Caradog Jones

John Caradoc Jones or "Crag" Jones (born 1962) is a Welsh mountaineer.

On 23 May 1995, Jones became the first Welshman to reach the summit of Mount Everest (and the 724th overall). with Fowler again with Yes, Please (E3 6a) on Yesnaby Castle sea-stack in Orkney (1996), and a solo climb of the highest peak of Three Brothers, South Georgia (2001).

Jones was born and raised in Pontrhydfendigaid, a village near Tregaron, Ceredigion, in Wales. In 1982, he graduated with a degree in marine biology at Bangor University, and in-between climbing expeditions, Jones has worked in fisheries including in the Falklands and in South Georgia. He now lives with his wife and children in Helsby, Cheshire, working as a freelance fisheries consultant.