In Memoriam
ALAN NELSON, 1959–2007Alan Nelson, a prolific developer of rock climbs, died December 23, 2007.
Read More...CHARLES FREDERICK KROGER, 1946 – 2007
Yosemite pioneer Chuck Kroger, an AAC member since 1970, died December 25 from cancer. He was 61.
Read More...ROBERT H. BATES, 1911-2007
Gregory Todd offers this report from the memorial service for Bob Bates, who died September 13, 2007.
Read More...PETE ABSOLON, 1960 - 2007
Pete Absolon died August 11, 2007, in a rock-fall incident near his Wyoming home.
Read More...ROBERT G. ALLISON, 1928 - 2007
Bob Allison died April 22, 2007, at the age of 78, after a long struggle with cancer.
Read More...RICHARD E. MCGOWAN, 1933 - 2007
Highly accomplished mountaineer and outdoor industry pioneer Dick McGowan died in February.
Read More...WALTER THOMAS HASWELL III, 1945-2007
Tom Haswell, a life member of the AAC, died February 13 at age 61.
Read More...HENRY BRADFORD WASHBURN, JR., 1910-2007
Bradford Washburn died January 11, 2007.
Read More...CURT DEMPSTER, 1935-2007
Curt Dempster, a 20-year member of the AAC’s New York Section, died suddenly in his home in New York in January.
Read More...SANDIE M. ERARD, 1942 - 2007
Sandie Meil Erard, an AAC member for 10 years, died in early January.
Read More...ERIC BRAND, 1956 - 2006
Big-wall expert Eric Brand died unexpectedly on September 30.
Read More...CHARLES F. BRUSH III, 1923 - 2006
Longtime AAC member Charlie Brush died in June 2006.
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