Sir Robert Charles Evans (19 October 1918 – 5 December 1995) was a British mountaineer, surgeon, and educator.

Born in Liverpool, Evans was raised in Wales, (Derwen), United Kingdom, and was a fluent Welsh language speaker, speaking no English before he went to school.

[2][3][1] He had previously climbed many of the classic routes in the Alps and put this experience to good use during travels in Sikkim and the Himalaya during the war.

Evans and Tom Bourdillon were the first assault party, and made the first ascent of the South Summit.

The summit was reached by their teammates Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in the second assault party three days later, on 29 May 1953.