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Bookmark or Share- Obituary: Jim “The Bird” Bridwell (1944-2018) - Climbing MagazineThe legendary Yosemite climber Jim “The Bird” Bridwell died in Palm Springs, California, today. He will be remembered for his contributions to not only Valley climbing—some 100 first-ascent free climbs plus A5 big wall routes on Half Dome and El Capitan—but also cutting-edge alpine routes from Alaska to Patagonia.
- Jim Bridwell, Mountaineering Maverick, Is Dead at 73Jim Bridwell, a flamboyant — and, some said, reckless — climber who took daring routes up incredibly daunting mountains in Alaska, the Andes and, especially, Yosemite National Park, died on...
- Jim Bridwell - WikipediaJim Bridwell (July 29, 1944 – February 16, 2018) was an American rock climber and mountaineer, active from 1965 in Yosemite Valley, but later in Patagonia and Alaska. He was noted for pushing the standards of both aid climbing and big wall climbing, and later alpine climbing.
- Climbing legend Jim ‘the Bird’ Bridwell dies at age 73J im Bridwell died this morning, February 16, at age 73 in Palm Springs, California, after months of suffering from Hepatitis C. His family believes the disease was probably contracted from a tattoo he got during an expedition in Borneo in the 1980s.
- Legendary climber Jim Bridwell dies at 73 - NBC NewsPALM DESERT, Calif. — Jim Bridwell, a hard-partying hippie and legendary climber who lived his life vertically on some of the toughest peaks in Yosemite National Park, has died. He was 73....
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