Fred Beckey
American mountain climber · United States · On the map · Writers · Lived 1923 to 2017 · aged 94
Friedrich Wolfgang Beckey, 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.
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About this person
Among the Fifty Classic Climbs of North America, seven were established by Beckey, often climbing with some of the best known climbers of each generation.
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2017 · aged 94
