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Barry Blanchard (born March 29, 1959 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is one of North America's top alpinists, noted
for pushing the standards of highly technical, high-risk alpine
climbing in the Canadian Rockies and the Himalayas.
Climbing accomplishments
He first came to note in 1983 with the first ascent of Andromeda Strain on Mount Andromeda in Alberta,
Canada with David Cheesmond and Tim Friesen. In 1984, he climbed
the North Spur of Rakaposhi, Pakistan with Dave Cheesmond and Kevin Doyle.
With David Cheesmond, he climbed the North Pillar of North Twin,
Alberta in 1985. Rather than resting on his laurels, he has
continued to push the limits of alpinism since, including eight
trips to Asia to climb in the Himalayas and Karakoram.
Guiding
career
Barry has been involved with Yamnuska Mountain Adventures since
its inception in the late '70s. Barry is an internationally
certified UIAGM mountain
guide.
He helped in the making of Hollywood climbing movies including
K2, Cliffhanger and Vertical
Limit.
He lives in Banff, Alberta, with his wife Catherine
Mulvihill whom he met on a Mount Everest expedition in 1994, and
their family.
Notable
ascents
- 1983 The Andromeda Strain, Mt. Andromeda, Canada - first
ascent with David Cheesmond and Tim Friesen.
- 1984 North Ridge of Rakaposhi, Pakistan - first alpine ascent
with David Cheesmond and Kevin Doyle.
- 1985 North Pillar of North Twin, Canada - first ascent with
David Cheesmond
- 1991 North Face of Kusum Kanguru, Nepal - first ascent of
route.[1]
- 1991 Blanchard-Twight on Les Droites, Mont Blanc Massif, French Alps - hard
new route with Marc Francis Twight.[2]
- 1999 M-16, East Face of Howse Peak, Canada - first ascent (in
winter) with Steve
House and Scott Backes.
- 1999 Pugilist at Rest, (VI 5.10 A3 M5, 1000m), Mount
Alverstone, Saint Elias
Range, Canada. FA with Mark Wilford.[3]
- 2000 Infinite Spur on Mount Foraker, Alaska - third ascent.
- 2002 Infinite Patience on the Emperor Face of Mount Robson - first
ascent.
References
- ^
Blanchard, Barry (1993). "Climbs and
Expeditions 1992". American Alpine Journal 1993 (Golden,
CO, USA: American Alpine Club) 35 (67): 223. ISBN
0-930410-55-6.
- ^
Twight, Marc Francis (1993). "Climbs
and Expeditions 1992". American Alpine Journal 1993
(Golden, CO, USA: American Alpine Club) 35 (67):
198. ISBN
0-930410-55-6.
- ^
"Mark Wilford curriculum vitea".
Alpinist (Jackson, Wyoming, USA: Alpinist Magazine)
2007 (19): 10–11. March 2007.
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