Mountaineering

Climber Dies Soloing in California

John Bachar, Our Generation’s Great Hero 0
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago
John Bachar, who died yesterday while climbing solo in California, was a pure rock climber who redefined the sport by ascending sheer rock faces of extreme difficulty without ropes to protect him in the event of a fall. What he did was athletic achievement at the highest levels of human ability and training.