Jonas Hainz died after a fall from the Magerstein (10,740 ft) on October 28, while attempting a solo ascent of the south ridge.

Tucker Rowan died ice climbing in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado, on January 19, 2022. He fell while downclimbing, after finishing a top-rope solo.

Mingma Wangdi Sherpa’s long career in his native Himalaya ended on Ama Dablam (6,812m/22,356 ft) on October 18.

John James Appleby, 68, was an intrepid climber who pioneered routes throughout the UK. He is best remembered as one of the country’s most loved climbing scribes, author of the blog “Footless Crow.”

Dr. Ed Farrar was a skilled mountaineer and a veteran of the Himalaya, including peaks such as Cho Oyu (8,188 m) and Ama Dablam (6,812 m/22,349 ft).

The 55-year-old Russian mountaineer died on Everest (8,048 m) March 7, 2022.

The prolific Greek mountaineer died on Dhaulagiri (8,167m) on Tuesday, April 12.

Tamang, 33, died May 8 in an avalanche on Lhotse (8,516 m), while working to support Korean climber Hong Sung-Taek’s South Face bid under Seven Summits Treks.

Ngima Tenji Sherpa, 38, was a lifelong climber and veteran high-altitude worker. He died on Everest on April 14.

If there ever was a poster child for “age is just a number,” Marcel Remy surely fit the bill. The Swiss climber died in his sleep on July 10, aged 99.

“Climbers We Lost” is an annual tribute to climbing community members who have died in the past year. I wrote 14 of the 47 obituaries included in this section.