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Friedrich Wolfgang Beckey (14 January 1923 – 30 October 2017), known as Fred Beckey, was an American rock climber, mountaineer and book author, who in seven decades of climbing achieved hundreds of first ascents of some of the tallest peaks and most important routes throughout Alaska, the Canadian Rockies and the Pacific Northwest. [1][2 ...
Cerro Torre is one of the mountains of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in South America. It is located in Argentina and Chile, [3] west of Fitz Roy (also known as Cerro Chaltén). The peak is the highest of a four mountain chain: the other peaks are Torre Egger (2,685 m (8,809 ft)), [4] Punta Herron, and Cerro Standhardt.
Children. 3, including Jess. John Roskelley (born December 1, 1948) is an American mountain climber and author. He made first ascents and notable ascents of 7,000-meter (22,966 ft.) and 8,000-meter peaks (26,247 ft.) in Nepal, India, and Pakistan. In 2014, he became the 6th winner of the Piolet d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award.
This list of first ascents in the Sierra Nevada can be sorted by any listed characteristic. The route taken and its Yosemite Decimal System rating are given where known. The only criterion for inclusion is the historic notability of the climb when it was completed. Both first ascents of summits by any route, and first ascents of technical non ...
Hazard Stevens (June 9, 1842 – October 11, 1918) was an American military officer, mountaineer, politician and writer. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Union army during the American Civil War at the Battle of Fort Huger. Stevens and Philemon Beecher Van Trump made the first documented successful climb of Mount Rainier on ...
Bishop, California. Resting place. Norman Clyde Peak. 37°04′30″N 118°28′22″W / 37.07500°N 118.47278°W / 37.07500; -118.47278. Known for. Mountaineering first ascents in the Sierra Nevada. Norman Clyde (April 8, 1885 – December 23, 1972) was a mountaineer, mountain guide, freelance writer, nature photographer, and self ...
Pitch. v. t. e. The golden age of alpinism was the decade in mountaineering between Alfred Wills 's ascent of the Wetterhorn in 1854 [1] and Edward Whymper 's ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865, during which many major peaks in the Alps saw their first ascents. [2][3][4]
[2] [3] He made the first ascent of the Norwegian mountain Stetind in 1910, together with Alf Bonnevie Bryn and Ferdinand Schjelderup. [6] The three climbers reached the top of Stetind on 30 July 1910, [6] on Rubenson's 25th birthday. [4] This was the first of a number of first ascents to follow the next two