Tom Hornbein, Everest West Ridge pioneer

A video tribute to Tom Hornbein, the formidable American mountaineer famous above all for his first ascent of the West Ridge of Everest in 1963 with Willi Unsoeld, by the American Alpine Club Legacy Series.

American Alpine Club

16

October 2020

Alpinism

55m 4s

24/04/2024 - Climbing

Stefano Ghisolfi - Ready to Fail

13/04/2024 - Climbing

Michaela Kiersch climbing Era Vella (9a) at Margalef

11/04/2024 - Climbing

Cédric Lachat onsights Chimpanzodrome, historic Jean-Pierre Bouvier 7c+ at Saussois

10/04/2024 - Climbing

Adam Ondra climbing Bon Voyage, E12 trad at Annot

06/04/2024 - Climbing

Elias Iagnemma sends Burden of Dreams

02/04/2024 - Climbing

Lasse von Freier sending Off the Wagon Low (8C+)

02/04/2024 - Climbing

Michaela Kiersch climbing The Golden Ticket at Red River Gorge

01/04/2024 - Climbing

Will Bosi sending Return of the Sleepwalker (9A/V17)

01/04/2024 - Alpinism

Marek Holeček & Matěj Bernát make first ascent of Simply Beautiful on Sura Peak in Nepal

25/03/2024 - Climbing

Jacopo Larcher trad climbing in the UK

21/03/2024 - Climbing

Dean Potter free solos Separate Reality in Yosemite

20/03/2024 - Climbing

Adam Ondra flashes Jade 8B+ at RMNP