From the pioneers of the Golden Age of Alpinism and early exploration of the Himalayas to the conquest of Everest and the development of fast and light alpinism in the Greater Ranges, Britain has played a pivotal role in the history of mountaineering.
It’s an island that boasts only modest peaks when compared to the likes of those found in the Rockies or the Alps, but Blighty has produced a grand array of legendary characters, far too many to name here. We asked our mountaineering expert to reveal some of Britain's greatest ever mountaineers and their achievements.
