alpinist

Paying tribute to the late climber, SHS James said Mr Huserka was a “top alpinist” and “world-class”.

Ms Manners is an alpinist, a mountain climber who specialises in difficult climbs, and now lives in Chamonix, France.

This “high-altitude work,” Mr. Tusk later recalled, involved being a “crazy alpinist” and equipped him to calibrate results and risk, a useful political skill.

Born in Bellingham, Leen was an avid Cascades climber who put up routes with legendary Washington alpinist Fred Beckey.

Another Australian alpinist, Daniel Trevena, has been coming to the region for over 10 years.