Tom Hornbein

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, United States on September 6, 1930 — died May 6, 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.