Mark Moorhead


Quick Info

From: Australia 🇦🇺
Date of birth: 9th June 1960
Age: 23 years old
Date of death: 15th October 1983
Gender: Male
Hardest Trad (Worked): E7

Australian rock climber and mountaineer. One of the original Arapiles 1980s 'dole climbers' responsible for some of the hardest routes in Australia before his death on Makalu.

References

[1] https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/australian-geographic-adventure/adventure/2017/01/profile-mark-moorhead/

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28 contributions since 23rd January 2026.
4 contributions since 23rd January 2026.

Quick Info

From: Australia 🇦🇺
Date of birth: 9th June 1960
Date of death: 15th October 1983
Age: 23 years old
Gender: Male
Hardest Trad (Worked): E7

Australian rock climber and mountaineer. One of the original Arapiles 1980s 'dole climbers' responsible for some of the hardest routes in Australia before his death on Makalu.

References

[1] https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/australian-geographic-adventure/adventure/2017/01/profile-mark-moorhead/

Contributors
28 contributions since 23rd January 2026.
4 contributions since 23rd January 2026.

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Ascents

1 recorded ascents.

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First ascent.

One of the hardest trad. routes in the world at the time. Originally graded 26 (7b+) by the notoriously sand-bagging Moorhead it is now thought to be 28 or 29.

References

[1] https://verticallifemag.com/articles/first-at-the-grade/

Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade