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Bookmark or Share- Fred Beckey - WikipediaFriedrich Wolfgang Beckey (14 January 1923 – 30 October 2017), known as Fred Beckey, was an American rock climber, mountaineer and book author, who in seven decades of climbing achieved hundreds of first ascents of some of the tallest peaks and most important routes throughout Alaska, the Canadian Rockies and the Pacific Northwest.
- Fred Beckey: The ‘vagabond’ who wrote climbing’s Bible, dies at 94Fred Beckey defied gravity, social convention and, for as long as he could, even the aging process, in his relentless pursuit to climb peaks in the Northwest and beyond. The grizzled alpinist,...
- Fred Beckey: The Incredible Life of the Dirtbag Legend - Climbing HouseBut Fred Beckey was undoubtedly America’s (and arguably the world’s) greatest first ascensionist, scoring firsts on some of the continent’s tallest peaks. And his guidebooks have led tens of thousands of climbers through many of America’s most aesthetic mountain routes and classic climbs.
- Fred Beckey Passes Away - Climbing MagazineFred Beckey died October 30, 2017, at the Seattle home of and in the arms of his best friend, biographer Megan Bond, who during the past few years helped him manage his affairs.
- World renowned alpinist and climbing pioneer Fred Beckey dies at age 94Fred Beckey, one of the most prolific alpinists the world has ever known, died October 30 at age 94 in Seattle, Washington, while in the caring arms of his close friend and biographer Megan Bond. Bond told Alpinist that a burial is scheduled for 1 p.m. this Saturday, November 4, at Mountain View Cemetery, just outside Leavenworth.
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