Tom Ballard (climber)
Ballard before losing contact with the Nanga Parbat team | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 October 1988 Belper, Derbyshire, England |
| Died | 24 February – 9 March 2019 (aged 30) Nanga Parbat, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Parent | Alison Hargreaves |
| Climbing career | |
| Type of climber | Alpine, greater ranges, mixed, dry-tooling, traditional |
| Known for | First solo winter ascent of the six major alpine north faces in a single season |
| First ascents | A line above the sky (D15), Dolomites |
Tom Ballard (born 16 October 1988; died 24 February – 9 March 2019) was a British rock climber and alpinist, who was the first mountaineer to climb the six major alpine north faces solo in a single winter season. In February 2019, Ballard disappeared during bad weather on an expedition to Nanga Parbat, in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. His body was discovered on the mountain's Mummery Spur on 9 March 2019.