* Edward Whymper: Whymper was a British mountaineer who made many first ascents in the Alps, including the Matterhorn in 1865.
* Annie Smith Peck: Peck was an American mountaineer who was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Huascarán in Peru in 1908. She also made several first ascents in the Alps.
* Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary: On May 29, 1953, these two men became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. Hillary was a New Zealand mountaineer, and Norgay was a Sherpa from Nepal.
* Reinhold Messner: Messner is an Italian mountaineer who has made many first ascents in the Alps and Himalayas. He was the first person to climb all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks without supplemental oxygen.
These are just a few of the many people who have climbed the Alps. The Alps are a challenging and beautiful mountain range that has attracted climbers from all over the world for centuries.