Inspirational Climbers

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12y

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Glenn Tempest

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A Day with Mike Law

Mike Law. Born to climb.

Fred Beckey is 88 years old. He started climbing at 13 and never stopped. He's the most prolific first ascensionist in the sport's history. Rock Climbing Outfit, Climbing Outfits, Mountain Climbing, Mountain Biking, Trad Climbing, Climbing Girl, Adventure Magazine, Photo Vintage, Escalade

The Old Man, His Mountains | By Michael J. Ybarra

Fred Beckey is 88 years old. He started climbing at 13 and never stopped. He's the most prolific first ascensionist in the sport's history.

Yesterday Gully and Memories Lost

Mark Moorhead, Mt Arapiles 1980. One of the most talented climbers of his generation.

Alex Honnold soloing on the Regular Route on Half Dome. What a place to contemplate life, death, the universe and everything.

Charles Evans, Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay, Tom Bourdillion and George Band after the 1953 Mt Everest ascent in Nepal.

John Bacher, 1957 - 2009. When I first visited Yosemite Valley in 1979, I remember John playing his saxaphone in the Camp 4 carpark. His solo exploits were already legendary. Yosemite Climbing, Rock Climbing, Saxaphone, Outdoor Adventure, Real People

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John Bacher, 1957 - 2009. When I first visited Yosemite Valley in 1979, I remember John playing his saxaphone in the Camp 4 carpark. His solo exploits were already legendary.

"Dave Sharratt on the beautiful new spor" - Climbing

John Bachar soloing Crack-a-go-go (5.11c), Cookie Cliff, Yosemite, California. Photo by Phil Bard,

The Beautiful Country

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Walter Bonatti. Died 13 September, 2011.

Machu Picchu

Mountaineering Climbing

Walter Bonatti (on the right) is one of climbing's great legends. He died on September 13, 2011, aged 81. RIP.

George Mallory and Andrew Irvine left their camp just 800 feet from the summit of Mount Everest on a mission to be the first mountaineers to ascend the world's highest peak (29,035 feet). They were never heard from again.

Road Trip Camping

Backpacking

Rocky Mountain National

The Mountain

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Outdoor Kit

Mens Outdoor Clothing

In Patagonia

Don Whillans and Chris Bonington in Patagonia, South America.

John Syrett really was an inspiration to me when I started climbing in 1974. His best years were already behind him but his reputation was enormous. In 1985 he was found dead at the bottom of Malham Cove in Yorkshire. Photo Gordon Stainforth© Climbing Wall, Ski Fashion, Vintage Rock, Outdoorsman, Male Poses

Footless Crow

John Syrett really was an inspiration to me when I started climbing in 1974. His best years were already behind him but his reputation was enormous. In 1985 he was found dead at the bottom of Malham Cove in Yorkshire. Photo Gordon Stainforth©

This is how I knew Jim. I climbed with him for a full week in Yosemite in 1979, just after he did his ascent of Cerro Torre in Argentina. He was suffering from jaundice but he still sailed up grade 25s. I was just 21 and I learned a lot from Jim. Banff Centre, Book Festival, Hard Men, Film Books, Yosemite, Premiere

This is how I knew Jim. I climbed with him for a full week in Yosemite in 1979, just after he did his ascent of Cerro Torre in Argentina. He was suffering from jaundice but he still sailed up grade 25s. I was just 21 and I learned a lot from Jim.

Footless Crow

The Ox. Slim Sorrell gives his neck muscles a work out balancing Joe Brown and Pete Cargill. The Lake District, UK. 1951.

The man who started it all. The greatest free-climber who ever lived and an inspiration to generations of climbers who followed. 'Hot' Henry Barber. Tower Climber, Mountain Club, Extreme Sports, Barber, Outdoor Life, Badass

The man who started it all. The greatest free-climber who ever lived and an inspiration to generations of climbers who followed. 'Hot' Henry Barber.

Inspirational Climbers

15 Pins

12y

Collection by

Glenn Tempest

Similar ideas popular now

A Day with Mike Law

Mike Law. Born to climb.

The Old Man, His Mountains | By Michael J. Ybarra

Fred Beckey is 88 years old. He started climbing at 13 and never stopped. He's the most prolific first ascensionist in the sport's history.

Yesterday Gully and Memories Lost

Mark Moorhead, Mt Arapiles 1980. One of the most talented climbers of his generation.

Alex Honnold soloing on the Regular Route on Half Dome. What a place to contemplate life, death, the universe and everything.

Charles Evans, Edmund Hillary, Tenzing Norgay, Tom Bourdillion and George Band after the 1953 Mt Everest ascent in Nepal.

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John Bacher, 1957 - 2009. When I first visited Yosemite Valley in 1979, I remember John playing his saxaphone in the Camp 4 carpark. His solo exploits were already legendary.

"Dave Sharratt on the beautiful new spor" - Climbing

John Bachar soloing Crack-a-go-go (5.11c), Cookie Cliff, Yosemite, California. Photo by Phil Bard,