Climbers from USA

Inventor of the hueco V grading scale. The V comes from his nickname "Verm". He was prolific in the early development of bouldering in the US, taking over the mantle from John Gill and extensively developing Hueco Tanks during the 1980s and 1990s, with over 400 problems to his name. [1]

References

[1] https://www.climbinggold.com/voices/john-sherman

References

[1] https://archive.org/details/climbtalk-10-26-2012

American alpinist, coach, and all-round hard rock climber.

References

[1] Interview with Sonnie Trotter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Udaf_v2a9m0

[2] https://www.elevationoutdoors.com/climbing/the-beast-alpine-climber-josh-wharton/

[3] https://www.jamesclucas.com/portraits/blog-post-title-three-tfa7m-p9hwd-nmwar-xlrdb

Layton Kor was an American rock climber who was active in the 1960s.

Pat Ament:

It mattered to Layton that in my early teens I already had a reputation as a climber, my small, wiry body strong and full of desire. He needed competent companions. Not many could keep up with him. I was determined. In time, I hoped I would be one who could ascend with him almost as an equal. Layton hovered down into the little breathing universe of my face, gazed into my eyes, and with his well-known smile, that small, curved, Clint Eastwood, half-moon line at either corner of his mouth, gave me the famed look of the imp that seemed to say you were at the center of the best days you would ever know. [1]

John Gill:

I will always remember Layton on his first visit to the Jenny Lake boulders in the Tetons, so many years ago. He wore lightweight climbing boots, probably Kronhoffers, argyle knee socks neatly tucked into corduroy knickers, an alpine sweater, and a stocking cap. I still see him as he stretched across the traverse on Falling Ant Slab, chatting away cheerfully. His enthusiasm and energy were infectious. On another occasion, my wife, Lora, and I were swimming at String Lake when Layton arrived with two doting young women in tow, stripped to his shorts, and swam out to the boulder in the middle of the lake, where we carried on a shouted conversation at a distance. His energy and climbing feats were exceeded only by his charm. [1]

References

[1] Tributes to Layton Kor, climbing.com April 2013 https://www.climbing.com/news/tributes-to-layton-kor-1938-2013/

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/CbPkyqMNjWD/

[3] Obituary by Stewart Green, April 2013 https://alpinist.com/features/obituary-layton-kor-1938-2013/

References

[1] https://archive.org/details/CLIMBTALK-Mark-Hudon-Peter-Arts-Andrew-Muse-11-08-2019

Californian climber, one of the first Yosemite Camp 4 climbing bums, and SW desert explorer.

Powell was responsible for many Yosemite 1950s first ascents [3]. A strong free climber, he led most of the first 1000' on the first ascent of The Nose (A2) but withdrew from the team after he badly fractured his ankle.

References

[1] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201215999

[2] https://alpinist.com/features/yosemite-in-the-fifties-the-iron-age-an-interview-with-the-photo-collector/

[3] http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/708058/Mark-Powell-Royal-Robbins-and-the-Southern-Californians

Michael is most known for his quick ascents of big walls in Yosemite.