Charlie Porter


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From: USA 🇺🇸
Date of birth: 12th Jun 1950
Age: 63 years old
Date of death: 23rd Feb 2014
Gender: Male

Big wall climber responsible for many now-classic 1970s El Cap. routes who subsequently established hard alpine big wall routes and alpine climbs in Baffin Island and Alaska. He stepped back from harder climbing in the 1980s to explore, kayak, and perform scientific research in Patagonia.

one of the twentieth century’s greatest climbers.

References

[1] https://alpinist.com/features/76-visions-of-charlie-porter/

[2] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201213116

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43 contributions since 9th December 2025.
24 contributions since 10th June 2025.

Quick Info

From: USA 🇺🇸
Date of birth: 12th Jun 1950
Date of death: 23rd Feb 2014
Age: 63 years old
Gender: Male

Big wall climber responsible for many now-classic 1970s El Cap. routes who subsequently established hard alpine big wall routes and alpine climbs in Baffin Island and Alaska. He stepped back from harder climbing in the 1980s to explore, kayak, and perform scientific research in Patagonia.

one of the twentieth century’s greatest climbers.

References

[1] https://alpinist.com/features/76-visions-of-charlie-porter/

[2] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201213116

Contributors
43 contributions since 9th December 2025.
24 contributions since 10th June 2025.

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