Bruce Carson


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From USA 🇺🇸
Date of death 4th Sep 1975
Gender Male

American rock climber and mountaineer notable for many first 'clean' ascents of Yosemite walls in the early 1970s thus helping pave the way to a wider adoption of hammerless climbing. Died after falling through a cornice on Trisul, in the Indian Himalayas.

References

[1] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197657900/Bruce-Allan-Carson-1951-1975

[2] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197405800

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34 contributions since 16th December 2025.

Quick Info

From USA 🇺🇸
Date of death 4th Sep 1975
Gender Male

American rock climber and mountaineer notable for many first 'clean' ascents of Yosemite walls in the early 1970s thus helping pave the way to a wider adoption of hammerless climbing. Died after falling through a cornice on Trisul, in the Indian Himalayas.

References

[1] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197657900/Bruce-Allan-Carson-1951-1975

[2] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197405800

Contributors
34 contributions since 16th December 2025.

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