Adventurer/explorer Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an American rock climber who took the art of climbing without a rope, or free soloing, to unprece

Is an American rock climber who took the art of climbing without a rope, or free soloing, to unprecedented levels.Bachar was born in 1957. He grew up in Los Angeles, California and started climbing at Stoney Point. He attended UCLA where his father was a

Was an English mariner and explorer who commanded the first expedition known to have sighted the are

Was an English mariner and explorer who commanded the first expedition known to have sighted the areas named Enderby Land and Graham Land along the coast of Antarctica. The expedition also found a number of islands in the vicinity of Graham Land, includin

Is an American competitive sailor, four-time Olympian, and Olympic silver medalist.

Is an American competitive sailor, four-time Olympian, and Olympic silver medalist.

Also known as the Hanging Sailor of Perryman, was a sea captain. Monks was born in Syston/Siston nea

Also known as the Hanging Sailor of Perryman, was a sea captain. Monks was born in Syston/Siston near Bristol, Gloucestershire, England and died in 1827. He is entombed at Perryman Cemetery, Maryland, USA, along with both his wives (first wife Mary and se

A noted Canadian Explorer, mountaineer, conservationist, and wilderness educator. From 1964 until h

A noted Canadian Explorer, mountaineer, conservationist, and wilderness educator. From 1964 until his death in 2003 Clarke spent at least six months of each year on extended backcountry trips, usually into the Coast Mountains of British Columbia using th

Is an Australian sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, whe

Is an Australian sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class, together with crew members Thomas Anderson and John Shaw.

Is a competitive sailor for New Zealand who won a bronze medal in the Finn Class at the 1988 Olympic

Is a competitive sailor for New Zealand who won a bronze medal in the Finn Class at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. He was also selected for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and was a sailing coach for the New Zealand team at the 1996 Summer Olympic

Was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was an American mountaineer and US Air Force Pilot who was killed making an ascent of the north face

Was an American mountaineer and US Air Force Pilot who was killed making an ascent of the north face of the Eiger. Harlin graduated from Sequoia High School and Stanford University, and after establishing himself as a mountaineer conceived the ambition of

Was born in Yorkshire, England in 1948, and emigrated to Australia at age 15. Having learned rockcli

Was born in Yorkshire, England in 1948, and emigrated to Australia at age 15. Having learned rockclimbing in his native country, he quickly became involved in the fledgling Australian rockclimbing scene, and went on to pioneer hundreds of new routes on cr

Was a British/Irish sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was a British/Irish sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Is a sailor from the US Virgin Islands. He competed at six Olympic Games, five in sailing at Summer

Is a sailor from the US Virgin Islands. He competed at six Olympic Games, five in sailing at Summer Olympics from 1972 to 1992 (excluding 1980) and once in Bobsleigh at the 1988 Winter Olympics. He was Commodore of the St Thomas Yacht Club in the Virgin I

Was a British businessman and Conservative politician. Gretton won two gold medals in the 1900 Olymp

Was a British businessman and Conservative politician. Gretton won two gold medals in the 1900 Olympic Games.

Was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Florence is the oldest of three children, and grew up in Haleiwa, Hawaii, in an ocean side house at

Florence is the oldest of three children, and grew up in Haleiwa, Hawaii, in an ocean side house at the Banzai Pipeline. His parents split up after a bad marriage, and he resides with his mother, Alexandra, and his two younger brothers Nathan and Ivan.[3] He was introduced to surfing by Alexandra, who is a surfer herself.[1] She brought up John John and his two brothers alone, and she has described how she raised the family in their "own little world" on the beach. She has said John John's progression seemed natural to her.[4] Florence claims he rode a surf board with his mother at the age of six months, who put him in a life vest on her own board,[1] and he was riding on his own by the age of five.[2]

Is a former American competitive sailor and Olympic silver medalist.

Is a former American competitive sailor and Olympic silver medalist.

Banker, athlete, author, won bronze medal for sailing in the 1964 Summer Olympics. After winning nat

Banker, athlete, author, won bronze medal for sailing in the 1964 Summer Olympics. After winning national titles in sailing in 1951 and 1955, he with two teammates, won the bronze medal in the 5.5 Meter class for Sailing in the 1964 Summer Olympics, held

Was an educator, mountain climber, and broadcaster.As a mountaineer, he is remembered for his heroic

Was an educator, mountain climber, and broadcaster.As a mountaineer, he is remembered for his heroic actions during the 1933 expedition to Mount Everest led by Hugh Ruttledge, in which he brought down 8 Sherpas from Camp 6 (above 27,000ft) in a whiteout.

Is an American rock climber and author. A one-time divinity student at Claremont School of Theology

Is an American rock climber and author. A one-time divinity student at Claremont School of Theology and former weightlifter, Long was a founding member of an elite group of Idyllwild climbers in the 1970s known as the "Stonemasters". Others in this group

Was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was a British sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was a businessman and sportsman. He was born in Milton, Massachusetts in 1847 into the wealthy Forbe

Was a businessman and sportsman. He was born in Milton, Massachusetts in 1847 into the wealthy Forbes family of Boston. In addition, he was highly regarded as a yachtsman and horseman. Forbes owned and skippered the yacht Puritan which successfully defend

Was an English sailor. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, whe

Was an English sailor. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he received the silver medal in the 470 class along with his sailing partner, Ian Walker.

Is a big wall rock climber, who achieved world-wide recognition in the rock climbing world when he c

Is a big wall rock climber, who achieved world-wide recognition in the rock climbing world when he climbed the East Face of Great Trango Tower in Pakistan with Xaver Bongard in 1992. As a lightweight, two man team, they were the first to climb the 5000 fo