Mark Hudon


Quick Info

From: USA 🇺🇸
Gender: Male
Hardest Sport (Worked): 8a+
Hardest Trad (Worked): E7

Contributors
9 contributions since 12th July 2025.
2 contributions since 26th December 2022.

Quick Info

From: USA 🇺🇸
Gender: Male
Hardest Sport (Worked): 8a+
Hardest Trad (Worked): E7
Contributors
9 contributions since 12th July 2025.
2 contributions since 26th December 2022.

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Ascents

2 recorded ascents.

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Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Salathé Wall 8a+ Alternate Leads | worked 1979

With Max Jones. All free bar 250' of climbing of which 100' had already gone free (the Jungle Pitch, which was wet). 5.12d climbing was cutting-edge at the time and unprecedented on a big wall.

References

[1] Mountain #79

[2] https://web.archive.org/web/20170213064201/http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe

Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
The Phoenix E7 Lead | worked May 1978
Second ascent.

Hudon climbed with passive protection only as Ray Jardine's Friends had not yet been brought to market and were unavailable to other climbers.

References

[1] http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/794170/The-Phoenix

Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade