| From: | USA 🇺🇸 |
| Date of death: | 25th October 2019 |
| Gender: | Male |
| Hardest Trad (Worked): | E6 |
| Notable Partnerships | |
| Jim Erickson | |
Steve was one of the most visionary climbers I ever climbed with. He put up hard climbs that were ahead of their time by a decade. I was known more for scary onsights, but his climbs compared to mine were futuristic by 20 years harder than anything I did. It took over a decade for Steve’s 'Psycho Roof' in Eldorado Canyon to be repeated. [2]
[1] Obituary by John Bragg, 2019 https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201215496
4 recorded ascents.
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| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Psycho! (Free) | E6 | Lead | worked | Jun 1975 | |
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First ascent.
The line Wunsch climbed was never repeated. He climbed a large flake leading to some hard moves on small crimps, but while David Breashears was trying to make the second ascent he noticed the flake was very loose. Breashears was able to remove the flake in a few pieces and bring it back to the ground in the hope of re-attaching it, but it was not to be. [1] References[1] https://www.climbing.com/people/cleaning-up-climbing-history/ |
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| Jules Verne | E5 | Alternate Leads | 1975 | |
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With Jim Erickson.
FFA p4+p6 |
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| New Dimensions | E4 | Alternate Leads | 1972 | |
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First ascent. First free ascent.
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| Steck - Salathé | E2 | Alternate Leads | onsight | 1970 | |
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First free ascent.
The free version takes a different line for 15m from the top of the Flying Buttress. |
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