed salesman | |
| 247 | Atsushi Yamamoto | Japan | Male | 27 | 1989-10-13 | 1989 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | Salesman, department store | |
| 248 | Chuldim (Chuldim Dorje) Sherpa (Khumjung) (2) | Nepal | Male | 25 | 1989-10-13 | 1989 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | High-altitude porter | |
| 249 | Tchiring Chumbi (Tchiring Thebe) Sherpa (Nupri) | Nepal | Male | 36 | 1989-10-13 | 1989 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | High-altitude porter | |
| 250 | Carlos Miguel Carsolio Larrea | Mexico | Male | 27 | 1989-10-13 | 1989 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | Civil engineer | |
| 251 | Kwang-Je Cho | S Korea | Male | 25 | 1989-10-13 | 1989 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | Office worker | |
| 252 | Sang-Yong Chung (d) | S Korea | Male | 24 | 1989-10-23 | 1989 | October | 1980s | 20–29 | Engineer | (d) retained from source |
| 253 | Nurbu Jangbu Sherpa (d) (Ghat) | Nepal | Male | 35 | 1989-10-23 | 1989 | October | 1980s | 30–39 | High-altitude porter | (d) retained from source |
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Sources and image credits
The nine existing chart datasets and 253 historical records were recovered from the source page on 19 October 2026. The source credits UpEverest; the historical list is also reproduced by Himal Mandap Journey with credit to the Himalayan Database. The five additional charts are calculated from those 253 records, not a fresh export of the current Himalayan Database. Legacy (d) flags have not been independently reassessed. Broader occupation figures have no stated closing date.
Each photograph links to its Wikimedia Commons description and licence. The Doug Scott image uses an existing Commons crop; no additional image edits were made. The Hillary and Norgay image is credited to the Jamling Tenzing Norgay collection as listed on Commons, without asserting that he took the photograph. The existing page banner is retained.