Tom Hornbein

Born 6 September 1930 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Died 6 May 2023 (aged 92)

Thomas Frederic Hornbein was an American mountaineer and anesthesiologist who made the first ascent of Mount Everest via the west ridge; the Hornbein Couloir on Everest was named in his honor. On top of his mountaineering achievements, Hornbein was a professor of anesthesiology and physiology at the University of Washington.