List of first ascents

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The following list summarizes the first ascents of mountains and peaks around the world, in chronological order

Peak Height Range Country Climber Nationality Year
Mount Fuji 3,776 m Flag of Japan Japan anonymous Flag of Japan Japan 663
Corno Grande 2,912 m Apennines Flag of Italy Italy Francesco De Marchi Flag of Italy Italy 1573
Mount Washington 1,917 m Appalachians Flag of the United States United States Darby Field Flag of the United States United States 1642
Ben Nevis 1,334 m Grampian Range Flag of Scotland Scotland J. Robertson Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 1771
Mont Blanc 4,808 m Alps Flag of France France J. Balmat & M. Paccard Flag of France France 1786
Klyuchevskaya Sopka 4,750 m Kamchatka Flag of Russia Russia Daniel Gauss and 2 others  ? 1788
Großglockner 3,797 m Alps Flag of Austria Austria F. Horrasch, M. Klotz & S. Klotz Flag of Austria Austria 1800
Ortler 3,905 m Alps Flag of Italy Italy J. Pichler & 2 others 1804
Katahdin 1,608 m Appalachians Flag of the United States United States Charles Turner Jr., William Howe & Amos Patten Flag of the United States United States 1804
Jungfrau 4,158 m Alps Flag of Switzerland Switzerland J. Meyer, H. Meyer and others Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 1811
Zugspitze 2,962 m Alps Flag of Germany Germany / Flag of Austria Austria J. Naus and others Flag of Germany Germany 1820
Pikes Peak 4,302 m Rockies Flag of the United States United States Edwin James & 2 others 1820
Mount Elbrus 5,642 m Caucasus Flag of Russia Russia Killar Kashirov (expedition led by Lenz ) Flag of Russia Russia 1829
Gerlachovský štít 2,655 m Carpathian Mountains Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Ján Still Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 1834
Rysy 2,503 m Carpathian Mountains Flag of Slovakia Slovakia \ {(Poland)} Eduard Blásy, Ján Ruman Driečny Sr. Flag of Slovakia Slovakia 1840
Aneto 3,404 m Pyrenees Flag of Spain Spain P. de Tchihatcheff (Chikhachev)
five others		 Flag of Russia Russia
Flag of France France		 1842
Citlaltépetl 5,700 m Sierra Madre Oriental Flag of Mexico Mexico A. Doignon Flag of France France 1851
Mount St. Helens 2,550 m Cascade Range Flag of the United States United States T. J. Dryer Flag of the United States United States 1853
Mount Cameroon 4,070 m Flag of Cameroon Cameroon G. Mann (Germany) & R.F. Burton Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 1861
Matterhorn 4,478 m Alps Flag of Switzerland Switzerland / Flag of Italy Italy E. Whymper and others Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 1865
Aiguille Verte 4,121 m Alps Flag of France France E. Whymper
C. Almer
F. Biner		 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland		 1865
Longs Peak 4,345 m Rockies Flag of the United States United States John Wesley Powell Flag of the United States United States 1868
Grand Teton 4,197 m Rockies Flag of the United States United States N. Langford/Owens & Spalding Flag of the United States United States 1872/1893
Meije 3,983 m Alps Flag of France France E. B. Castelnau, father and son P. Gaspard Flag of France France 1877
Mount Ruapehu 2,797 m Taupo Volcanic Zone Flag of New Zealand New Zealand G. Beetham, J.P. Maxwell Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 1879
Chimborazo 6,267 m Andes Flag of Ecuador Ecuador E. Whymper Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 1880
Kibo 5,895 m Kilimanjaro Flag of Tanzania Tanzania H. Meyer
L. Purtscheller		 Flag of Germany Germany
Flag of Austria Austria		 1889
Aoraki/Mount Cook 3,754 m Southern Alps Flag of New Zealand New Zealand T. Fyfe, G. Graham, J. Clarke 1894
Aconcagua 6,959 m Andes Flag of Argentina Argentina M. Zurbriggen Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 1897
Mount Saint Elias 5,489 m Saint Elias Mountains Flag of Canada Canada/Flag of the United States United States Duke of the Abruzzi Flag of Italy Italy 1897
Batian 5,199 m Mount Kenya Massif Flag of Kenya Kenya H. Mackinder, C. Ollier & J. Brocherel Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 1899
Margherita Peak 5,109 m Ruwenzori Mountains Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo & Flag of Uganda Uganda L.A. v. Savoyen Flag of Italy Italy 1906
Mount Erebus 3,794 m Transantarctic Mountains Flag of Antarctica Antarctica T.W.E. David and others Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 1908
Huascaran N. 6,645 m Andes Flag of Peru Peru Annie Peck, R. Taugwalder Flag of the United States United States 1908
Denali N. Peak 5,935 m Alaska Range Flag of the United States United States Tom Lloyd Flag of the United States United States 1910
Mount McKinley 6,198 m Alaska Range Flag of the United States United States H. Stuck and others 1913
Mount Robson 3,954 m Canadian Rockies Flag of Canada Canada Kain & McCarty (Canada) and others 1913
Mount Logan 5,959 m Saint Elias Mountains Flag of Canada Canada A.H. MacCarthy et al.  ? 1925
Mount Russell 4,294 m Sierra Nevada Flag of the United States United States Norman Clyde Flag of the United States United States 1926
Huascaran S. 6,768 m Andes Flag of Peru Peru Bernard, Borchers Flag of Austria Austria 1932
Devils Tower 1,558 m Rockies Flag of the United States United States Rogers, Willard, (Wiessner) Flag of the United States United States 1893, 1934
Annapurna 8,091 m Himalayas Flag of Nepal Nepal M. Herzog & L. Lachenal Flag of France France 1950
Mount Everest 8,848 m Himalaya Flag of Nepal Nepal / Flag of the People's Republic of China China T. Norgay
E. Hillary		 Flag of Nepal Nepal
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand		 1953
Nanga Parbat 8,126 m Himalaya Flag of Pakistan Pakistan H. Buhl Flag of Austria Austria 1953
K2 8,611 m Karakorum Flag of Pakistan Pakistan A. Compagnoni & L. Lacedelli Flag of Italy Italy 1954
Kangchenjunga 8,586 m Himalayas Flag of Nepal Nepal & Flag of India India G. Band & J. Brown Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 1955
Lhotse 8,516 m Himalaya Flag of Nepal Nepal F. Luchsinger and E. Reiß Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 1956
Broad Peak 8,047 m Karakoram Flag of Pakistan Pakistan F. Wintersteller, M. Schmuck,K. Diemberger & H. Buhl Flag of Austria Austria 1957
Mount Vinson 4,897 m Sentinel Range Flag of Antarctica Antarctica N. Clinch and others Flag of the United States United States 1966


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