From: | Canada 🇨🇦 |
Date of birth: | 21st February 1938 |
Age: | 26 years old |
Date of death: | 19th June 1964 |
Gender: | Male |
British Columbia based rock climber notable for first ascents of the Grand Wall, the first major route on Stawamus Chief, and El Capitan's Dihedral Wall. Died in an abseiling accident on Washington Column's East Face.
[1] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196539801/
[2] http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/1039354/Seeking-Memories-of-Jim-Baldwin
2 recorded ascents.
Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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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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Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Dihedral Wall | A3 | Aid | ground up | Between 31st Mar 1962 and 26th Nov 1962 | |
First ascent.
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The Grand Wall (aid) | A1 | Aid | ground up | Between 1st Jun 1961 and 1st Aug 1961 | |
First ascent.
References[1] https://gripped.com/profiles/canadas-most-iconic-big-wall-rock-climb/ [2] https://www.cmreviews.ca/cm/vol16/no27/intheshadowofthechief.html |