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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