Climbers from USA

Tahoe-based climber and later elite mountain biker. Partnered Mark Hudon on a number of early free or nearly free "as free as can be" ascents of big walls in the late 1970s-early 1980s.

References

[1] https://www.climbing.com/community/molly-mitchell-why-i-quit-climbing/

Pat Ament started climbing in 1958. He is known for early hard ascents in Colorado, establishing some of the first 5.11s. He was also an early proponent of bouldering in the US alongside contemporaries such as John Gill and Jim Holloway.

He has written biographies of Gill [2] and Royal Robbins [3].

References

[1] https://www.climbing.com/news/the-complete-pat-ament-interview/

[2] Ament, P. (1977). Master of Rock: the Biography of John Gill. Alpine House

[3] Ament, P. (1998). Royal Robbins: Spirit of the Age. United States: Stackpole Books.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/CgZpsWSDcww/

[2] https://open.spotify.com/episode/79vrOpq1HrIGZljGncmcpw?

[3] https://open.spotify.com/episode/3MqgKPQm5cNqR8QVFe8vwk?

Needles (SD) and Devil's Lake (WI) activist who made several cutting-edge ascents in the 1960s and 1970s. His focus on climbing in less popular areas means his activities have received less attention than they perhaps deserve.

References

[1] https://www.sdpb.org/rural-life-and-history/the-down-to-earth-rock-god

[2] https://www.mountainproject.com/forum/topic/201833847/pete-cleveland

References

[1] https://medium.com/kaya-guides/joes-valley-heroes-pete-lowe-18eb9e0e4738

Arizona-based big wall free climber and climbing coach.