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The Professional Mountain Climbers of Our Time

There are many professional mountain climbers and guides nowadays. Some of them gained their title through tedious work and death defying moves upon traversing the mountains of Everest, K and the like. There are numerous men and women professional mountain climbers nowadays. We will start with the well known professional men mountain climbers who are:

Millican Dalton, who is a pioneer mountain climber and adventurer; Wally Berg who has reached Mt. Everests summit four times and is considered as one of the greatest guides in the world of mountaineering. Berg is regarded as the worlds premier summit guide. Brent Bishop is a mountaineer and an expedition leader. On his veins run the blood of a true mountaineer having a father who has also reached Mt. Everest. Dave Hahn is also one of the respected names in climbing the coldest and highest mountains. He has gained years of experience and has been regarded as a humorous, resourceful and an easygoing leader.

Some other well known names in mountain climbing are Dave Scott, Ang Temba Sherpa, Nicholas Minja, Grant Meekins, etc. Not only men made their names in mountain climbing. Women also have their share of experience and knowledge in climbing the dangerous mountains.

Fanny Bullock Workman set the worlds record by climbing the , feet Peak of Nun Kun Massif. The year was and she was then years old. Workman today is proponent of womens right and expresses his opposition to male scientists and climbers. In , Annie Peck, a school teacher, climbed the Mt. Coropuna of Peru. She was then years old. She is the rd woman who scaled Matterhorn of the Swiss Alps.

Barbara Washburn was the first woman who climbed Mt. McKinley which is the highest peak in United States. She illustrated her life as a colorful one being a hiker and a climber. Junko Tabei from Japan was the first who reached the peak of Mt. Everest. Among American women, Peggy Luce, Stacy Allison, Lynn Hill and Robyn Erbersfield paved their way in mountain climbing. These women mountaineers have won awards in World Cup.

Mountain climbing can be risky, with all the problems included such as risk of falling, bumping, frost bite and other mountain sickness. It is a significant achievement to be regarded as professional mountain climber. Years of experience goes hand in hand with intensive training, education and membership in different mountain climbing associations to be regarded as professional in this field.