Climbers from USA

Big wall climber, author and professional photographer.

Developer of Red Rock, Nevada alongside wife Joanne.

Glen Denny was an American climber and photographer, best known for his involvement in the early development of Yosemite with first ascents of iconic routes such as Astroman and early repeats such as the third ascent of The Nose.

References

[1] https://gripped.com/profiles/legendary-yosemite-climber-and-photographer-glen-denny-has-died/

[2] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/goodbye-glen-denny-climber-photographer-yosemite-golden-age.html

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv7Ick9QH1w

[4] https://archive.org/details/glendenny

The thing about wide cracks is, you get so many points of contact on the rock that you’d have to have a heart attack or something [to fall]. When face climbing it’s easy to slip. [1]

References

[1] https://gripped.com/news/greg-cameron-master-of-free-solos-and-offwidths-dies/

References

[1] https://archive.org/details/CLIMBTALK-Heather-Weidner-Jack-Schaefer-6-10-2016-video

Roth grew up climbing in Salt Lake City, UT, and was a fixture in the competitive climbing scene during the late 90s and early 2000s. He appeared in influential climbing films like Bring the Ruckus alongside legends like Chris Sharma. Roth is known for the first ascent of Rastaman Vibrations (8A+) and The Butterfinger (8A+) in Bishop as well as many Joes Valley classics including Trent's Mom (7C+) and Jitterbug Perfume (7C+). Roth also has multiple repeats of classics including the second ascent of [ I Scream (8c+) in American Fork Canyon and the 3rd ascent of The Mandala (8A+). Roth eventually stepped away from professional climbing to later purchase and bring back the iconic climbing hold company Pusher, where he currently shapes and designs holds.

Pioneering developer of Red Rock, Nevada with her husband George. Climbed hundreds of new routes including many now classics. Criticised by some local climbers in the 1970s and 80s for their use of bolts, history and the great popularity of the routes they put up has vindicated their approach. Author of the first guidebook to the area.