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• n  a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs

• Over the past two months, socialite-alpinist Sandy Hill Pittman has been describing her ascent with Fischer's group on the Internet and throwing in remarks about books and recipes.
• Injured and alone, Spanish alpinist Oscar Prez has been stuck on Pakistan's Latok II, one of the world's most challenging peaks, for over a week.
• Annie Smith Peck, 84, teacher, author, lecturer, alpinist; after brief illness; in Manhattan.

News & Articles

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• Steve Gladbach, beloved climber from Pueblo, dies on Thunder Pyramid
  Colorado's climbing community mourned the death of beloved alpinist Steve Gladbach after search and rescue teams found his body Monday in the Maroon Bells Wilderness.
  June 25, 2013 - Denver Post

Quotes

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• Ken Noguchi in CNN International
  An alpinist goes into dangerous conditions. But the most important thing is to never give up. It's the same with environmental problems. You can't do it all by yourself, but if you get a group of people together, anything is possible,says...