John Snorri Sigurjónsson

John Snorri Sigurjónsson (20 June 1973 – c. 5 February 2021) was an Icelandic mountaineer. In May 2017, he became the first Icelander to summit Lhotse in the Himalayas, which is 8,516 meters high and the fourth highest mountain in the world. On July 28 of the same year, he became the first Icelander to summit K2. On 4 August 2017, he successfully summited Broad Peak (8051 m).

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name John Snorri.
John Snorri Sigurjónsson
Born(1973-06-20)20 June 1973
Ölfus, Iceland
Disappeared5 February 2021
K2, Pakistan
Diedc. 5 February 2021(2021-02-05) (aged 47)
(officially presumed dead at K2 Bottleneck on 18 February 2021)
K2, Pakistan
Body discovered26 July 2021
Resting placeK2 Mountain
NationalityIcelandic
OccupationMountaineer
SpouseLína Móey Bjarnadóttir
Children6
Websitejohnsnorri.com

On 5 February 2021, John Snorri along with Ali Sadpara and Juan Mohr went missing while attempting a K2 summit push from Camp 3. On 18 February, Pakistan authorities officially presumed the three men dead, but stated that the search for their remains would continue. On 26 July 2021, the bodies of the three missing mountaineers were found in the slopes above Camp 4.

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