Adventurer/explorer Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is an Italian born climber who set new standards in post-war Alpine climbing.Famed for his climbing

Is an Italian born climber who set new standards in post-war Alpine climbing.Famed for his climbing panache, he pioneered little known and technically difficult climbs in the Alps, Himalaya and Patagonia. Among his notable climbs are a solo climb of a new

Was the first person to reach the summit of Mount McKinley/Denali, the highest mountain in North Ame

Was the first person to reach the summit of Mount McKinley/Denali, the highest mountain in North America. Harper, an Alaska Native, was part of the mountaineering team of Hudson Stuck. He reached the summit on Saturday, 7 June 1913, followed by the remain

Was a Bermudian sailor. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was a Bermudian sailor. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts chosen for the Project Mercury, America's first effort

Was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts chosen for the Project Mercury, America's first effort to put men in space. He was the only person to fly in all of America's first three space programs (Mercury, Gemini and Apollo). He logged a total of 295 hours and 15 minutes in space.He attended the United States Naval Academy and graduated in 1945. He was commissioned as an officer in the United States Navy, serving the final months of World War II aboard the battle cruiser USS Alaska. After the war ended, he trained as a pilot at NAS Pensacola and joined a carrier fighter squadron. He became only the second naval aviator to log 1,000 hours in jet aircraft.

Wanda Rutkiewicz is regarded as one of the greatest woman mountaineers ever. On October 16, 1978, sh

Wanda Rutkiewicz is regarded as one of the greatest woman mountaineers ever. On October 16, 1978, she became the third woman, the first Pole and the first European woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. In 1986 she became the first woman to successfu

Is a male Chinese windsurfer. He competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a male Chinese windsurfer. He competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a Chinese athlete who competes in diving. He competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Is a Chinese athlete who competes in diving. He competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Is a male Chinese sports sailor who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a male Chinese sports sailor who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a male Chinese sports sailor who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a male Chinese sports sailor who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a Chinese athlete who competes in diving. She initially trained at Tsinghua University with contr

Is a Chinese athlete who competes in diving. She initially trained at Tsinghua University with controversial diving coach Yu Fen before moving to the national team in 2006. She competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Was a Polish alpinist, educator, composer, music critic, and musicologist. He was a professor of Pan

Was a Polish alpinist, educator, composer, music critic, and musicologist. He was a professor of Panstwowa Wyzsza Szkola Muzyczna in Warsaw. Zulawski was an initiator and organiser of Polish alpinism.[1] During the World War II he was a member of Armia Krajowa and soldier of Warsaw Uprising.

Is a female Chinese sports sailor who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a female Chinese sports sailor who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a four-time world surfing champion. She won her first title as a South African citizen in 1987, t

Is a four-time world surfing champion. She won her first title as a South African citizen in 1987, then she became an Australian citizen and won three more titles in 1989, 1991, and 1992). She also posed nude for Australian Playboy for the September issue

Is a retired female diver from the United States, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Su

Is a retired female diver from the United States, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics. After her marriage to NBA basketball player Danny Schayes she was known as Wendy Schayes. She is the daughter-in-law of Dolph Schayes, a NBA

Is a retired diver from Canada, who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics, fini

Is a retired diver from Canada, who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in 13th place in the Women's 10m Platform. In the same event she won a silver medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, United States. He

Werner K. Dahm, was an internationally recognized rocket pioneer whose work in Germany and the U.S.

Werner K. Dahm, was an internationally recognized rocket pioneer whose work in Germany and the U.S. made important contributions to the nation’s ballistic missile programs and its manned and unmanned rocket programs. He was the last of the original WWII t

Was the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Also known for his work in high altitude flying, P

Was the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Also known for his work in high altitude flying, Post helped develop one of the first pressure suits. His Lockheed Vega aircraft, the Winnie Mae is on display at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven

Was a World War I flying ace and a pioneering aviator who created the role of bush pilot while worki

Was a World War I flying ace and a pioneering aviator who created the role of bush pilot while working the Canadian west.On April 9, Lieutenant May was transferred to No. 209 Squadron of what had just become the Royal Air Force (the squadron being a unit

Is an English aircraft designer and considered one of the pioneers of the Canadian aircraft industry

Is an English aircraft designer and considered one of the pioneers of the Canadian aircraft industry.In December, 1928 the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company bought the Reid Aircraft Company. The company was re-named to the Curtiss-Reid Aircraft Company

Is one of the most famous German sailors. He is known for his single-handed, non-stop circumnavigati

Is one of the most famous German sailors. He is known for his single-handed, non-stop circumnavigations. He also is a successful author, some of his books (describing his sailing trips) became bestsellers in Germany.

Is a German sailor and olympic champion.

Is a German sailor and olympic champion.

Was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a Dutch-Burgher[1] navigator and explorer, a leader of early expeditions to the far north.

Was a Dutch-Burgher[1] navigator and explorer, a leader of early expeditions to the far north.

Was a Dutch navigator.

Was a Dutch navigator.

Dutch navigator and colonial governor

Dutch navigator and colonial governor