Greg Child
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Greg Child (born 12 April 1957) is an Australian-born rock climber, mountaineer, author and filmmaker. He is a writer for "Outside magazine" and has authored several books: "Thin Air: Encounters in the Himalayas", "Mixed Emotions: Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child", "Postcards from the Ledge", "Over the Edge" and "Climbing Free" (co-authored with Lynn Hill). In 1987, Child was honoured with the American Alpine Club’s Literacy Award for his prolific and insightful mountaineering literature. In 2001 Child was President of the Jury for mountaineering's coveted Piolet d'Or.[1]
[edit] Notable ascents
- 1981 Aurora, (VI 5.8 A5, 900m), El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, USA. FA with Peter Mayfield.[2]
- 1985 Lost in America, (VI 5.9 A5, 900m), El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, USA. FA with Randy Leavitt.[3][4]
- 1986 Northwest Ridge, Gasherbrum IV, Karakoram. FA of the Northwest Ridge (second ascent of Gash IV) with Tim Macartney-Snape and Tom Hargis.[5][6][7]
- 1992 Run for Cover, (VII 5.11 A3, 1000m), Trango Tower, Karakorum, Pakistan. FA with Mark Wilford.[8]
- 1994 Belligerence, (VI 5.11 A3+ 1200m), Mount Combatant, Coast Mountains (B.C. Canada). FA with Greg Collum and Steve Mascioli.[9]
- 1994 Wall of Shadows, (Alaska Grade 6, AI6+ 5.9 A4), Mount Hunter, Alaska Range Alaska, USA. FA with Michael Kennedy.[10]
[edit] Writings
- 1987: Child, Greg (1987). "Gasherbrum IV's Northwest Ridge". American Alpine Journal 1987 (New York, NY, USA: American Alpine Club) 29 (61): 17–25. ISBN 0930410297.
- 1987: Child, Greg (1987). "Lost in America". American Alpine Journal 1987 (New York, NY, USA: American Alpine Club) 29 (61): 60–69. ISBN 0930410297.
- 1988: Thin Air: Encounters in the Himalaya, Mountaineers Books, Seattle, WA, USA. 1988 ISBN 1852600454, ISBN 9781852600457
- 1993: Mixed Emotions: Mountaineering Writings, Mountaineers Books, Seattle, WA, USA. 1993 ISBN 0898863635
- 1998: Postcards from the Ledge, Mountaineers Books, Seattle, WA, USA. 1998 ISBN 0898865840 (Winner National Outdoor Book Award, Outdoor Literature, 1998)
- 2002: Over the Edge, Villard Books (Random House), New York, New York, USA. 2002 ISBN 0375506093
[edit] References
- ^ Piolet d’Or
- ^ Reid, Don (1993). Yosemite Climbs: Big Walls. Evergreen, CO, USA: Chockstone Press. pp. 202. ISBN 0-934641-54-4.
- ^ Reid, Don (1993). Yosemite Climbs: Big Walls. Evergreen, CO, USA: Chockstone Press. pp. 202. ISBN 0-934641-54-4.
- ^ Child, Greg (1987). "Lost in America". American Alpine Journal 1987 (New York, NY, USA: American Alpine Club) 29 (61): 60–69. ISBN 0930410297.
- ^ Child, Greg. Thin Air.
- ^ Griffin, Lindsay (Aug 30, 2008). "Gasherbrums Update". Alpinist Newswire.
- ^ Child, Greg (1987). "Gasherbrum IV's Northwest Ridge". American Alpine Journal 1987 (New York, NY, USA: American Alpine Club) 29 (61): 17–25. ISBN 0930410297.
- ^ "Mark Wilford curriculum vitae". Alpinist (Jackson, Wyoming, USA: Alpinist Magazine) 2007 (19): 10–11. March 2007.
- ^ Beckwith, Christian (editor) (2001). The American Alpine Journal. Golden, CO, USA: The American Alpine Club. pp. 110. ISBN 0-930410-89-0.
- ^ Kennedy, Michael (1995). "Shadows of Doubt, Mount Hunter". American Alpine Journal 1995 (Golden, CO, USA: American Alpine Club) 37 (69): 1–10. ISBN 0-930410-61-0.
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