David Finlay Breashears (December 20, 1955 – March 14, 2024) was an American mountaineer, filmmaker, author and motivational speaker.

[2][3][4] Breashears was born on December 20, 1955 in Fort Benning, Georgia, the son of a United States Army officer.

[7][8] Breashears also worked on feature films including Cliffhanger (1993) and Seven Years in Tibet (1997), as well as David Lee Roth's "Just Like Paradise" music video and numerous documentaries, such as the award-winning TV documentary Red Flag over Tibet.

[15] Breashears was the author of several books, including an autobiography, High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places (1999).

[17] In 2007, Breashears founded GlacierWorks, a non-profit company that uses science, art, and adventure to raise awareness about climate change in the Greater Himalaya.