John Bragg (climber)
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John Bragg is an American rock climber and alpinist, noted for first ascents of difficult rock climbs in the Shawangunks and Colorado
, and taking high grade rock skills to Patagonia, to make the first ascent of Torre Egger
in 1976 with Jim Donini
and Jay Wilson.
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, and taking high grade rock skills to Patagonia, to make the first ascent of Torre Egger
Torre Egger
Torre Egger is one of the mountains of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in South America. It is located in a region which is disputed between Argentina and Chile, west of Cerro Chalten...
in 1976 with Jim Donini
Jim Donini
Jim Donini is an American rock climber and alpinist, noted for a long history of cutting-edge climbs in Alaska and Patagonia...
and Jay Wilson.
Notable climbs
- 1973 Kansas City, 5.12, Shawangunks, NY, USA - FFA, one of the first 5.12s in the Gunks.
- 1976 Torre EggerTorre EggerTorre Egger is one of the mountains of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in South America. It is located in a region which is disputed between Argentina and Chile, west of Cerro Chalten...
- First Ascent - with Jim DoniniJim DoniniJim Donini is an American rock climber and alpinist, noted for a long history of cutting-edge climbs in Alaska and Patagonia...
, and Jay Wilson from the United States, by climbing first to the col between the Egger and Cerro TorreCerro TorreCerro Torre is one of the mountains of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in South America. It is located in a region which is disputed between Argentina and Chile, west of Cerro Chalten . The peak is the highest in a four mountain chain: the other peaks are Torre Egger , Punta Herron, and Cerro...
, the Col of Conquest, and then up the ridge to the peak. The ascent was hampered by bad weather and took from December 1975 to February 22, 1976 when the 3-person team summitted. - 2000 Lightning Spur, south face Thunder Mountain, Alaska RangeAlaska RangeThe Alaska Range is a relatively narrow, 650-km-long mountain range in the southcentral region of the U.S. state of Alaska, from Lake Clark at its southwest end to the White River in Canada's Yukon Territory in the southeast...
, Alaska USA. FA with Jim DoniniJim DoniniJim Donini is an American rock climber and alpinist, noted for a long history of cutting-edge climbs in Alaska and Patagonia...
(USA).
Publications
- 1977