Fred Beckey
Fred Beckey | |
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Fred Beckey, circa 1990 | |
| Born | Friedrich Wolfgang Beckey 14 January 1923 Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Died | 30 October 2017 (aged 94) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Washington |
| Occupation(s) | Rock climber, mountaineer, guidebook author |
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Friedrich Wolfgang Beckey (14 January 1923 – 30 October 2017), known as Fred Beckey, was an American rock climber, mountaineer and book author, who in seven decades of climbing achieved hundreds of first ascents of some of the tallest peaks and most important routes throughout Alaska, the Canadian Rockies and the Pacific Northwest. Among the Fifty Classic Climbs of North America, seven were established by Beckey, often climbing with some of the best known climbers of each generation.