Carlos Buhler (born October 17, 1954, in Harrison, New York) is one of America's leading high altitude mountaineers.
Buhler's specialty is high-standard mountaineering characterized by small teams, no oxygen, minimal gear and equipment, and relatively low amounts of funding; yielding first ascents of difficult routes in challenging conditions, such as the Himalayan winter season.
Buhler is a graduate of The Putney School and is a 1978 graduate of the Huxley College of the Environment, Western Washington University.
[1] He is a recipient of the university's Distinguished Alumni Award, and currently resides in Canmore, Alberta, Canada.
He has two children.