I think a Spanish person 'cause it is spanish for "snowy mountain range"
Robert Lazinsky
John C. Fremont was the first one to cross the sierra Nevada in winter. It took about 5 hours for him to climb the mountain.
from the Spanish, first called Sierra Nevada meaning snowy range. Shortened to Nevada in 1861 separation from Utah
jedidiah strong smith-first american white skin hunter to cross sierra nevada
The first person to climb Ben Nevis was the botanist James Robertson in 1771.
It is Spanish for SNOWY MOUNTAINS . Sierra means "mountains" and Nevada means "snowy". Initially, the Spanish explorer was simply describing them, not naming them. However, that description was used on the first map and that became the name.
Sir Alexander McKenzie was the first person to climb the rocky mountains
In 1913 Hudson Stuck was the first to climb Mount McKinley.
Italian Reinhold Messner was the first person to climb all 14 eight thousanders from 1970 to 1986. He was also the first person to climb Everest without the help of oxygen in 1978.
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António de Saldanha was the first to climb Table Mountain in 1503
It is Spanish for SNOWY MOUNTAINS . Sierra means "mountains" and Nevada means "snowy". Initially, the Spanish explorer was simply describing them, not naming them. However, that description was used on the first map and that became the name.