| From: | USA 🇺🇸 |
| Date of death: | 4th September 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.
[1] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197657900/Bruce-Allan-Carson-1951-1975
[2] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197405800
1 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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| The Nose | A2 | Alternate Leads | ground up | Sep 1973 | |
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With Yvon Chouinard.
First hammerless ascent: passive gear only as predated spring-loaded cams such as Friends.
References[1] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197405800 |
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