Harding, Warren

Harding, Warren
▪ 2003

      American rock climber (b. June 18, 1924, Oakland, Calif.—d. Feb. 27, 2002, Happy Valley, Calif.), was the first climber to scale El Capitan, the 1,098-m (3,604-ft) granite monolith in Yosemite National Park. Daring and charismatic, Harding brought unprecedented attention to rock climbing and helped transform it from the relatively exclusive pursuit of a few climbers into a popular sport. From the early 1950s through the 1970s, Harding, a land surveyor by trade, made 30 first ascents of peaks in Yosemite. On Nov. 12, 1958, with the aid of two companions, he succeeded in reaching El Capitan's summit. In 1970 Harding returned to the top of El Capitan via a different route from his initial ascent. Harding later wrote Downward Bound: A Mad Guide to Rock Climbing (1975).

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