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Kor also authored the book ''Beyond the Vertical''.<ref>Kor, Layton (1983) ''Beyond the Vertical'', Boulder, Colorado:Alpine House. ISBN 0961174803</ref> |
Kor also authored the book ''Beyond the Vertical''.<ref>Kor, Layton (1983) ''Beyond the Vertical'', Boulder, Colorado:Alpine House. ISBN 0961174803</ref> |
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Layton Kor received the 2009 [[American Alpine Club]]'s ''Robert & Miriam Underhill Award'' for outstanding climbing achievement. |
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== First Ascents == |
== First Ascents == |
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Layton Kor (born 1938 in Canby, Minnesota) [1] was an American rock climber of the 1960s, whose first ascents and drive for climbing are well known in the climbing world.[2] His routes include many climbs in Eldorado Canyon, near Boulder, Colorado, Yosemite National Park, among other locations.[citation needed] Notable among his first ascents is the Kor-Ingalls Route on Castleton Tower and The Finger of Fate Route up the Fisher Towers' Titan; both routes are recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America.[3]
Kor also authored the book Beyond the Vertical.[4]
Layton Kor received the 2009 American Alpine Club's Robert & Miriam Underhill Award for outstanding climbing achievement.
First Ascents
- Finger of Fate, The Titan, Fisher Towers, Utah.
- Kor-Ingalls Route, Castleton Tower, Utah.
- West Buttress, El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, California.
- Robbins Route, Mount Proboscis, Logan Mountains, Northwest Territory, Canada.
References
- ^ Interview with Layton Kor by Cameron M. Burns, May 9-11, 2008.
- ^ Achey, Jeff (2002). Climb!. The Mountaineers Books. ISBN 0898868769.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Roper, Steve; Steck, Allen (1979). Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. ISBN 0-87156-292-8.
- ^ Kor, Layton (1983) Beyond the Vertical, Boulder, Colorado:Alpine House. ISBN 0961174803
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